Occupational Therapists
Assess, plan, and organize rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays. Use therapeutic techniques, adapt the individual's environment, teach skills, and modify specific tasks that present barriers to the individual.
- Tasks
- 17 tasks16 core, 1 supplemental
- Family
- Healthcare PractitionersOne of its 96 occupations
- Code
- 29-1122.00SOC 2018: 29-1122
What the work is made of
16 core tasks and 1 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.Core taskTask 349Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 2. Complete and maintain necessary records.Core taskTask 347Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 3. Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help rehabilitate persons with disabilities because of illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems.Core taskTask 351Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 4. Plan and implement programs and social activities to help patients learn work or school skills and adjust to handicaps.Core taskTask 358Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 5. Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental or physical capabilities.Core taskTask 350Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 6. Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.Core taskTask 348Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 7. Train caregivers in providing for the needs of a patient during and after therapy.Core taskTask 15231Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 8. Lay out materials such as puzzles, scissors and eating utensils for use in therapy, and clean and repair these tools after therapy sessions.Core taskTask 359Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 9. Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs or coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.Core taskTask 353Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 10. Design and create, or requisition, special supplies and equipment, such as splints, braces, and computer-aided adaptive equipment.Core taskTask 357Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 11. Recommend changes in patients' work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities.Core taskTask 352Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 12. Develop and participate in health promotion programs, group activities, or discussions to promote client health, facilitate social adjustment, alleviate stress, and prevent physical or mental disability.Core taskTask 355Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 13. Provide training and supervision in therapy techniques and objectives for students or nurses and other medical staff.Core taskTask 356Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 14. Help clients improve decision making, abstract reasoning, memory, sequencing, coordination, and perceptual skills, using computer programs.Core taskTask 354Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 15. Conduct research in occupational therapy.Core taskTask 361Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 16. Advise on health risks in the workplace or on health-related transition to retirement.Core taskTask 360Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 17. Provide patients with assistance in locating or holding jobs.Supplemental taskTask 362Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2021
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 29-1122
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