Pre-Occupational Therapy
- What do occupational therapists do?
Occupational Therapists (OTs) help people across the lifespan participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities. Overall, they work with people of all ages who need specialized assistance to lead independent, productive and satisfying lives due to physical, developmental, social or emotional problems.
Occupational therapy services typically include:
- An individualized evaluation, during which the client/family and occupational therapist determine the person's goals.
- Customized intervention to improve the person's ability to perform daily activities and reach their goals.
- An outcomes evaluation to ensure the goals are being met and/or make changes to the intervention plan.
- OTs often ask and approach patients with a mentality of “what matters to you,” not “what’s the matter with you.”