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No. Occupational therapy (OT) is a mainstream master's degree or doctoral level healthcare profession. Certified occupational therapy assistants have have a 2-year associate's degree.
The educational requirements at the professional level includes many of the same basic science and medical courses, using the same textbooks, as medical school.
The specific area of scientific study behind occupational therapy is occupational science, stemming from the profession's origins-the idea that, for humans, occupation is better than no occupation, or activity, beginning with WWI soldiers disabled by "shell shock" or physical disabilities, and moving into the large psychiatric hospitals of the day. The aides of the day began to see in practice that some activities were better than others, depending upon diagnosis, age, gender and other factors, and a body of knowledge began to develop.
Today, occupational therapists work with people in the entire age span from newborns to people at the end of life, and they work in the the many areas where life happens, home, employment, school, hospitals of many kinds, even prisons. Oh, and some OTs even specialize in driving and other ways to get between the places where life happens. So, if life isn't happening for you, you might need an occupational therapist.
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What is Pre-Occupational Therapy?
Pre-occupational therapy is a group of classes that are taken at the university level before classes can begin for occupational therapy. A person taking classes in pre occupational therapy, can work as an occupational therapy assistant.
When was Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy created?
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy was created in 1993.
When was American Occupational Therapy Association created?
American Occupational Therapy Association was created in 1917.
When was Occupational Therapy in Health Care created?
Occupational Therapy in Health Care was created in 1984.
What has the author Elizabeth Cara written?
Elizabeth Cara has written: 'Psychosocial occupational therapy' -- subject(s): Occupational therapy, Mentally ill, Rehabilitation 'Psychosocial occupational therapy in clinical practice' -- subject(s): Occupational therapy, Mentally ill, Rehabilitation
What has the author Marilyn B Cole written?
Marilyn B. Cole has written: 'Group dynamics in occupational therapy' -- subject(s): Occupational Therapy, Methods, Occupational therapy, Group Psychotherapy, Group psychotherapy, Social groups 'Group dynamics in occupational therapy' -- subject(s): Occupational therapy, Group psychotherapy, Small groups, Social groups
Who is the patron saint of occupational therapy?
There is no patron saint of occupational therapy.
What has the author Gary Kielhofner written?
Gary Kielhofner has written: 'Conceptual foundations of occupational therapy' -- subject(s): Occupational therapy, Occupational Therapy 'Health Through Occupation' 'A Model of Human Occupation' -- subject(s): Models, Psychological, Occupational therapy, Psychological Models
What has the author Kathlyn L Reed written?
Kathlyn L. Reed has written: 'Quick Reference to Occupational Therapy' -- subject(s): Handbooks, Handbooks, manuals, Occupational therapy 'Models of practice in occupational therapy' -- subject(s): Models, Theoretical, Occupational therapy, Theoretical Models
Do you have to have a bachelor's degree to get into occupational therapy?
A master's degree or higher in occupational therapy is the minimum requirement for entry into the field
How much does it cost to study Occupational therapy?
I study occupational therapy at the moment and it is free because the NHS pays for us to study it.
Which is more successful in school systems occupational therapy or physical therapy?
As they address two different areas (occupational therapy- the tasks of living, physical therapy- functioning as it relates to mobility)- there is no quantifiable answer to that question.
