From the article: Occupational Therapist Assistants and Occupational Therapy Aides
When choosing a career, it helps to learn about it from those who actually work in the occupation one is considering. Please share information about your career as an occupational therapy assistant or aide so that those thinking of entering this field can make an informed decision.
- Are you an occupational therapy assistant or aide?
- Describe what you do as an OT assistant or aide?
- What do you like about your career? What don't you like?
- With the proper training, how difficult is it for someone to get an entry level job in your field?
- Are you happy you became an OT assistant or aide? Why?
occupational therapy assistant
- I am an Occupational Therapist Assistant. To become an OT assistant you need to be creative, a concrete thinker and a hard worker. Sometimes you need to be so humble because you will find yourself treating children. Then you have to be on their level. You need to be playful. Occupational therapy is fun. It is a rewarding profession. Imagine a stroke patient able to dress himself again is so rewarding. Teaching/training patients to do it themself (becoming independent) i am proud of my profession...occupational therapist assistant.
- —Guest ratshilumela ab
Occupational Therapy Assistant
- It was one of the most challenging and yet rewarding and fulfilling things I have ever done! If you are results oriented and driven, you would be hard pressed to find a career more rewarding. You can see your patients progress from day to day and achieve their maximum level of independence within their functional limitations! It is a fun environment that interacts with nurses, doctors and other therapist as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- —Guest David Harris
