Lauren Vail Rowan University Health Promotion & Fitness Management Students.

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Lauren Vail Rowan University Health Promotion & Fitness Management Students

 Inform you what Occupational Therapy is.  Who Occupational Therapist work with.  Where they work.  How to become an Occupational Therapist.

Helps people participate in everyday life activities through therapeutic activities.

Helping children with disabilities. Helping to recover from injury. Support for older adults experiencing changes.

Individualized evaluation to determine goals Customized intervention to improve daily ability Evaluate whether goals can be met or not

Evaluation of person and equipment used Equipment and training Education and training for family/caregivers

Children and Youth Healthy Living Mental Health Aging Disability and Rehabilitation Work Related Wide Variety of Clients!

 Hospitals; state, local, and private  Offices of: Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists & Audiologists  Nursing care facilities  Home health care services  Individual and Family services  Schools

 Bachelors Degree in related field  Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy  Pass the National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapist  Volunteer or work in Occupational setting

 Communication Skills  Compassion  Interpersonal Skills  Listening Skills  Patience  Writing Skills

Average pay as of 2010 $65,000 to$80,000

 Kean University Kean University  Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Richard Stockton College of New Jersey  Seton Hall University Seton Hall University

Occupational Therapy United States Bureau of Labor