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Occupational therapists work with individuals and populations to increase and improve daily function, enhance and support health and development, and prevent disability both through the improvement of individual performance and by adapting tasks and the environment.
They collaborate with individuals and their families to create daily
routines and activities that maximize their physical, cognitive and
social growth. Career opportunities for occupational therapists
are varied; they function as clinicians, educators, consultants,
researchers, administrators, and private practitioners and
entrepreneurs. Their work environment is diverse. they can work in
hospital settings, community health programs, rehabilitation centers,
schools and early childhood programs, nursing homes, home health care,
private practice, college and university faculties, the military
services, Public Health Service, Veterans Administration, and other
government agencies.
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