How do they match: Occupational Therapy Assistants

  • Health Service Worker

  • Assist occupational therapists in providing occupational therapy treatments and procedures. May, in accordance with state laws, assist in development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, direct activity programs, and document the progress of treatments. Generally requires formal training.

  • Work under the direction of occupational therapists to plan, implement, or administer educational, vocational, or recreational programs that restore or enhance performance in individuals with functional impairments.
  • Monitor patients' performance in therapy activities, providing encouragement.
  • Select therapy activities to fit patients' needs and capabilities.
  • Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.

  • Assist patients with daily activities.
  • Encourage patients during therapeutic activities.
  • Perform clerical work in medical settings.