How do they match: Occupational Therapy Aides

  • Under close supervision of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations. These duties include preparing patient and treatment room.

  • Encourage patients and attend to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals.
  • Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records.
  • Report to supervisors or therapists, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, attendance, and accomplishments.