Essay On Occupational Therapy

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Occupational therapy treats people with physically, sensory or mental disabilities and helps them to be as independent as possible in their daily tasks. When talked about OT immediately people start thinking it has to be something about adults. But we neglect the fact that OT’s play a major role in children’s lives as well as the adults. Yes, the adults have more things to do daily than kids, but the kids have more energy and their main job is to play and learn. The OT’s can play a major role in enhancing the kids with their daily occupations’ which are playing and learning.
Since the agency I volunteer at involves kids from ages 2-5 years, there are many reasons an occupational therapists can be involved in this type of

So he/she can make conclusions if it is right for the kids to be learning in this type or environment and what can the agency do to make it better.
There are all sorts of physicians in the children’s institute and they are available to the children’s based on their needs, which include occupational therapists. Some of the disabilities an OT can help the kids are with: birth defects, learning problems, autism, cancer, developmental delays. Mental health, behavior problems, hand injuries, and other chronic illnesses.

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• The kids who have these conditions the occupational therapists might: work with the kids and help them with their motor skills, like holding and playing with a toy, writing, holding their bags or eating their lunch.
• Asses them with getting dressed, brushing their teeth, and bathing
• Kids with behavior disorder to maintain positive in the environment they are in.
• Teach kids with physical disabilities to work more by themselves.
• Also help the kids who have sensory and attentional issues improve their social skills, help them to stay focused and be more