Occupational therapist vs registered occupational therapist

Differences between occupational therapist and registered occupational therapist duties and responsibilities

Occupational therapist example responsibilities.

• Achieve advance clinical competency in UE splinting.
• Manage outpatient occupational therapy rehabilitation program.
• Provide home assessment and recommend adaptive equipment and/or home modification needs to maximize safety of patients in their own environment.
• General debility, CVA, joint replacement, upper extremity weakness, ADL 's
• Founder of TLC program to educate patients, staff and family about CVA.
• Complete evaluations and IEP's for home school children and perform on-going therapy for the kids.
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Registered occupational therapist example responsibilities.

• Collaborate and co-treat with school-base team to help students achieve IEP goals and objectives.
• Restructure and lead weekly ADL cooking groups that maximize the ability to focus on individual students' skills and advance them.
• Provide therapeutic interventions for returning patients to prior level of function and achieving maximum independence for performing activities of daily living.
• Recommend adaptive equipment and self-care aids to promote residents independence in everyday life activities.
• Perform home evaluations and environment assessments for safety, and provide recommendations for home modifications and adaptive equipment.
• Employ as lead OTR within SNF environment.
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