Rehabilitation therapist vs occupational therapist

Differences between rehabilitation therapist and occupational therapist duties and responsibilities

Rehabilitation therapist example responsibilities.

• Provide PSR services to clients with mental illness in order to help them achieve the highest standard of living possible.
• Administer cognitive rehabilitation therapy to traumatic brain injure patients through exercises design to improve memory and other global functions.
• Maintain documentation of patients' participation and strength-base progress within group and individual therapy in accordance with regulatory standards.
• Write patient assessments, and develop patient rehabilitation programs that better monitor the patients progress by including individualize treatment goals/objectives.
• Implement management of assaultive behavior classes and CPR for staff, as well as proctoring new employees.
• Identify presenting/existing barriers that impede adequate social-functioning and goal-attainment with the purpose of connecting patients to adequate resources within a community.
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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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