详情介绍
中文
31203 – 职业治疗师
职业治疗师与受疾病、伤害、发育障碍、情绪或心理问题和衰老影响的人一起制定个人和团体计划，以维持、恢复或提高他们照顾自己和从事工作、学习或休闲的能力。他们还与个人、社区团体和雇主一起制定和实施健康促进计划。他们受雇于医疗保健机构、学校以及私营和社会服务机构，或者他们可能是个体经营者。
标题索引
- 个案经理职业治疗师
- 临床职业治疗师
- 临床职业治疗专家
- 社区职业治疗师
- 社区实践职业治疗师
- 家庭护理职业治疗师
- 职业治疗师 (OT)
- 职业治疗师职业评估师
- 职业治疗康复顾问
- 研发职业治疗师
- 研究职业治疗师
- 职业评估师职业治疗师
主要职责
该小组履行以下部分或全部职责：
- 通过观察、访谈和正式评估，分析客户与生活活动相关的能力和期望
- 制定干预计划以满足客户在自我保健、工作和休闲活动方面的需求
- 维护客户记录
- 作为跨学科团队的一员制定个性化的护理计划
- 就健康促进计划提供咨询和建议，以预防残疾并在所有生活活动中最大限度地发挥独立功能
- 可以监督支持人员和学生并提供培训。
就业要求
- 需要职业治疗大学学位，包括受监督的实地考察。
- 需要完成国家或省级认证考试。
- 所有省份和地区都需要获得监管机构的许可。
- 一些省份要求加入全国协会，即加拿大职业治疗师协会。
- 职业治疗师可以通过额外的培训或经验获得特定领域的专业知识。
附加信息
- 职业治疗师可以通过进一步的培训和经验晋升到管理或行政职位。
- 职业治疗师可能专门针对特定人群（例如儿童或成人）或患有痴呆症、外伤性脑损伤和慢性疼痛等明显问题的人提供服务，或者提供特殊干预措施（例如重返工作计划）。
排除
- 职业治疗主任（在30010 医疗保健经理中）
- 定向和行动指导员（42203 残疾人指导员）
English
31203 – Occupational therapists
Occupational therapists develop individual and group programs with people affected by illness, injury, developmental disorders, emotional or psychological problems and aging to maintain, restore or increase their ability to care for themselves and to engage in work, school or leisure. They also develop and implement health promotion programs with individuals, community groups and employers. They are employed in health care facilities, in schools, and by private and social services agencies, or they may be self-employed.
Index of titles
- Case manager occupational therapist
- Clinical occupational therapist
- Clinical occupational therapy specialist
- Community occupational therapist
- Community practice occupational therapist
- Home care occupational therapist
- Occupational therapist (OT)
- Occupational therapist vocational evaluator
- Occupational therapy rehabilitation consultant
- Research and development occupational therapist
- Research occupational therapist
- Vocational evaluator occupational therapist
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Analyse clients' capabilities and expectations related to life activities through observation, interviews and formal assessments
- Develop intervention programs to address clients' needs related to self-care, work and leisure activities
- Maintain clients' records
- Establish personalized care plans working as a member of an interdisciplinary team
- Consult and advise on health promotion programs to prevent disabilities and to maximize independent function in all activities of life
- May supervise support personnel and students and provide training.
Employment requirements
- A university degree in occupational therapy including supervised fieldwork is required.
- Completion of a national or provincial certification examination is required.
- Licensure with a regulatory body is required in all provinces and territories.
- Membership in the national association, Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, is required in some provinces.
- Occupational therapists may obtain expertise in a particular area through additional training or experience.
Additional information
- Occupational therapists may progress to management or administrative positions through further training and experience.
- Occupational therapists may specialize in working with specific populations such as children or adults, or persons with distinct problems such as dementia, traumatic brain injury and chronic pain, or provide special interventions such as return-to-work programs.
Exclusions
- Director of occupational therapy (in 30010 Managers in health care)
- Orientation and mobility instructor (in 42203 Instructors of persons with disabilities)
