职业治疗师与患有中风或脊髓损伤等先天性疾病的儿童和成人，精神健康问题或脑性瘫痪或脊柱裂等先天性疾病的患者一起工作。职业治疗师旨在促进日常“职业”的独立性，例如自我保健，工作，财务管理，休闲追求或教育。由于移动，思考或执行任务的问题，任何疾病，创伤或干扰都可能导致这些领域的困难。职业治疗师设计并提供干预计划以解决这些困难。
Occupational Therapy is an interesting and rewarding career. Occupational Therapists aim to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life. As an Occupational Therapist you will assist in enabling individuals to do things that enhance their ability to live independently in their daily occupations. Occupation is the term used to describe those tasks and activities essential for daily life washing, dressing , feeding and moving around, to the more complex areas of working, leisure, socialising and managing finances and home. Illness or trauma or social disadvantage can result in difficulties in these areas. Occupational Therapists design and deliver intervention programmes to address these difficulties.<br><br>Career Opportunities<br>Occupational Therapy graduates will be in a position to work in a variety of settings and with a variety of patients/clients including:<br>Hospitals, Community Rehabilitation Services, Mental Health Services, Child and Adolescent Services, Voluntary Organisations<br>Physical and Sensory Disability Services, Private Practice, Primary Care teams