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As we welcome April – the month to celebrate all things occupational therapy – I gave some thought to those reasons that I am still in love with my wonderful career as an occupational therapist after all these years.<\/p>\nAs we welcome April – the month to celebrate all things occupational therapy – I gave some thought to those reasons that I am still in love with my wonderful career as an occupational therapist after all these years.<\/p>\n
Patient-Centered:<\/strong> I have always found it a little magical to learn about another human being. I love people, all kinds of people, old or young, like me or unlike me. I love to talk to people, share with people and learn what makes a person tick. So when I found a job that focused on the wonder and uniqueness of each patient, I was all in! The rigor of occupational therapy produces clinicians uniquely qualified to assess physical, environmental and emotional barriers and construct modifications and supports that are patient-centered.<\/p>\n Life Changing:<\/strong> The focus on ADLs and IADLs place occupational therapy squarely in the middle of a patient\u2019s journey to independence. Accomplishments increase self-worth, pride and purpose and bring joy to a person\u2019s life. Whether addressing walking, feeding, dressing\/grooming, toileting, bathing, transferring or more complex tasks, OTs help patients help themselves. I love being part of a profession that, by focusing on the person and understanding their special set of circumstances, changes lives. There is nothing more satisfying than helping a person master even the smallest gain.<\/p>\n Creative:<\/strong> Each person\u2019s goals, condition and environment come together to pose a multifaceted problem that OTs are tasked with solving. Providing solutions that center on the unique characteristics of each patient is a challenge and allows an OT to be a constant creator. My artist\u2019s heart loves being continually tested to create one-of-a-kind solutions for my patients. Restoring function and independence in this environment satifies my desire to be creative. I also love listening to other OTs describe the solutions they have crafted for patients. Learning from fellow OTs inspires me to look a little differently at each patient and sparks my creativity.<\/p>\n I would love to hear if these reasons reflect why you love occupational therapy! Hope to hear from you soon.<\/p>\n Cheryl Hall, OT As we welcome April – the month to celebrate all things occupational therapy – I gave some thought to those reasons that I am still in love with my wonderful career as an occupational therapist after all these years. Patient-Centered: I have always found it a little magical to learn…<\/p>\n Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-i-love-ot"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/I-Love-OT.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7349"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7359,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7349\/revisions\/7359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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