ISCO Occupation Group 2269.4 Occupational Therapist
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Occupational Therapist: Occupational therapists assist individuals or groups who have occupational limitations due to diseases, physical disorders, and temporary or permanent mental disabilities, in regaining their ability to perform daily activities. They provide treatment and rehabilitation to enable them to actively participate in society, to live their lives according to their wishes and to perform those activities that are meaningful to them.
Essential Skills
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Pathology
- Physical Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Develop A Rehabilitation Programme
- Comply With Quality Standards Related To Healthcare Practice
- Medical Informatics
- Apply Context Specific Clinical Competences
- Supervision Of Persons
- Human Physiology
- Geriatrics
- Occupational Science
- Assist Healthcare Users Achieve Autonomy In Everyday Activities
- Apply Health Sciences
- Facilitate Healthcare User'S Engagement In Occupations
- Monitor Patients' Progress Related To Treatment
- Work In Multidisciplinary Health Teams
- Perform Patient Activity Analyses
- Promote Inclusion
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Listen Actively
- Human Anatomy
- Community-Based Rehabilitation
- Health Care Occupation-Specific Ethics
- Apply Techniques Of Occupational Therapy
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Follow Clinical Guidelines
- Inform Policy Makers On Health-Related Challenges
- Empathise With The Healthcare User
- Advise On Environmental Alterations
- Exercise Patience
- Perform Occupation Analyses
- Remediate Healthcare User'S Occupational Performance
- Create Individual Treatment Programmes
- Neurology
- Movement Techniques
- Communicate Effectively In Healthcare
- Encourage Healthcare User'S Self-Monitoring
- Develop A Collaborative Therapeutic Relationship
- Accept Own Accountability
- Ensure Safety Of Healthcare Users
- Deal With Emergency Care Situations
- Motivate Patiens
- General Medicine
- Instruct On The Use Of Special Equipment For Daily Activities
- Identify The Healthcare User’S Personal Capacity
- Health Care Legislation
- Use E-Health And Mobile Health Technologies
- Contribute To Continuity Of Health Care
- Orthopaedics
- Provide Assistive Technology
- Provide Health Education
- Educate On The Prevention Of Illness
- Use Computer Programs To Improve Patients' Skills
- Educate Patient'S Relations On Care
- Occupational Therapy Theories
- Professional Documentation In Health Care
- Ergonomics
- Record Healthcare Users' Progress Related To Treatment
- Psychology
- Comply With Legislation Related To Health Care
- Assess Risks For The Elderly
- Sociology
- Hygiene In A Health Care Setting
- Medical Terminology
- Interact With Healthcare Users
- Undertake Healthcare Examination
- Manage Healthcare Users' Data
- Paediatrics
- Advise On Healthcare Users' Informed Consent
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Respond To Changing Situations In Health Care
- Occupational Physiology
Optional Skills
- Bobath Therapy
- Manage Occupational Therapy Students
- Mechanotherapy
- Employ Foreign Languages For Health-Related Research
- Assist Children With Special Needs In Education Settings
- Pedagogy
- Assist In Performing Physical Exercises
- First Aid
- Disorders Affecting Self-Awareness
- Ensure Proper Appointment Administration
- Employ Foreign Languages In Care
- Provide Early Intervention Therapy To Infants
- Osteopathy
Alternative Names
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor
- Expert Occupational Therapist
- Practitioner Of Occupational Therapy
- Rehabilitation Counsellor
- Expert Practitioner Of Occupational Therapy
- Rehabilitation Therapist
- Ergotherapist
- Specialist In Occupational Therapy
- Activity Therapist
- Specialist Occupational Therapist
