#whatisot

What is occupational therapy? 

OT is a healthcare profession that helps people return to what’s most meaningful to them. 

Pretty vague right...? 

The beauty of this profession is how it allows us to help anyone regardless of age, background, or diagnosis in very creative and holistic ways. Our education and training helps us understand the many components that make up a person (such as their mental health, physical abilities, emotional well being, social supports, etc.) and how these factors can help or hinder a person’s ability to engage in everyday activities. 

Here are just a few examples of what OT’s can do: 

Twitter challenge!

I’m glad our profession is trying to break into the social media sphere. I was worried, I’ll be honest, when the social media workshop I attended at an OT conference was about “online security”, “don’t discuss negative aspects of the profession online” and “if Instagram confuses you, ask your nearest seven year old to explain it to you”. I’m not kidding.

Anyways, take the challenge and explain OT in 140 characters…or less!