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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| occupational-therapist | Occupational skill for the role 'occupational therapist' (also: rehabilitation therapist, expert practitioner of occupational therapy, ergotherapist, practitioner of occupational therapy, expert occupational therapist, rehabilitation counsellor). Use when the user asks for typical occupational therapist work such as: Train caregivers in providing for the needs of a patient during and after therapy.; Complete and maintain necessary records.; Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress. |
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. Occupational therapists work in public health and social care services, but can also be involved in supporting asylum seekers, refugees and/or homeless people.
Core workflow
- Train caregivers in providing for the needs of a patient during and after therapy.
- Complete and maintain necessary records.
- Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.
- Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
- Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental or physical capabilities.
- Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help rehabilitate persons with disabilities because of illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems.
- Recommend changes in patients' work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities.
- Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs or coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- advise healthcare users on occupational health
- advise on environmental alterations
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply techniques of occupational therapy
- assess risks for the elderly
- assist healthcare users achieve autonomy
- communicate in healthcare
- community-based rehabilitation
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- contribute to continuity of health care
- create individual treatment programmes
- deal with emergency care situations
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
Hot technologies
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Hot technologies
Top tools from 65 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-18):
- ProVenture — 9 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/33da5532-8c4e-4d1b-b52e-c201ee1bc7ab), ONET 30.3 (29-1122.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*