{"id":13734,"date":"2018-08-23T11:19:25","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T11:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=13734"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:32:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:32:31","slug":"occupational-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/pre-health\/apply\/occupational-therapy","title":{"rendered":"Occupational Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/08\/PH-Occupational-Therapy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/08\/PH-Occupational-Therapy.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/08\/PH-Occupational-Therapy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/08\/PH-Occupational-Therapy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/08\/PH-Occupational-Therapy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/08\/PH-Occupational-Therapy-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/08\/PH-Occupational-Therapy-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Occupational therapists (OTs) help people learn or regain daily living or work skills.  They help people who have mental, physical, or developmental disabilities. These disabilities are often caused by birth defects, injuries, illnesses, or aging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Occupational therapists write treatment plans that set specific goals for patients. They discuss their plans with other workers such as doctors, physical therapists, or social workers. They also train nurses and other health care staff in therapy techniques so they can help with the therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therapists conduct many different activities with their patients. Some activities are designed to improve physical strength and coordination. Other activities are designed to improve vision, memory, or reasoning.  They teach some patients to use wheelchairs and other physical aids. Therapists may also design or make special equipment that patients need at work or home and recommend ways for patients to change their homes to meet their needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therapists may specialize in working with patients of a certain age or specific disability. This includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elderly patients who want to live independently<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Children with developmental delays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adults with permanent disabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some therapists help patients find and keep jobs. They arrange jobs, plan work activities, and follow patients&#8217; progress.  Occupational therapists often lead programs in schools, hospitals, community settings, and other institutions. Often these programs are designed to promote health and awareness of disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Occupational therapists are similar to physical therapists in that both types of workers are concerned with physical movement. However, occupational therapists are also concerned with psychological and social factors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Applications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/pre-health\/apply\">Apply<\/a> page for more on prerequisite coursework and grades, transcripts, activities, personal statements and letters of recommendation in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Application Timeline<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Requirements vary by program<\/strong>. <strong>This is not an official planning sheet and should be used as a reference.<\/strong> <strong>Please consult with an advisor to plan out a timeline that fits you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/09\/Occupational-Therapy-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/09\/Occupational-Therapy-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/09\/Occupational-Therapy-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/09\/Occupational-Therapy-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/09\/Occupational-Therapy-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/09\/Occupational-Therapy-1920x1483.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/09\/Occupational-Therapy-1200x927.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/09\/Occupational-Therapy-600x464.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/09\/Occupational-Therapy.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Occupational therapists (OTs) help people learn or regain daily living or work skills. 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