What Specialized Education and Experience Do Occupational Therapy Practitioners Bring to Transitional Work Programs?
The occupational therapy practitioner has the unique combination of skills and abilities to assess the physiological, psychophysical, biomechanical, and psychosocial function of the individual engaged in occupation. Occupational therapists have the observational skills, training, and expertise to perform complex task analysis and assessment of environmental factors affecting work performance. What Does the Future Hold? Changes in the workforce will continue to affect how workers with injuries are treated and return to work. Decreasing numbers of skilled workers and increasing use of temporary workers, the aging workforce, and a labor market changing from predominantly male to predominantly female are all affecting work-based rehabilitation. Many governmental and independent agencies, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), are working on proactively adjusting guidelines, initiatives, and pro
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