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What is Occupational Therapy?

Occupational therapy is a client-centred health profession concerned with promoting health and well being through occupation. The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life through the therapeutic use of activities. Occupational therapists achieve this outcome by working with people and communities to enhance their ability to engage in the occupations they want to, need to, or are expected to do, or by modifying the occupation or the environment to better support their occupational engagement). Unlike other professions, occupational therapy helps people function in all of their environments (e.g., home, work, school, community) and addresses the physical, psychological, and cognitive aspects of their well-being through engagement in occupation. Equipped with a solid grounding in both the medical and social sciences, occupational therapists work with people of all ages across the entire lifespan, from newborn infants to elders in hospice care.

Occupational therapy services typically include:

  • An individualized evaluation.
  • Determination of the person’s goal with the client, family, and occupational therapist.
  • Customized intervention to improve the person’s ability to perform daily activities and reach the goals.
  • An outcomes evaluation to ensure that the goals are being met and/or to modify the intervention plan based on the patient’s needs and skills.

Occupational therapists provide interventions in varied settings, including schools, hospitals, homeless shelters, nursing facilities, community clinics, private practices, corporations, executive health centers and wellness resorts. With the emerging autism epidemic, and an aging population, demand for occupational therapists will continue to be strong, now and into the foreseeable future. As a prospective occupational therapist, you will find a focus that fits your passion, from ergonomics, to rehabilitation, to wellness.

Completing Turkish secondary education or received equivalent overseas education and acquired enough points in the Turkish National Exam points Type of MF-3 our are necessary to start occupational therapy undergraduate education. Our students who complete 4 years undergraduate education graduate by taking the title of "occupational therapist".

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