Occupatinaltherapyfor A Lucrativecareer
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OccupationalTherapyfor a lucrative career
It is
a career whichis challenging as well as rewarding.
Moreover,it givesan opportunity tohelpphyscially and
emotionally challenged peoplelive life
indepentlythoughnotknown tomanyin India,occupational therapy
(OT)is one of themost promisingcareers abroad. ?The aimis
toassist clientstodevelop theskills to live
independent,satisfying andproductive lives,?saysRaymon
Lew,assistanttothe Director of InternatinalEnrollment
Management,Universityof Buffalo,USA,who was here toattend a
careerfair. Towork as an occupational therapist, one needs
atleast a master?s degree. Manyuniversities offermaster?s
doctoral andpost-doctoralprogrammes. Some varsities offer
combinedbachelor?s/master?s programmes. At presen, the
coursesare only availableincountrieslike the USA,UK and
Australia. Students aspiring for these
coursesinUniversities abroad,will require a validscoreinGRE
or TOEFL. Experience as avolunteer will be helpfulingetting
admissioninsomeuniversities. A freser can earn anywhere
between Rs.40,000 and Rs.50,000 a monthoverseas. In
India,one canearn around Rs.15,000 afterpostgraduation.
Studentsof OT learn the skills
necessarytohelpothersovercome learning,physical andother
challenges in everydaylife. ?Creativity,patience
andproblem-solving areimportantinthis profession. After
learningOT skills,onemust be ableto apply themtothe unique
situations theyencounter intheir work,?saysDouglas
Pham,Director of International Admissions,University of
Arizona,who also attended the career fair.
Occupationaltherapists work withvarious kinds of
people,includingthe
disabled,elderly,newborns,schoolchildren andwithanyone who
has a permanentortemporaryimpairment. They can work in
hospitals,schools,out patient clinics,orintheclient?s home.
Occupationaltherapists arealso employed to conduct research
to assess new techiniques,ratethe effectiveness of existing
services and investigate other areas in which the
occupational therapy might be benefical. The officials of
the American universities advised students to ascertain the
validity of the course at a specified universitybefore
joining. One should alsocheck whether the college offers a
combined bachelor?s/master?s degree programme and alsolook
for colleges that giveanopportunityto have hands-onwork
experiencewith real patient during the studies.
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