Occupational Therapists assess functional limitations of people resulting from illnesses and disabilities, and provide therapy to enable people to perform their daily activities and occupations.
There are many tasks done by occupational therapists. A few are listed below:
When Iona Novak was young, she watched a film that led her to a life focused on cerebral palsy. Now she is Head of Research at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, which sits with the Brain Mind Centre within the University of Sydney. Studies in science and applied science (occupational therapy) helped her get there.
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