I Want To Be An Occupational Therapist

The career path I have chosen to enter upon the completion of my college major is in Occupational Therapy Assistance. Occupational Therapy is the medical treatment for people who are limited by mental health problems, the aging process, physical injury or illness, and learning or developmental disabilities. An Occupational Therapist Assistant, or OTA, is the assistant to the Occupational Therapists, or OT, and assists him or her in providing Occupational Therapy treatments and procedures. An Occupational Therapist Assistant may also assist in the development of treatment plans, direct activity programs, carry out routine functions, and document the progress of patients’ treatments. OTs and OTAs work together with their patients, and their goal is have their patients regain the highest ability of functionality in their daily lives.

Have you ever wanted to work in the medical field but can't handle the blood? By being an occupational therapist you can accomplish this. This job would be a great job for me because I love to help and meet new people. An occupational therapist is a person whose goal is the help people achieve idependence, meaning and satisfaction in all aspects of their lives. The reason I chose this job is because I get to help people who are physically disabled. I get to be a part of their lives by helping them better themselves by assisting them into doing everyday things. (Minoritynurse.com)

I do not just want to treat each patient as a duty and move on to the next; I want to treat them like family and leave a memorable impact on their life, as well as my own. I hope to develop new methods for helping people reach their fullest potential, and I want to share that knowledge with countries that are not as progressive as we are in the United States. The College of Human Ecology values my decision to share my knowledge with the world by providing a variety of opportunities that allow me to apply my education to real world issues. I aspire to make a lasting difference in the occupational therapy

A occupational therapist makes the world a better place. Through helping people learn about their problems and teaching them how to overcome them they open the eyes of people everyday. This is a career I would like to see in my future. I enjoy talking with and helping other live a easier life. This is why I believe a occupational therapist is the job for me. I will continue to learn about the steps and chase my dream to become a occupational

When I first decided I wanted to pursue a Masters of Occupational Therapy, the University of Kansas Medical Center quickly ended up at the top of my list of potential programs. I considered that it was in the community I know and love, it was clearly a top ranked program, and it would let me become something I’d always dreamed of being--a Jayhawk! As the time got closer to when I would have to make my final decision on where to apply, I became close to a student who was enrolled in the KU MOT program. She was the becoming the therapist I wanted to be. She praised the KU program and faculty, so I decided to visit the campus and see for myself what she was talking about. Visiting with students and instructors in the program solidified my decision

When I worked as an occupational therapist in Asan Medical Center, one client said to me. “Therapist Lee, I feel depressed when I think of myself after discharging from this hospital. I already know that my new life which I should face with would be totally different than before. But I don’t know how to participate in my newly-defined life. It is just like a walking the road without any light.” After I heard his story, it reminded me about my original desire which I wanted to commit myself. Moreover, this event make me come back to academic courses and pursue my goal as an occupational therapy(OT) researcher.

Choosing what to do after high school is a major decision in life and for most it is the first big decision that will lead to many others. I have always wanted to go to college but still have not decided on which one is best for me. This decision became easier for me once I decided which major I wanted to go into. A lot of schools in Ohio do not offer a Doctorate in Physical Therapy or classes for Pre-Physical Therapy so that narrowed down my list greatly. Bowling Green State University is a better fit than Toledo University for me in my path towards becoming a Physical Therapist in regards to cost, size, and logistics for my major.

I really want to be able to help people and make a difference in their lives. Also it’s nice to see someone make progress and get better, which would give anyone a good feeling knowing they helped people through hardships. Since a higher education is needed to become a physical therapist, I would have to go to college to get a degree, which also works really well for me because I love to learn. Another thing that makes me interested in this job is because I have went through physical therapy myself, so I would be able to better relate to the patients and sympathize with how they feel and what they are going though. Physical Therapists spend most of their time on their feet, helping the patients which suit my preferences because I want to up and moving around for my job, not sitting behind a desk all

My first hand experience and positive interactions with Occupational Therapists and healthcare workers in a variety of rehabilitation facilities has been influential for me to know that I want to become an Occupational Therapist. This is a profession that will expose my strengths that I have developed throughout my life so far and is a profession that will challenge me and allow me to learn more about myself and about others. I am excited to become an Occupational Therapist because it is a career that is unique, challenging, and secure. I have worked hard in my journey to become an Occupational Therapist thus far and I am excited to keep moving

As I have been in several types of therapy such as counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy etc it has made observe the skills to boost a person’s health and well-being. The hardships that I have been through have made me more obedient into following my career goals and to use my knowledge to support others in finding strategies to their problems. Being the reassuring and reliable figure in a person’s life brings me a huge fulfilment. I have developed problem solving skills as I’m there to listen and let a person open up with any issues that they have. A skill that I take pride in is for standing in the role for what would be seen as doing a mother’s duty.

I want to develop whatever talents and gifts I have to the fullest and for the good of society. Knowledge is great, but what good is it unless it is serves to make the lives of others better? So, wherever my journey takes me, I want my work to focus on service. I have a special interest in helping those with limited access to education, for limited education fosters socioeconomic disparities. These disparities bear on survival, quality of life, and access to the best healthcare.

After my undergraduate I plan to pursue my career in the field of geriatrics to help empower and educate the elderly population on modern technology and other resources that perhaps are

My long-term professional goals include pursuing a graduate program possibly in social work or marriage and family therapy to better serve my community. This would allow me to serve in a more specialized position and provide a more hands on service.

Through my background and professional experiences, I have been given the opportunity to work alongside professionals, learn from educators and gain a deep understanding and appreciation for physical therapy. My academic career and physical therapy observations were a road to self-discovery. I’ve come to find and discover personal attributes of myself that will allow for me to become well established in the field. Furthermore, my experiences have allowed for me to successfully and effectively interact with people of different social, cultural, and economic backgrounds. My motivation for becoming a physical therapist stems from my overall want to help better others.

I really wanted to help patients in a different way. As a doctor you can help people through different methods like medication and surgeries, but as a Physical Therapist you can help your patients without an aggressive medical intervention. This was my first motivation when I started in Korea. I started with disable children. Some years later I started working with elderly people and this became a passion