Occupational Therapy Interview Paper

In this paper, the author will explain several interviews that she had with different individuals. The interviews consist of the author questioning the interviewees about their knowledge of the career of occupational therapy as a whole and the author attempting to explain to the best of her ability what occupational therapy is and what it means to her. All of the interviewees comments were helpful and insightful into what society in general considers occupational therapy to be.

The first interviewee is a man that attends the author’s church. This interviewee was in particular very interested about learning more about occupational therapy. The first question that author asked was, “Have you ever heard of occupational therapy?” The interviewee

The author began the interview by asking the interviewee if he had ever heard of the profession of occupational therapy. The interviewee stated that his brother was the owner and coordinator of a nursing home, so he had heard his brother talk about the therapy that some of the patient’s received. The interviewee shared that he assumed physical therapy was very similar to occupational therapy. The author commented that they are similar but that an occupational therapist will build on a physical therapist’s work, by guiding the patient to being able to reach their maximum potential and perform their occupations. The author then referred to a passage that she had read that stated the following, occupational therapy practitioners recognize that health is supported and maintained when clients are able to engage in home, school, workplace, and community life. Thus, practitioners are concerned not only with occupations but also with the variety of factors that empower and make possible clients’ engagement and participation in positive health-promoting occupations. (Occupational Therapy Practice Framework,

The author began the interview by asking the interviewee what she knew about the career of occupational therapy. The interviewee stated that she thought that the career had a lot to do with giving elderly people therapy and helping them feed themselves. The author responded by saying that while that was very accurate, occupational therapy is a multi-faceted profession. The author continued by sharing that a therapist can work with all ages and help them achieve their maximum potential whether they had a disability from birth, suffered an injury, or had a deteriorating health issue. The author then proceeded to ask the interviewee if she could share something that would spice up the paper. The interviewee then responded that the author could give her a therapy session so that she could eat her pasta