Why I Want To Be An Occupational Therapy Essay

I was raised to do my best to help others whenever I saw the opportunity, such as from acting like a personal chiropractor for my friends and family or raising $5,000 for charity. I found something that I really enjoyed; I was doing things for others that benefited them and not me. I knew what I enjoyed; the issue was finding a career that I could provide a service to others and enjoy. Considering many careers, from joining the military to becoming a psychiatrist, I decided to pursue Occupational Therapy.
Currently, I am an employee at Community Mental Health Authority. The reason I applied for this job was because it was a great start for me. It has given me experience dealing with partially disabled individuals, whether it be mentally or cognitively. Knowing how to communicate with people who have some sort of disability is a very important skill for an occupational therapist; when it comes to therapy many patients will have a disability

I realized that Occupational Therapy is perfect for me, and that there are many directions I can go with Occupational Therapy. I will be able to provide a service for others that makes their lives better. I found out that there are many different branches of Occupational Therapy. I can specialize in working with people who have vision damage, people who live in hospice care, people with brain and spinal damage, and more. While reading this publication I read varied job descriptions and they seemed very interesting because it is very hands on type of work. For example, if a person sustains damage to their vision, an Occupational Therapist would assess the individual and their life patterns and see what aspects of their life this injury would affect. After this is determined, they then come up with a plan and a system that will help the individual live with the injury (Ellexson,