Transferrable Occupational Therapy SkillsTransferrable skills are those you have gained within your years studying and the experiences you have during practical placements. By understanding and being competent in these areas, the ‘non-traditional’ OT role can very much become OT specific.
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- Clinical reasoning
- Client-centered practice
- Family-centered practice
- Observational skills
- Time management and organisation
- Reflective practice
- Thinking and planning
- Holistic approaches (looking beyond the person into the culture, environment and occupation)
- Ability to deliver education to patients
- Client-centered practice
- Family-centered practice
- Observational skills
- Time management and organisation
- Reflective practice
- Thinking and planning
- Holistic approaches (looking beyond the person into the culture, environment and occupation)
- Ability to deliver education to patients
Sound familiar? All of these areas are taught throughout your university careers and although you may not get that hospital position you’ve been thinking about in order to enhance your skills, it does not mean you won’t use them or enhance them in a non-traditional setting! The non-traditional role is becoming more and more common as the years progress. Occupational therapy is a profession that is only expanding.