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Occupational Therapy
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Author: Admin
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Publishing date: 11 January 2008 3:31pm
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In Murray Bridge and the Murray Mallee area there are several Occupational Therapists who work for the Murray Mallee Community Health Service. They work across the spectrum in the Children and Families service, Domiciliary Care, Aged Care Assessment Team, Healthy Living Programs and Management.
Click on the link below to read more about Occupational Therapy.
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Infants and children. Occupational Therapy promotes normal development and stimulates learning in children with specific learning disabilities, physical disabilities, delayed development, or those recovering from illness or injury. Occupational Therapists work with children and their families to improve their quality of life by helping them to participate in play, pre-school, school and home activities.
Adults and the elderly. When an adult or elderly person is affected by an illness, accident or workplace injury, an Occupational Therapist can help on the road to recovery. They may assist with return to home and work life through the development of new skills for normal daily living such as household tasks and personal care, return to work or leisure programs. They may also make changes to the work or home environment to make life easier
Depending on their special area of interest, Occupational Therapists may be found working in a variety of different situations - in the home, in the workplace and in the general community, as well as a wide range of settings including:
·Public and private hospitals
·Medical rehabilitation units
·Community health centres
·Occupational health centres
·Mental health units
·Home care services
·Retirement homes
·Psychiatric clinics, hostels and hospitals
·Vocational rehabilitation centres
·Tertiary education centres
·Independent living centres
·Private practice
·School, pharmacy and industry
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