Gem Occupational Therapy Aide

Gem Occupational Therapy Aide

The Gem AmeriCorps Occupational Therapy Aide will help increase, expand, & enhance services by helping patients and/or clients along in the intake process, model mental health coping skills and strategies needed for resiliency, while actively listening for indicators that the patient/client needs access to mental health resources and discreetly providing those resources to the patient, which is above and beyond normal OT student duties and tasks. The Master of Occupational Therapy program is a fully accredited course of study preparing students to sit for the national cert exam and to enter the field as competent occupational therapists. Position Duties:-Assisting certified professionals help clients grow and learn in order to do what they want to do.-Helping direct clients do what they need to do to reach their end goal.-Hand out mental health resources.-Providing guidance to clients in grounded in science, mixed with both traditional and emerging practices in different areas and fields. Qualifications: Current student in the ISU Occupational Therapy Program Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties : Occupational Therapy Aide will help increase, expand, & enhance capacity of services by helping patients w/the intake process, model mental health coping skills needed for resiliency, while actively listening for indicators that the patient needs access to mental health resources and providing those resources, which is above and beyond the OT's program student's duties. The MA of Occupational Therapy program is a fully accredited course of study to prep students for the national certification examination and to enter the field as competent occupational therapists.

Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service .

Terms :

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Service Areas :

Public Health AmeriCorps .

Skills :

Public Health .