Occupational Therapist - Adult Social Care

Occupational Therapists work to promote social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment of people across the lifecourse. Occupational Therapy employs theories of human behaviour, and social systems to ensure that vulnerable adults and children are safeguarded. Occupational Therapists intervene with children and adults, individual and families and will work alongside other professionals to achieve positive outcomes. As Allied Health Professionals, Occupational Therapists apply social and medical clinical reasoning, analyse complex information, identify and assess risk, form professional judgments and plans to support the required outcomes. Occupational Therapy is underpinned by legislative frameworks, along with national and local policies relevant to the service sector including the principles of human rights, social justice and disability empowerment. Fundamental to the role, Occupational Therapists limits the effect of disability by promoting and achieving the maximum potential levels of safe independence in all aspects of daily living, to enable the individual to live a full life within their environment and community. In the Occupational Therapy role the professional can progress to practicing effectively, exercising higher quality judgements, in situations of increasing complexity, risk, uncertainty and challenge. Through growing understanding they expect and anticipate, but do not prejudge, the issues that may develop. They have greater confidence and independence (whilst accessing support when needed), and use their initiative to broaden their repertoire of responses; they have expertise in one or more areas of practice, need to be familiar with disability and resource networks, also be recognised by peers as a source of reliable knowledge and advice.

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