Low to No Risk

18

Moderate Risk

0

High Risk

3

Extreme Risk

0

• 1Observe and record patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior and maintain this information in client records.
• 1Monitor patients' performance in therapy activities, providing encouragement.
• 0.7Select therapy activities to fit patients' needs and capabilities.
• 1.2Instruct, or assist in instructing, patients and families in home programs, basic living skills, or the care and use of adaptive equipment.
• 1.5Evaluate the daily living skills or capacities of clients with physical, developmental, or mental health disabilities.
• 1.3Aid patients in dressing and grooming themselves.
• 1.2Implement, or assist occupational therapists with implementing, treatment plans designed to help clients function independently.
• 1.3Report to supervisors, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior.
• 1.2Alter treatment programs to obtain better results if treatment is not having the intended effect.
• 1.2Work under the direction of occupational therapists to plan, implement, or administer educational, vocational, or recreational programs that restore or enhance performance in individuals with functional impairments.
• 1.8Design, fabricate, or repair assistive devices or make adaptive changes to equipment or environments.
• 0.5Teach patients how to deal constructively with their emotions.
• 2.5Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.
• 0.5Demonstrate therapy techniques, such as manual or creative arts or games.
• 0.5Assist educational specialists or clinical psychologists in administering situational or diagnostic tests to measure client's abilities or progress.
• 1.2Communicate and collaborate with other healthcare professionals involved with the care of a patient.
• 0.4Attend continuing education classes.
• 1Attend care plan meetings to review patient progress and update care plans.

13.6% of Occupational Therapy Assistants tasks can be automated with AI or robotics