Low to No Risk

11

Moderate Risk

1

High Risk

2

Extreme Risk

0

• 1.5Encourage patients and attend to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals.
• 1.5Report to supervisors or therapists, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, attendance, and accomplishments.
• 1.8Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records.
• 1.5Manage intradepartmental infection control and equipment security.
• 0.7Evaluate the living skills and capacities of clients with physical, developmental, or mental health disabilities.
• 1Instruct patients and families in work, social, and living skills, the care and use of adaptive equipment, and other skills to facilitate home and work adjustment to disability.
• 1Supervise patients in choosing and completing work assignments or arts and crafts projects.
• 1Assist occupational therapists in planning, implementing, and administering therapy programs to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance, using selected activities and special equipment.
• 0.5Demonstrate therapy techniques, such as manual and creative arts and games.
• 1.2Adjust and repair assistive devices and make adaptive changes to other equipment and to environments.
• 1.4Assist educational specialists or clinical psychologists in administering situational or diagnostic tests to measure client's abilities or progress.

13.3% of Occupational Therapy Aides tasks can be automated with AI or robotics