What is the experience as a occupational therapist?

Hi Deshona,

You can both work with education and occupational therapy, as a educational therapist:

An educational therapist is a professional who combines educational and therapeutic approaches for evaluation, remediation, case management, and communication/advocacy on behalf of children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities or learning problems.

Educational therapists generally begin their professional careers in one or more of the areas listed below:

Regular Education
Special Education
Child Development
Speech and Language
Psychological Counseling
Marriage and Family Counseling
Advocacy

Issues Addressed by Educational Therapists

Learning Disabilities, a generic term which includes (but is not limited to):
Dyslexia
Non-Verbal Learning Disorder
Reading and Writing Difficulties
Math Disabilities
Attention Deficit Disorder
Other Less Common Conditions, such as Asperger’s Syndrome, Fragile X, and Tourette Syndrome, etc.
Language Processing Problems
Visual Processing Problems
Poor Motivation
Low Academic Self-esteem
Poor Organizational and Study Skills
School and Test Anxiety
Poor Social Skills
School Placement and Retention

Occupational therapist:

Occupational therapists help people of all ages to carry out everyday activities which are essential for health and wellbeing.

You'll find solutions to everyday problems, for example:

advising on how to approach a task differently
using equipment or assistive technology
adapting the living or working environment
finding strategies to meet an individual’s goals
Illness, injury, disability or ageing can make ordinary tasks such daily care (washing, dressing, eating), work or education and leisure harder to do. You'll help people find ways to continue with activities that are important to them. This might involve learning new ways to do things, or making changes to their environment to make things easier.

You'll assess and treat people of all ages and situations with a range of conditions. For example, helping:

someone adapt to life after major surgery such as a hip replacement
children with disabilities take part in school and play activities
dementia sufferers develop strategies
stroke patients
people suffering from mental illness get back into everyday activities such as work or volunteering
elderly people stay in their own homes by providing adaptation such as level access showers or stairlifts

You may visit patients at home or at work. Elsewhere, you could work in:

charities or voluntary organisations
prisons
companies and businesses
social services departments
special schools
private practice

As well as working with individual patients and their families, occupational therapists work with groups. They work in teams with other health professionals. They may also supervise the work of occupational therapy support workers.

Sources:

https://www.aetonline.org/EducationalTherapyDefined.html
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/allied-health-professionals/occupational-therapist

Good luck in your choices!