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**Breanne**
I have a couple job questions for you - if you don't mind.
I'm a contemplating going into OT. I'm very task oriented and I'm not sure how that mentality would work in that field. I was going to go through an OTA program to make sure I liked it before dumping the money into a Masters for it - but the school disbanded the ota program - and the only college that offers the ot program is a private one.
Do you work strictly with kids or do you see a mixture of patients? If you see a mixture who's worse to work with kids or the elderly. (I just have this image of kids pouting when they don't want to do something and adults calling you every name in the book when they don't want to do something).
Any info or advice would be greatly appreciated!
Re: **Breanne**
Chris-
I'm happy to talk about OT with anyone, anytime!
Actually, being task oriented is a good thing in OT, because a focus of our work is task analysis- taking a task that someone can't perform due illness, injury, etc. breaking it down and changing the way the task is performed by modifying the environment, adding adaptive equipment or changing the steps/modifying the task so that the patient can do it for themselves.
I have worked with kids, and the elderly. In the hospital (which is where I work now), I see mostly adults or geriatrics. I did an internship in pediatrics that I loved but have just never taken a pediatrics job (sometimes wish I had!). The thing about kids is that they are little easier to physically handle because they are smaller.
Adults are little easier to reason with most of the time. The name calling is pretty much even between adults and kids. You just have to learn to let it roll off your back. That's not to say that I haven't requested a therapist change if I felt it was necessary.
Most schools require that you do some observation/volunteer work as part of the application process, so I would recommend contacting the local hospital, outpatient clinic, pediatric clinic and speaking with the OTs there about doing some observation with them.
HTH! I'm happy to answer any more questions you may have...you can page me here, PM me, Facebook me, or email breannek.ot at gmail.com