The primary focus of occupational therapy is the development of a person's adaptive skills and performance capacity. Its concern is with a person's ability to function in meaningful daily life activities or occupation, the factors which promote, influence or enhance such function, as well as those factors which serve as barriers or impediments. Mindful of this concern, the School of Occupational Therapy is committed to establishing an optimal learning environment which involves full participation of faculty, students and community in a dynamic interchange of ideas, concepts and actions. The results will produce individuals who, through use of creative problem solving based on sound clinical reasoning, will become active and effective agents of change, well grounded in the ethics and values necessary to serve society and to achieve fulfillment in an ever-changing environment. This mission is dependent upon the collaboration of faculty, students and the community in facilitating optimal learning.
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, occupational therapy is expected to be one of the ten fastest growing occupations and offers outstanding employment opportunities. Employment opportunities for occupational therapists are numerous and varied throughout the United States and in foreign countries. Most occupational therapy graduates enter into a practice that entails working directly with people individually or in groups, helping them master skills for achieving independent, productive, and satisfying lives. A clinician treats people with a variety of disabilities, and helps them return to family, work and community life. Increasing numbers of clinicians are private practitioners.