Looking for a rewarding career in a field that helps many people? Maybe you want to help patients that have had strokes, have fallen and broken bones, or have had injuries but don't want to go through nursing school? There is always the option of working as an occupational therapy assistant.

Occupational therapy is a form of therapy that is used on patients so that they learn how to do basic skills that might come up in life. These skills range from work related skills to basic household skills. There are many different types from learning to write again, to tying shoes and getting dressed. Other skills that are explored in occupational therapy include baking foods and learning to use the bathroom and other type of equipment in the house. These are relearning basic skills that can help the patients throughout life.

An occupational therapy assistant is an assistant to those that make up the therapy regimes for the patients. Sometimes they work with the full therapist or sometimes they set up the therapy equipment.

There are many occupational therapy assistant schools available to help those that are interested in this type of career get started. By starting out as an assistant one can get a feel for the type of work that is being done and see if they enjoy the work. From there they can begin to take classes that are going to prepare them for becoming a full occupational therapist. This is a great way to get a start in the field and see if it is something that one would like to work in. To get a list of schools that are available one can look online under occupational therapy assistant and see which in their area have that type of certification. Going to school to become an assistant will be faster then being a full occupational therapist.

An occupational therapy assistant is a great way for those that are interested in the field of therapy to get a start and see what the career is like, from there they can have room for advancement in the field.