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occupational therapy unisa south africa 2024-2025

An occupational therapist (OT) is a health professional who helps patients develop, recover, and improve the abilities needed for daily living and working. These abilities are typically lost in their patients due to mental, physical, developmental, or emotional disabilities.

Occupational therapists commonly perform the following tasks:

examine a patient’s medical history, interrogate the patient, and observe them performing duties
assess a patient’s condition and requirements
create a treatment plan
assist persons with varied disabilities with various tasks
Use physical workouts to assist patients in increasing their strength and dexterity.
Use activities to assist patients to improve their visual acuity and pattern recognition.
Utilize computer programs to assist customers in improving their decision-making, abstract reasoning, problem-solving, memory, sequencing, coordination, and perceptual skills.
teach the patient’s family and employer how to adapt and care for the patient
recommend and train patients on how to utilize specific equipment such as wheelchairs and feeding aids analyze and record patients’ activities and progress for patient evaluations, billing, and reporting to physicians and other health care providers

WHERE CAN I STUDY?

University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
www.uct.ac.za

University of KwaZulu-Natal
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
www.ukzn.ac.za

University of Limpopo
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
www.ul.ac.za

University of Stellenbosch
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
www.sun.ac.za

University of the Free State
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
www.ufs.ac.za

University of the Western Cape
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
www.uwc.ac.za

University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
www.wits.ac.za

Occupational Heath Unisa Courses below

Diploma	Year module	NQF level: 5	Credits: 24
Module presented in English
The goal of this module is for students to gain basic knowledge, research skills, and applied competence in occupational health and safety law, as well as specific aspects of occupational health and safety legislation, such as compensation for occupational injuries and diseases, mine health and safety, and unemployment insurance.