Practices
For treatment, OTs can help injured veterans learn how to manage activities necessary for maintaining a household. This can include cooking, doing laundry, managing finances, managing medications. OTs can also teach veterans how to cope with triggers to prevent anxiety or anger or how to manage health conditions associated with their injuries. OTs help the injured veterans develop or regain the skills and strategies necessary for them return to their military roles or transition into civilian life. OTs also modify the home environment in order for the injured veteran to be functional in his or her home. OTs can work with building contractors to design and build accessible routes in and out of homes of those who have wheelchairs. OTs are also involved in post-rehabilitation fitness, community reintegration, social reconnection and work accommodations.
OTs can treat injured veterans in:
Services are provided:
OTs can treat injured veterans in:
- Acute care hospitals
- State hospitals
- Rehabilitation hospitals
- Outpatient clinics
- Community rehabilitation centers
- Club houses
- Day programs
- Supported work environments
- Home care
- Independent-living facilities
- Skilled Nursing facilities
- Military-based settings
- Veterans Administration hospitals
Services are provided:
- One-on-one
- Group settings
- In collaboration with other professionals