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Occupational Therapist Aide/Physical Therapist Aide

Give emotional support to those in need. Help injured people relearn physical skills. Handle administrative work.

words to understand clerical: refers to routine office tasks, such as typing, filing, or filling out paperwork.

B uttoning a shirt. Climbing the stairs. Writing a note. These are essen- tial tasks that most of us take for granted. Yet for a child with poor fine motor skills, or a stroke victimwho can’t remember how to walk, perform- ing such simple tasks can be daunting . Thanks to occupational and phys- ical therapy programs, children and adults who need help learning, or in some cases relearning, such tasks can often show dramatic improvement. As an occupational therapist aide or physical therapist aide, your job is to help therapists help their patients. You may, for example, assist daunting: difficult or intimidating. empathetic: describes someone with the ability to understand the feelings of others.

t  A physical therapy aide helps a patient regain strength and mobility.