Bridge Course of Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy is also a health
related profession that deals with therapeutic
management of various neuro-muscular and musculo
skeletal dysfunctions and mental disorders including
mental retardation. The aim is to regain the lost functions
in activities of daily living, development of different
working skills including maintance of fine coordination
of an individual who suffers from any disorders listed
above.
To learn skills of Occupational Therapy it is
essential to acquire knowledge and application of the
basic health sciences and clinical sciences. An
Occupational Therapist is able to assess, correct or
alleviate movement dysfunctions in terms of human
activities. They can help in rehabilitation of children
or persons with locomotor impairment, mental
retardation or mental illnesses. Occupational Therapist
may work in hospitals, rehabilitation centres, schools
for the children with disabilities, drug de-addiction
centres, psychiatry clinics, centres for the Mentally
Retarded and child development centres.