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Chitkara University, Patiala

Bachelors in Occupational Therapy is one of the most promising programs offering job stability, good salary and bright career, as the demand is this field is rapidly increasing and endless. The program prepares the candidates for professional practice including quality management of services, ethical issues, research and communication skills. After successful completion of the program, graduates can work in the following fields:

• Pediatric, Psychiatric, Orthopedic or Neurological Rehabilitation Centres
• Special Schools
• Industrial Medical Facilities
• De-addiction Centres
• Educational Institutions
• Geriatric Centres
• Private Practice

Occupational Therapy is a client-centered health profession concerned with promoting health and well-being through occupation. The primary goal of Occupational Therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life. Occupational Therapists achieve this outcome by working with people and communities to enhance their ability to engage in the occupations they want to, need to, or are expected to do, though a sequence of actions called the Occupational Therapy Process. There are several versions of this process as described by numerous scholars. All practice frameworks include the component of evaluation (or assessment), intervention and a framework though which occupational therapists assist and contribute to promoting health and ensure structures & consistency among therapist.