| Occupation Title | OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST |
| ANZSCO Code | 252411 |
| Occupations in this Group | 252411 Occupational Therapist |
| Description | Assesses functional limitations of people resulting from illnesses and disabilities, and provides therapy to enable people to perform their daily activities and occupations. Registration or licensing may be required. |
| Skill Level | 1 |
| Specialisations | None |
| Occupation List | Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) |
| Combined list of eligible skilled occupations for subclasses 457 and 186 | |
| Tasks | -assessing clients’ emotional, psychological, developmental and physical capabilities using clinical observations and standardised tests |
| -assessing clients’ functional potential in their home, leisure, work and school environments, and recommending environmental adaptations to maximise their performance | |
| -planning and directing programs through the use of vocational, recreational, remedial, social and educational activities on an individual and group basis | |
| -providing advice to family members, carers, employers and teachers about adapting clients’ home, leisure, work and school environments | |
| -providing adaptive equipment, such as wheel chairs and splints, to assist clients to overcome their functional limitations | |
| -working with other Health Professionals in overall case management of clients | |
| -working with other professionals in providing specialist advice to specific client groups such as those requiring driver rehabilitation, third-party compensation and medico-legal representation | |
| -recording clients’ progress and maintaining professional relationships in accordance with relevant legislative requirements and ethical guidelines | |
| Skills Assessment Authority | Occupational Therapy Council |
| Related Occupations | None |
| State Sponsorship Options | Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) Sponsorship |
| Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) Sponsorship | |
| English Requirements | Proficient English (e.g. IELTS: at least 7 in each skill) |