英語リスニング - No.322 Career Plans
Nicoleta talks about her future job aspirations.
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Cat: Occupational therapists work with people who have had accidentsor disabilities, help them regain function and so that they can be independentin the activities that they enjoy doing, so the occupation and occupationaltherapies, the activities people enjoy doing every day and it looksinto, instead of physiotherapy works with just the muscles and buildingmuscles, so they just do repetitions, but occupational therapy incorporatesthings that people actually enjoy doing into the activities for therapy,if that makes sense. It's kind of broad but yeah!
Nicola: So, it's kind of getting them back into their own life,their normal life? So, for example, if they've had an accident, is itor, for young people or old, or?
Cat: Yeah, it's the whole span of people, but um, yeah, people,for instances if a child has had an accident their main occupation isplay so, you want to get them back into as much play as they can, andget them as strong as you can, so you can do that through play, butan adult you want to try and get them back into, say if they enjoy sewingor riding or surfing or those kinds of activities, as the O. T. youtry to incorporate that into the therapy that you do with them, as muchas you can. It depends on their injury.
Nicola:OK, so where are you working now as an O. T.?
Cat: Right now, I'm working in hospital at Lissome, and it'smore of an acute care setting so people who have had major injuriesor accidents and it's pretty much just helping them move on to the nextstep, either going home or going to another hospital and organizingthe things that they need to be able to get back to the activities ofdaily living. (Wow) It's kind of complicated, but that's thebasics of it, but it's a little bit more than that.
Nicola:That sounds pretty challenging.
Cat:Yeah, it's good.
Nicola:OK, so thanks for talking to us and all the best in yourwork.