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Transcript: Deb describes a typical day in the life of an Education Queensland occupational therapist
In my experience there is no such thing as a “typical” day for an Education Queensland occupational therapist. Some days I will be on the road very early to travel 2 hours to do a school visit; and sometimes I stay overnight when visiting a group of distant schools before heading back to base. Depending on the reason the request for service, I may observe and work with the student in their classroom, in the playground, in a specialist lesson or in the special education program. My school visit will often include having a discussion with the student’s teachers, catching up with parents, observing the student participating in their regular school activities and, when necessary, I will complete some individual work with the student to help identify strategies that may assist them

Other days, I might plan a day at my base school to catch up on reports, spend time organising visits, arrange to catch up with the physiotherapists I share schools with to discuss students we are both seeing, or complete other essential administration. I use email and phone contact frequently to provide follow up after a visit. Teachers can let me know how the recommendations we negotiated are working for the student and whether further input may be needed.