Bachelor in Operation Theatre(BOT)

Introduction

The “Occupational Therapy (OT)” is also known as “Physical Therapy”. Occupational therapy incorporates the purposeful profession that enables the physically or mentally challenged people enjoy their everyday life.

“Occupational Therapy is the science of prevent, cure and rehabilitation of the physically, emotionally, mentally and neurological disabled and challenged people”.

Occupational therapy focuses on the modifying the task, environment adaptation, educating the client and teaching the skills to make them enable in daily activities. In the past, this treatment was known as the ‘Moral treatment’.

The occupational therapy arose around 100 BC in back of centuries by a Greek physician named “Asclepiads”. He initiated the treatment of mentally impaired people using music, massage, exercise and therapeutic bath. In the 18th and 19th century, it has been used in some country as the assessment for the mental students. It has been flagged in the 20th century as the domain occupational therapy.

Courses & Eligibility

There are just more than 25 institutions in India offering the courses in the field of occupational therapy. In India, the education programme in occupation therapy is recognized by the All India Occupational Therapist’s Association (AIOTA) and World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT).

The colleges offer the programmes in following types:

  • +  Diploma courses
  • +  UG degree courses
  • +  PG degree courses
  • +  PG diploma courses

Diploma courses are leading to the Diploma in Occupational Therapy (DOT) for the duration of 3 years after the completion of 12th with the science group as physics, chemistry and biology. The UG degree courses leading to the B.Sc in occupational therapy and BOT (Bachelor of Occupational Therapy) are a four and half-year degree programme after the completion of 12th with the science group as physics, chemistry and biology.

The PG degree courses leading to the M.Sc in occupational therapy or MOT (Master of occupational therapy) and the PG diploma programmes are the two-year degree and the diploma programmes after the completion of BOT or B.Sc with minimum 55% marks. The students, who have passed the bachelor degree in science, may get the admission in M.Sc in occupational therapy.

Several institutions have been provisioned a Common Entrance Test (CET) for the admission in UG or PG programmes.

For the admission to the occupational therapy programme, the candidates must have the following criterion:

  • +  Must have completed the 17 years of age
  • +  Must have passed the 10+2 examination with at least 50% marks
  • +  Must have physics, chemistry and biology in 10+2 standard
  • +  Must have a good score in the entrance test

In the curriculum of these courses, the students are taught the subjects like anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, pathology, microbiology, orthopedics and surgery, medicine psychiatry, psychology along with the fundamental of occupational therapy. The course includes the classroom training and practical session in therapy clinic.

The specializations in the field of occupational therapy are as the following:

  • +  Pediatrics
  • +  Adult rehabilitations
  • +  Hand therapy
  • +  Vision rehabilitations
  • +  Ergonomics
  • +  Community consultation
  • +  Assisted living
  • +  Driver rehabilitations
  • +  Home health
  • +  Neurological
  • +  Musculoskeletal
  • +  Psychiatric
  • +  Industrial rehabilitation
  • +  Developmental Conditions

Some of the top job profiles or the titles in this field are as the following:

  • +  Teacher
  • +  Consultant
  • +  OT technician
  • +  OT nurse
  • +  Rehabilitation therapy assistant
  • +  Speech and language therapist
  • +  Private practitioner
  • +  Occupational therapist
  • +  Service delivery manager
  • +  Lab technician
  • +  Medical record technician
  • +  National sales manager
  • +  OT in-charge
  • +  Critical care nursing in charge

Employment Areas:

In the field of occupational therapy, there is nothing like one type of recruiters. The employment area is very much broad. The employment areas of this field are as the following:

  • +  Rehabilitation Centers
  • +  Multispecialty Hospitals
  • +  Non Governmental Organization
  • +  Teaching to Under & Post Graduates
  • +  In Industry for rehabilitation of Injured worker
  • +  Private Practice/Private clinics
  • +  Mental Hospitals
  • +  Geriatric homes/Old age Homes
  • +  housing associations
  • +  Schools
  • +  Community health centre
  • +  Occupational health centre
  • +  GP practices / primary care
  • +  education establishments
  • +  Centers for Physically and Mentally Handicapped Children
  • +  industrial and commercial organizations
  • +  clients homes
  • +  prisons
  • +  social services and council departments
  • +  residential and nursing homes
  • +  charities and voluntary agencies