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SUMMARY\ Assists the OT with planning, organizing, and conducting occupational therapy program in the school setting to facilitate development and rehabilitation of mentally, physically, or emotionally disabled students.\ \ ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESinclude the following. Other duties may be assigned.\ \ Plans program involving activities such as manual arts and crafts.\ \ Provides practice in functional, prevocational, vocational, and homemaking skills, and activities of daily living.\ \ Coordinates participation in sensorimotor, educational, recreational, and social activities designed to help students develop or regain physical or mental functioning or adjust to disabilities.\ \ Consults with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to select activity program consistent with needs and capabilities of individual and to coordinate occupational therapy with other activities.\ \ Selects constructive activities suited to individual\'s physical capacity, intelligence level, and interest to upgrade individual to maximum independence, prepare individual for employment, assist in restoration of functions, and aid in adjustment to disability.\ \ Teaches individuals skills and techniques required for participation in activities and evaluates individual\'s progress.\ \ Designs and constructs special equipment for individual and suggests adaptation of individual\'s work-living environment.\ \ Requisitions supplies and equipment.\ \ Lays out materials for individual\'s use and cleans and repairs equipment at end of sessions.\ \ Attends training programs or participates in training teachers and other workers in occupational therapy techniques and objectives.