Yoon Dae-seok, part-director of Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, published 'This is how occupational therapists work'

Sep 30, 2024

'If a physical therapist can go buy ramen, he or she can cook and eat ramen.'

An unfamiliar name for those who have not experienced occupational therapy, occupational therapist. However, it is a professional job in the medical and health department with nearly 30,000 license registrants.

Guidelines have been issued for those who dream of becoming occupational therapists. It introduces the occupation called the occupational therapist' who works like this (youth doctor's 刊)' and gains various values.

Occupational therapists are occupational therapists who rank quite high every year in promising occupational surveys at home and abroad. Moreover, it is an occupation that is expected to continue to increase in demand in Korea, which has entered a super-aged society. It also plays a pivotal role in the examination and treatment of children with disabilities. It mainly works in hospitals, but in recent years, its scope has been expanded to industrial complexes, public institutions, public officials, dementia centers, pediatric centers, and medical device companies.

Above all, he emphasizes that he can work with respect for the subject of treatment. In addition, it introduces various roles that can be played as a therapist, from how to become a occupational therapist. It also includes a manual that is essential in the field rather than theory.

The content is largely divided into three parts and provides readers with necessary information. The first is a story for teenagers and parents who are contemplating career choices. Introduce the occupational therapist's job, role, annual salary, outlook, and actual interviews of students majoring in occupational therapy.

The second is for vocational therapy students and trainees. It contains vivid clinical stories and realistic information that was not easily accessible at school, especially interviews with current workers in various fields that have been successfully established, helping them make career choices after graduation.

The third is for the current occupational therapist juniors. It advises the difficulties felt in the clinical field and how to overcome them through the experiences of seniors at school or work. For therapists with long experience, it contains the heart of a comfortable colleague who can reflect on what they know and share their concerns rather than telling them what they did not know.

Author Yoon Dae-seok, a occupational therapist, graduated from the Department of occupational therapy and studied ergonomic therapy in graduate school to earn a master's degree. After working at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, he is currently working as the head of the occupational treatment part at Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital.

A research paper on verifying the effectiveness of 'patient-centered robot-assisted rehabilitation therapy' rather than disease or robot-centered in occupational therapy at the treatment site was listed in the SCI-level journal. He is a director of the Korean Society of Nervous System Occupational Therapy and an executive secretary of the Public Relations Committee of the Korean Association for dysphagia.



Yoon Dae-seok, part-director of Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, published 'This is how occupational therapists work'
\'This is how an occupational therapist works,' said Yoon Dae-seok, director of the occupational therapy part at Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital.


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