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Brooke Duffy

Oct 13, 2026

0:42
Let's start by you explaining what occupational therapy is.
0:45
Yes.
0:46
So everyone has different ways of defining or explaining occupational therapy 'cause it's quite broad.
0:51
Um, I like to explain it as we are allied health professionals, and we assist people of all ages and all abilities do the things that they need to do, the things they want to do, and the things they are expected to do every single day.
1:05
So the context of occupation isn't necessarily about employment, but it's about the things that you occupy your time with.
1:12
So OT's pretty broad.
1:13
I personally, I work in pediatrics, so I work with children aged, like, 1 to 18, but occupational therapists can work in, like, the aged care sector, mental health, or even, like, rehab in hospitals.
4:20
What would be the issues that someone is having with being able to, um, utilize their fine motor skills, and what kind of therapy does that look like in practice?

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