“No one can go back and make a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”-Marla Robinson. Occupational therapists guide and support their patients in a planned treatment program to help them learn to live an independent, daily life. Occupational therapists employ a significant amount of social and recreational skills. This is a great profession to delve into. I chose occupational therapy because growing up I always admired my mother's career as a speech pathologist. I went to work with her and helped her as much as I could when she was an eight-year-old. As I grew up, I realized that my dream of working in the therapy field was within my reach. I plan to work as a shadower for an occupational therapist and look into therapy courses at nearby universities to put my dream on the right track. Occupational therapy includes a rigorous course of study and excellent benefits for those looking to foster skills for independent daily living. Occupational therapists supervise and plan recreational but productive activities to help people with developmental, physical, and psychological disabilities. These activities consist of the adaptation of a new skill, the retraining of skills stolen or affected by accidents or illnesses. Adapting new daily skills to the home or work environment will help the patient relieve pain. Occupational therapists train and work with their clients to push and help them take care of themselves and develop social and recreational skills. The overall goal of an occupational therapist is to help addicted patients become independent, productive individuals again (News Guidance Publications 14). Occupational therapists use their unique training to help their patients function better in the world. ...... middle of paper ...... sometimes things don't work out so conveniently and the graduate will have to search and find a job on his own. Graduates looking for work can call employers directly and ask for an interview or appointment. In short, if you do not have a sincere desire to help others, occupational therapy in the field is not suitable. There is much more to the job than just planning tasks and recording progress on patients. The bond between an occupational therapist and the patient should be nothing but positive, loving, and encouraging. Occupational therapists must support and believe strongly in their patients, and to do this they must guide them in programs and activities that return them to a normal lifestyle. An occupational therapist is the helping hand to the disabled and discouraged to help them get their lives back on track.