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مشرف قسم العلاج الطبيعي
Therapists (Ferguson's Careers in Focus)
By David Strelecky
Introduction
Therapists help injured, disabled, or emotionally disturbed people
regain their strength to the fullest extent possible. There are many
different kinds of therapists, each with special knowledge and special
skills. Art therapists, for instance, use art to help resolve patients’
physical, emotional, and social problems. Grief therapists counsel
people who are mourning the death of a family member or loved one.
Physical therapists help their patients to restore mobility, alleviate
pain, and avoid permanent disability. Rehabilitation counselors help
disabled people address life and work issues. Respiratory therapists
and technicians assist patients who have deficiencies or abnormalities
of the cardiopulmonary system. In short, there is a therapist for
almost any type of physical or emotional disability. Therapists are
valued health care professionals.
Educational requirements vary for therapists. Some therapist
positions, such as aromatherapists, hypnotherapists, and massage
therapists, require only some postsecondary training, while other
positions, such as occupational therapists and physical therapists,
require workers to have earned a bachelor’s or master’s degree,
respectively.
Therapists work in a variety of settings, including private offices,
hospitals, clinics, managed-care facilities, nursing homes, and private
homes. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, employment
in the health services industry is projected to increase by 27
percent through 2014—nearly double the growth predicted for all
industries.
Most therapy careers have bright employment outlooks. Therapy
careers that will enjoy especially strong growth include aromatherapists,
biofeedback therapists, grief therapists, massage therapists,
myotherapists, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants
and aides, orientation and mobility specialists, physical therapists,
physical therapy assistants, rehabilitation counselors, and
respiratory therapists and technicians.
Each article in Careers in Focus: Therapists discusses a particular
therapy occupation in detail. The articles appear in Ferguson’s Encyclopedia
of Careers and Vocational Guidance but have been updated
and revised with the latest information from the U.S. Department of
Labor and other sources.
The following paragraphs detail the sections and features that
appear in the book.
Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Aromatherapists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Art Therapists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Biofeedback Therapists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Child Life Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Grief Therapists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Horticultural Therapists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Hypnotherapists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Kinesiologists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Massage Therapists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Music Therapists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Myotherapists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Occupational Therapists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides . . .123
Orientation and Mobility Specialists . . . . . . . 129
Physical Therapists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Physical Therapy Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Recreational Therapists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Rehabilitation Counselors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Respiratory Therapists and Technicians . . . . . 179
Speech-Language Pathologists
and Audiologists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
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