How do occupational therapy assistants feel about their career?

I was thinking of a career as an occupational therapy assistant. I was wanting to know how people in the industry feel about their job and what are some of the things that they do on a day to day basis.

i LOVE my job. I graduated from OTA school in october and have been working at a nursing home since the beginning of the year. its so great to be able to go to sleep at night and know you spent your day helping others. If there is anything else i might be able to answer for ya, just let me know sarahe703@yahoo.com

Good luck with everything!

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