Practice prompts based on occupational tasks
These Applyace practice prompts use O*NET tasks for occupational therapy assistants. They are not reported employer questions. If you have not done a task, explain your approach and learning needs instead of inventing experience.
1. Instruct, or assist in instructing, patients and families in home programs, basic living skills, or the care and use of adaptive equipment.
Describe a real example of this task. What was your responsibility, and what happened?
2. Maintain and promote a positive attitude toward clients and their treatment programs.
How did you decide which approach or tools to use? Explain the tradeoffs.
3. Report to supervisors, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior.
What could go wrong during this task? Describe how you would check your work.
4. Implement, or assist occupational therapists with implementing, treatment plans designed to help clients function independently.
Explain a time you coordinated this work with someone else. How did you communicate?
5. Monitor patients' performance in therapy activities, providing encouragement.
How would you handle an unfamiliar part of this task? Identify what you would need to learn.
6. Observe and record patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior and maintain this information in client records.
What evidence would show this task was completed successfully?
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Practice one answer with your own evidence
Pick an occupational task, then outline a real example. This is practice, not a prediction of an employer’s questions.
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Instruct, or assist in instructing, patients and families in home programs, basic living skills, or the care and use of adaptive equipment.
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Questions to ask the interviewer
- Which of these occupational tasks takes the most time on your team?
- How do you measure success in the first three months?
- Which tools, training and support are available for this role?
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