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Did you know there are nearly 130,000 occupational therapists in the United States? Or that to be an occupational therapist you need to earn a degree, pass an exam, and get licensed?

April is National Occupational Therapy Month! You probably know the basics about occupational therapy: that it is based on and driven by science and people of all ages can benefit from it. But how much do you actually know about occupational therapy?

Test your knowledge with this quick true or false quiz.

True or False?

Occupational therapists help people with meaningful daily life activities.

True or False?

Occupational therapists are trained to work with a wide range of diagnoses, from autism to stroke, burns to brain injuries.

True or False?

The public school system is one of the largest employers of occupational therapists, with about five occupational therapists working for them.

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One of the first services covered by Medicaid and Medicare was occupational therapy.

True or False?

Three years before women could vote in the U.S., three women (along with three men) founded occupational therapy.

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Occupational therapy is the only expense category linked with decreasing hospital readmissions.

True or False?

Occupational therapists take into account the whole person (the psychological, physical, emotional, and social) in order to assist patients.

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All the answers are true! How many did you get right?

It doesn’t matter how much trivia you know about occupational therapy; what matters is that you know how effective it can be. Occupational therapists are experts in assisting others live better after an injury or illness or with a disability. They collaborate to ensure individuals can function at their highest level and achieve their goals by focusing on what’s most important to that person.

For more information about occupational therapy with CPT, click here.

Sources: NAPA Center; Lewis University; American Occupational Therapy Association; US Bureau of Labor Statistics.