Operational Health Therapist Interview Preparation Guide

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A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of thinking, feeling and behavior affecting children, adolescents and their families.

He was a proficient supervisor with outstanding skills and qualities. He was always humble to everyone and working with him was really a great experience.

A type of mood disorder characterized by low or irritable mood or loss of interest or pleasure in almost all activities over a period of time.

A type of mood disorder with marked changes in mood between extreme elation or happiness and severe depression during adolescence.

A form of psychiatric treatment that involves therapeutic conversations and interactions between a therapist and a child or family.

An ongoing pattern of uncooperative, defiant, and hostile behavior toward authority figures that seriously interferes with the youngster’s day to day functioning.

Whenever I am in a situation to take an important decision, first of all, I like to stay calm. Then, I like to hear other views and opinions about it, but at the last, I decide what my mind and heart say is right for me.

During my first job, I made a blunder mistake of entering wrong data in a patient’s report. Fortunately, it was noticed by my higher authorities. Since then, I started re-checking all the reports and data.

It again seems a funny and easy-going kind of question, but actually it is quite tricky. This question is to know about what kind of person you are besides being a professional. Your answer should neither be too honest (especially if you pass most of your idle time on social networking) nor be very fake.

In the coming 5 years, I want to gain deep knowledge of occupational therapy. For this, I want to earn a doctoral degree in occupational therapy while serving patients. I believe, it will enhance my capabilities and skills to aid people with advanced techniques and methodologies.

Patients’ injuries and disabilities make them sad and irritated. Being a nurse, I understand their emotions and situation, try to provide them more care and support and assure them that everything would be fine.

According to my friends, I am a compassionate, empathetic, ardent, and helpful person. For my enemies, I am competitive and persistent.

A disability of a person which is attributable to a condition closely related to mental retardation which results in impairment of intellectual functioning or adaptive behavior.

System desensitization relies heavily on classical conditioning. It’s often used to treat phobias. People are taught to replace a fear response to a phobia with relaxation responses. A person is first taught relaxation and breathing techniques. Once mastered, the therapist will slowly expose them to their fear in heightened doses while they practice these techniques.

I can’t see anyone going through a trauma and when in pain. I always try my best to serve them. This inspires me to get into this profession. Also, effective therapies and techniques of occupational therapy will guide me to help people more efficiently.

A complex psychiatric illness that can affect young children. It is characterized by serious problems in emotional attachments to others and usually presents by age 5, but a parent, caregiver or physician may notice that a child has problems with emotional attachment by their first birthday.

For me, Occupational Therapy is a creative medical process that should be applied to the patients going through some kind of impairment or disability with great care and support, so that they can get relief soon.

I have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, and problem-solving abilities. I believe, I possess a helpful nature and it sometimes becomes my weakness.

As I have 2 years of experience in occupational therapy and capable of handling all the issues. Also, I am ready to undertake all the responsibilities related to this job, so you can hire me. I assure you to give my best in improving the health of the patients.

A neuro-developmental condition which is usually diagnosed in the first 3 years of life. Generally parents become concerned when their child has delays in speech development, limited social relatedness, and restricted interests and activities.

Physical abuse occurs when a person responsible for a child or adolescent’s welfare causes physical injury or harm to the child.

Cognitive behavioral therapy is extremely popular. It combines behavioral therapy with cognitive therapy. Treatment is centered around how someone’s thoughts and beliefs influence their actions and moods. It often focuses on a person’s current problems and how to solve them. The long-term goal is to change a person’s thinking and behavioral patterns to healthier ones.

Sir/Madam, I have heard a lot about your institute. You are serving the patients since long and are a renowned name in the field of occupational therapy. I would feel the prestige to be a part of such a college/school/hospital where I could get more chances to help disable people and of course, for a bright future.

Progress doesn't look the same for every client. It's your job to help them move forward in their lives by looking at the past, patterns, and ways of thinking that are keeping them from living a full life. They may never reach their full potential through the time you are counseling them, but you have the opportunity to show them what they are capable of.

I have numerous remarkable achievement in my career till date. The most notable for me was a case in which the patient was severely injured. There were mere chances of his survival and unfortunately, some members of the staff were absent that day. I was posted as an occupational therapist in the hospital. Luckily, I didn’t have any patient for the treatment that time. When I get to know about the situation, I asked the case administrator to allow me to assist him. He agreed, and I handled all the tasks with confidence that he asked me to do. Fortunately, all our efforts became fruitful, and we were able to save his life. Later, I helped the same person to lead a normal life using occupational therapy.