What experience do you have working with service users with mental health conditions?

"I do not have experience working with patients with mental health conditions, but I feel I've been properly trained through my formal education, and I would continue to develop the skills needed to care for them through on-the-job training and experience. I understand that occupational therapists play a role in mental care and treatment by assisting with life skills training, cognitive rehabilitation, social and interpersonal skills training, life balance intervention, and more."

"I have three years of experience working in a mental health clinic. Many patients needed help to develop the skills required to live independently. I worked mainly with psychiatric disorders like Schizophrenia, where patients have a poor quality of life, residual symptoms, and are not able to hold regular jobs and needed rehabilitation. During my time there, I conducted cognitive assessments, promoted participation in activities of daily living, taught sensory strategies, led group therapy sessions, and helped patients develop socio-emotional skills."