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AI risk for Occupational Therapist (UK, 2026)

Therapy plans can be assisted by AI - human rehabilitation work cannot

AI Resilience Score

88

out of 100

Band

Highly resilient

Risk type

minimal

Time horizon

Long term (5+ years)

What this means for Occupational Therapists

AI can support assessment documentation and planning. Real therapeutic progress depends on human trust, adaptation, and physical coaching.

Task breakdown

At risk of automation

  • Session documentation
  • Routine assessment scoring

AI-assisted, human-led

  • Care plan suggestions
  • Progress tracking

Human advantage — harder to automate

  • Patient relationship and motivation
  • Hands-on rehabilitation
  • Contextual adaptation for home/work
  • Family and carer coordination

What's driving AI adoption in this role

  • Digital rehabilitation platforms
  • AI care-plan assistants
  • Remote monitoring tools

What to do with this

Keep deepening specialist rehab expertise and communication skills - those are highly resilient and valued.

This is the average for the role. Your real score depends on your employer, skills, and trajectory.

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