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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT

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Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Technology

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The profession of occupational therapy provides services to individuals whose lives have been disrupted by accident or illness, birth defects, developmental problems, social or psychological problems. Occupational therapy personnel work in hospitals, schools, workshops, mental health centers, clinics and home-health agencies.

Occupational therapy assistants work under the supervision of the registered occupational therapist, helping patients achieve maximum independence in activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living, work, leisure and play, education and social participation.

Assistants help therapists evaluate patients to determine patient and family needs. Once treatment goals are set, the assistants may be responsible for implementing therapy by using selected activities. Assistants may also instruct patients in the use of specially-designed devices to allow people with physical disabilities to dress or feed themselves, take care of their homes or return to work.

Prospective students in the occupational therapy assistant technology program must have one year of high school biology or one semester of college anatomy and physiology and one semester of algebra.

The occupational therapy assistant program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), 4720 Montgomery Lane, P.O. Box 31220 Bethesda, MD 20824-1220 • 301-652-2682. Graduates of the program will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapy assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be a certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA). In addition, most states require licensure in order to practice; however, states licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination.

Program Pass Rate
The total number of graduates who passed the certification exam as first time new graduate test takers in 2004-2006 was 47 out of 48, which is an 97.9% pass rate. During that three year period the program had 48 graduates.


Suggested Course Sequence

For course descriptions visit here.
First Semester  
Credit Hours
 
BIO125 Medical Terminology
3
PSY121 General Psychology
3
ENG124 College Composition †
3
 
OTA121 Foundations of Occupational Therapy
3
 
OTA122 Therapeutic Media
3
 
   
15
 
Second Semseter      
PSY221
Abnormal Psychology
3
COM122 Interpersonal Communication
3
BIO123 Principles of Human Structure and Function *

5
OTA123 Psychosocial Aspects in Occupational Therapy
4
 
OTA124 Psychosocial Clinical Experience
3
 
   
18
 
Third Semester      
OTA223 Life Span Development
5
 
OTA221 Developmental Aspects in Occupational Therapy
4
 
OTA222 Developmental Clinical Experience
3
 
PTA226 Functional Anatomy
4
 
   
16
 
Fourth Semester      
BIO124 Pathiophysiology
3
 
SOC121 Sociology
3
 
OTA224 OT Physical Dysfunction
4
 
OTA225 Physical Dysfunction Clinical Experience
3
 
   
13
 
Fifth Semester      
OTA226 OTA Seminar
2
 
OTA227 Clinical Application I (8 wks)
3
 
OTA228 Clinical Application II (8 wks)
3
 
   
8
 
  TOTAL CREDITS
70

† Based on SSC placement score
* May substitute BIO123 with BIO121 and BIO122

All OTA students must complete Level II fieldwork within six months following completion of academic courses.

 
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