The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program provides a strong foundation in the skills and knowledge necessary for entry level occupational therapy assistant competencies. The program has initiated application for accreditation with the American Occupational Therapy Accreditation Council.
Occupational therapy is a discipline which focuses on function as well as quality of life.
Occupational therapy assistants provide service to individuals with physical, mental or environmental disabilities, across life phases, who need to remediate skills of everyday tasks of work, self care and leisure. The program utilizes classroom instruction and field work experiences to prepare the student to meet certification and employment standards. Advanced placement in the program for those students with prior occupational therapy assistant education will be evaluated on an individual basis by program facilitator. These requirements are required prerequisites for Occupational Therapy 101, Foundations of Occupation and Occupational Therapy or 101L, Exploration of Occupation through Activity or Occupational Therapy 100, Medical Terminology and Documentation for Occupational Therapy. These tests are for purposes of guidance and for establishment that prerequisite skills of 101 and 101L have been met.