However, services are not limited to older disabled patients. This program has wide application to the entire community. Occupational therapists also care for special needs children who may have developmental disabilities and work with patients who have mental health problems. Depending upon their specialty interest, occupational therapists have an opportunity to practice in several health care environments with a wide variety of patients. The School of Allied Health operates as a system with occupational and physical therapy programs on the Amarillo regional campus.
Students attend sessions that consist of classroom lectures and clinical practice labs.
The lectures are video-teleconferenced via interactive HealthNet with Lubbock and Odessa campuses. The classroom, lab and clinical fieldwork are combined into a curriculum composed of clinical and administrative courses. The education of a health care professional is a partnership between the university and affiliated health care facility. Skills for the Job of Living. The School of Allied Health at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is now accepting applications for our master's program in occupational therapy that will equip graduates with the skills for practice in a dynamic and changing environment.