Occupational Therapy Assistant: AAS
The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program, Associate in Applied Science, prepares students for positions as occupational therapy practitioners who work under the supervision of registered occupational therapists. Through courses in the development, structure, and function of the human body, psychology, and occupational therapy principles and techniques, along with clinical experience, students learn skills in communicating, interviewing, assessing, intervention planning, and implementation of interventions for consumers of occupational therapy services.
Courses
- BIO 111 — Introductory Biology (MOTR BIOL 100L)
- BIO 140 — Principles of Biology I (MOTR BIOL 150L)
- BIO 207 — Anatomy and Physiology I (MOTR LIFS 150LAP)
- BIO 208 — Anatomy and Physiology II
- CHM 101 — Fundamentals of Chemistry I (MOTR CHEM 100L)
- COM 101 — Oral Communication I (MOTR COMM 100)
- COM 107 — Public Speaking (MOTR COMM 110)
- ENG 101 — College Composition I (MOTR ENGL 100)
- ENG 102 — College Composition II (MOTR ENGL 200)
- MTH 140 — Intermediate Algebra
- MTH 140S — Intermediate Algebra with Support
- OTA 101 — Fundamentals of Occupational Therapy
- OTA 102 — Occupational Therapy in Psychosocial Settings and the Community
- OTA 103 — The Occupational Therapy Process
- OTA 104 — Occupational Therapy in Rehabilitation I
- OTA 110 — Kinesiology Fundamentals for Occupational Therapy Practice
- OTA 120 — Occupation and Society
- OTA 203 — Intervention Strategies for Orthopedic Conditions
- OTA 204 — Occupational Therapy for Children and Youth
- OTA 207 — Health Promotion and Disease Process
- OTA 208 — Intervention Strategies for Neurological Conditions
- OTA 215 — The Management of Occupational Therapy
- OTA 216 — Seminar in Occupational Therapy Practice
- OTA 220 — Fieldwork Level 2A
- OTA 221 — Fieldwork Level 2B
- PSY 200 — General Psychology (MOTR PSYC 100)
- PSY 205 — Human Growth and Development (MOTR PSYC 200)