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Occupational Therapy Assistant

A QUICK INTRO

In this field, you'll play a crucial role in helping improve the quality of life for - and restore some measure of freedom to - individuals who are looking to overcome mobility or motor-skills limitations.

 

WHAT YOU STUDY

Course work includes human growth and development, conditions which interfere with activities of daily living, theory and process of occupational therapy individual/group treatment activities, therapeutic use of self, activity analysis, and grading/adapting activities and environments.  

 

WHAT YOU CAN DO

You can work in hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, long-term/extended care facilities, sheltered workshops, schools, home health programs and community programs.

 

ACCREDITATION iNFORMATION

The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929.  ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is 301.652.AOTA and Web address is www.acoteonline.org.

Program results from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) can be found online at https://www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance

The total number of graduates from Southwestern Community College Occupational Therapy Assistant program during the 3 year period 2021-2023 was 35 with an overall graduation rate of 85%. 

 

Graduation Year

Students Entering/Graduating

Graduation Rate

2021

15/14

93%

2022

14/13

93%

2023

12/8

66%

Total

41/35

85%

 

 

A CLOSER LOOK

Check out this video to learn about the program and the perks of working in this field.

 

Admission Criteria Estimated Cost of Program

COURSE INFORMATION

Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.

 

PREREQUISITE

Prefix No. Title Credit
ACA 111 College Student Success 1

 

FALL SEMESTER 1

BIO 168 Anatomy & Physiology I 4
ENG 111 Writing & Inquiry 3
OTA 110 Fundamentals of OT 3
OTA 120 OT Media I 2
OTA 130 Assessment Skills 3
PSY 150 General Psychology 3
    Totals 18

 

SPRING SEMESTER 1

BIO 169 Anatomy & Physiology II 4
OTA 140 Professional Skills I 1
OTA 150 Peds Concepts & Interventions 3
OTA 170 Physical Conditions 3
PSY 241 Developmental Psychology 3
PSY 281 Abnormal Psychology 3
    Totals 17

 

SUMMER SEMESTER 

ENG 114 Professional Research & Reporting 3
OTA 161 Fieldwork I - Placement I 1
OTA 162 Fieldwork I - Placement 2 1
OTA 240 Professional Skills II 1
    Totals 6

 

FALL SEMESTER 2

HUM 115 Critical Thinking 3
OTA 163 Fieldwork I - Placement 3 1
OTA 180 Psychosocial Conditions 3
OTA 220 OT Media II 3
OTA 250 Adult Concepts & Interventions 3
    Totals 13

 

SPRING SEMESTER 2

OTA 260 Level II Fieldwork - Placement I 6
OTA 261 Level II Fieldwork - Placement II 6
OTA 280 Professional Transitions 1
    Totals 13
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