In this career you will assist individuals, who experience physical, cognitive, social, developmental and/or emotional challenges, to functionally engage in performance of daily occupations in self care, productivity, and leisure. Additionally you will guide individuals in adapting to and with their environment by providing the necessary skills for daily living. Your prerequisite beliefs and values should include patience, appreciation of diversity, creativity, flexibility, and the willingness to adapt to change. At Oklahoma City Community College, you can earn an associate degree in applied science in the occupational therapy assistant program. You’ll also get hands-on experience in a variety of clinical settings. Our program can also be completed as an online program with in-person requirements for labs and clinicals. For those students who prefer in-person instruction, please enroll in the fall start pathway and for those who prefer online instruction, please enroll in the spring start pathway.
Program Notes
Notes: This Technical and Occupational program is designed to prepare students to enter the job force following completion. See Technical and Occupational Programs in the general information section of the catalog.For application procedures please see our web page at: www.occc.edu/academics/programs/occupational-therapy-assistant.html
++Special Admissions Procedures: All Health Professions students are required to submit a nationwide background and pre-placement drug testing prior to clinical/fieldwork. More information will be distributed upon acceptance into your respected program. All major courses have a clinical component that requires purchase of medical liability insurance, a clinical uniform and a completed health packet.
It is required that all OTA students complete Level II fieldwork within 18 months following completion of the academic preparation.
ACCREDITATION/CREDENTIALING
The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814. ACOTE’s phone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-6611 and its Web address is www.acoteonline.org.
The program’s content is continually reviewed and modified to meet the current approved ACOTE
Standards and the expectations of current occupational therapy practice.
The program has a seven- year accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) through 2028/2029. The most recent review by the American Occupational Therapy Association was March 2022.
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