Associate degrees in Occupational Therapist Assistant: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of occupational therapists, to direct patient participation in skill-enhancing, learning, and motivational tasks; correct or diminish pathologies; and to provide direct health education and promotion services. Includes instruction in human life span development, occupational therapy principles and practice skills, treatment planning and implementation, record-keeping and documentation, patient education and intervention, activity and program direction, and assistive services management.
Augusta Technical College
Associate degree
Occupational Therapy Assistant | Augusta Technical College |
The Occupational Therapy Assistant curriculum prepares students to provide services to individuals whose abilities to perform occupations (day-to-day activities) are impaired by developmental deficits, the aging process, or physical and/or psychosocial disabilities. Occupational therapy assistants work under the guidance of registered occupational therapists to screen and evaluate individuals, then plan and implement interventions for them to develop,... |
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