ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT

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minimum credit hours required: 67

Upon completion of the occupational therapy assistant program, the associate degree graduate will be educationally prepared to provide service to individuals having difficulties in living due to developmental deficits, physical injury and illness, psychological and social disabilities, and the aging process. The occupational therapy assistant works with, and under the direction of, a registered occupational therapist, and assists with the processes of client evaluation, goal setting, implementation of care, and documentation of occupational therapy services. The coursework includes a series of general education courses with an emphasis on the biological and psychological sciences. Professional studies focus on how human occupational development is affected by illness and injury, and how function can be facilitated.

degree program

course descriptions - fall, spring, summer

occupational therapy assistant website

occupational therapy assistant brochure

Contact:

Heather Panczykowski, director, heatherpanczykowski@mail.sunyjcc.edu