1. Skills for the job of life.
Occupational Therapy
Skills for the job of life.

2. What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational therapy practitioners help people perform their daily activities and routines by:
Rehabilitating lost function.
Teaching techniques and the use of adaptive equipment to compensate for missing function.

3. Assisting the Therapy, Not the Therapist
Occupational Therapists do:
Occupational Therapy Assistants do:
Evaluations/Discharge
Paperwork
Supervision of the therapy process
Most of the hands on therapy
Write notes
Determine goals with the OT

4. Where do you Work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IhAbwUZbyI
Adult Rehabilitation
Geriatrics (Old people)
Hand Therapy
Home and Community Health
Mental Health
Schools
Pediatrics (kids)
Work Programs
Hospitals
Home Health Services

5. How much $? Occupational Therapy Assistant Salaries Salary Range
75th Percentile
$64,080
Median
$53,240
25th Percentile
$42,580
Occupational Therapist Salaries
Salary Range
75th Percentile
$91,600
Median
$76,940
25th Percentile
$63,580

6. How do I Become an OTA?
Be admitted to an accredited OTA program and pass the national NBCOT exam.
Salt Lake Community College has a 2 year program, it is the only accredited program in the state of Utah but there are many other school in other states.

7. Prerequisite classes You also Need to…
Engl Intro to Writing
Math Intermediate Algebra
Psych Human Growth and Development
Bio 1610/1615- College Biology/Lab
Bio 2320/2325- Human Anatomy/Lab
Comm Intro to Communication
OTA Into to Occupational Therapy
Complete a 30 hour community service project
Pass the Health Professions Admission Assessment
Submit a completed Immunization Form and CPR/First Aid Certification
Pass a Proctored Essay
Pass a Background Check
And Submit your Application!

9. Works cited http://www.slcc.edu/ota/
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