职业治疗助理

副学士学位课程

A Certified 职业治疗助理 (COTA), 工作与所有年龄的人与身体, developmental, social or emotional problems who need assistance to lead independent, 富有成效和令人满意的生活. The COTA, under the supervision of a registered occupational therapist, provides clients with occupation based activities which aid them in mastering the skills necessary to perform daily tasks at home, 在学校和社区. As an important member of the health care or educational team, 你将与医生密切合作, nurses, 物理治疗师, teachers, speech-language pathologists and other allied health or educational professionals. You will also be able to provide instructions to clients, family members and caregivers on safe and effective methods to regain function, 弥补缺陷，实现健康. The program will prepare you to be generalists by providing broad exposure to evaluative and treatment methods used in various practice settings.

成功完成本课程后, you will be eligible to sit for the National Certification Exam for the 职业治疗助理 administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). 查看特拉华科技 当前通过率 十大正规赌博平台大全NBCOT考试.

Academically ready students can apply to the program following the guidelines of the Allied Health admissions process. Interested applicants should review the information provided here and contact their program advisor for application requirements.

Offered at the following campus(es): Georgetown, Wilmington

What You Can Do

In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to prepare you for positions in:

• Public Schools
• 康复医院
• 精神健康中心
• Nursing Homes
• 家庭健康机构

你会学到什么

毕业生能力

The 毕业生能力 listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Demonstrate knowledge related to the occupational therapy assistant including patient/client interactions, 治疗治疗, activity analysis, documentation, safety techniques, 治疗设备.
2. 展示有效的非语言, verbal and written communication in patient/client and family interventions and education and professional relationships.
3. Perform competently a full range of occupational therapy skills with patients/clients and various populations as occupational beings.
4. Exercise independent judgment and critical thinking in performance of occupational therapy, according to the profession's standards of practice.
5. Demonstrate professional patterns of behavior consistent with the profession's code of ethics.

核心课程能力

The 核心课程能力 listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, 不管你的学习计划是什么. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

1. 运用清晰有效的沟通技巧.
2. 运用批判性思维来解决问题.
3. 合作实现共同的目标.
4. 表现出专业和道德的行为.
5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

建议的毕业途径

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This is a Connected Degree program that enables you to complete your associate degree and then transfer to a four-year degree program as a junior. 详情请咨询项目顾问!