Earn your Associate Degree as an
职业治疗助理
in as little as 20 months!
Platt College’s 职业治疗助理 Associate Degree curriculum at Platt College is designed to prepare students to seek entry-level employment in their chosen field.
Looking for a career in the growing and diverse healthcare field? Interested in being an integral part of a therapy team that helps clients of all ages live full and vibrant lives by promoting health, and preventing – or living better with – injury, illness or disability? If so, Platt College Anaheim’s 职业治疗助理 program may be just right for you.
Under the guidance of an Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy Assistants typically work with clients with injury, illness and/or disability. Working in such settings as hospitals, clinics, public schools, and private homes, 职业治疗助理s make environmental and task-related adaptations for their clients to enable them to effectively master the activities of daily life.
Earning an Associate Degree as an 职业治疗助理 at Platt College in Anaheim, CA requires a lot of hard work, but here are the vocational objectives:
Vocational Objective:
- Provide students with the theory, knowledge, technical skills, and clinical exposure to successfully pass the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) examination in order to become nationally Certified 职业治疗助理s (COTAs) and eligible to work as entry-level practitioners.
- Ensure students have the ability to demonstrate comprehension of the necessary theory, knowledge and clinical exposure required of an Occupational Therapy Assistant and apply this knowledge as an entry-level 职业治疗助理.
- Teach students the necessary technical skills required of an Occupational Therapy Assistant and ensure students are able to demonstrate the technical skills necessary to fulfill the role of an 职业治疗助理.
- Instill in students professionalism and personal behavior consistent with medical standards and employer expectations. Ensure students are able to demonstrate high-degree of professionalism.
Your Role as an 职业治疗助理
You can earn an Associate degree as an 职业治疗助理 at Platt College in CA. Together with the occupational therapist, you will develop and implement the appropriate treatment plan for your patients.
You’ll perform support activities for the occupational therapist. This includes helping patients perform therapeutic exercises, guiding them in the use of special equipment, and filling out relevant paperwork. Monitoring is also a huge part of your job; you ensure that patients are following the treatment plan while also keeping track of their progress.
As an occupational therapy assistant, you play a huge role in the recovery and independence of your patients.
Career Opportunities
The 职业治疗助理 program at Platt College in Anaheim, CA creates potential employment opportunities.
Rehabilitation Centers. You’ll help patients in rehabilitation centers get back to the peak of their health and attain independence. You’ll provide support to the therapists who oversee the recovery of the patients.
Nursing 主页s. You’ll carry out activities and exercises in assisted living communities. You’ll help the residents have a healthy, fulfilling, and enriching daily life.
Schools. You’ll help schools that focus on kids with attention, hyperactivity, or other disorders and help them make the most of their education.
Platt College Anaheim’s 职业治疗助理 Program offers you:
- The Ability to Earn an Associate Degree in 职业治疗助理 in as Little as 20 Months
- Instructors with Real-World Occupational Therapy Experience
- Dedicated Occupational Therapy Lab and Equipment
- Simulated Shopping Market
- Adaptive Garden and Farmer’s Market
- 主页 Health Apartment
- Hand Clinic with Work Simulator
- Sensory Clinic with Ceiling Lift Balance Trainer
- Free American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Membership
- Free National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Exam Preparation
- Paid NBCOT Exam Fee
- Paid 职业治疗助理 License Fee
- Hands-on Clinical Externship
- Full-time, On-site Career Placement Services
- 经济资助 Available for Qualified Students
What you’ll learn:
- Assistive Technology
- Manual Therapy
- Sensory Integration
- Video Modeling
- Work Hardening
- Mindfulness
- Technology-assisted Stroke Rehabilitation
- Custom Splinting
- Interactive Metronome® Training
- Kinesiology Taping
- Adaptive Gardening
- Additional (Free) Certification Training
- Autism Certificate
- Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist
认证
The associate-degree-level occupational therapy assistant program has applied for accreditation and has been granted Candidacy Status by the 认证 Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA and its web address is www.acoteonline.org. The program must have a pre-accreditation review, complete an on-site evaluation, and be granted 认证 Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapy assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be a Certified 职业治疗助理 (COTA). In addition, all states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.
As part of the Platt College Anaheim 职业治疗助理 program, students must complete an externship (640 hours of Level II fieldwork) following the completion of the in-class portion of the program to graduate.
For 职业治疗助理 employment data, please see the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 职业治疗助理s and Aides, on the Internet at //www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/occupational-therapy-assistants-and-aides.htm (visited January 28, 2020).
Occupational Therapy Outcomes and Additional Information
Please note that Platt College has not had any graduates for the Occupational Therapy Assistant program as of yet. The first anticipated graduation date for the first cohort is February 2022. Program results from the National Board for Certification in 职业治疗助理 (NBCOT) can be found online at //www.nbcot.org/en/educators/home#schoolperformance.
Platt College has been granted candidacy status by the 认证 Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
The cost of attendance for the Associate of Science, Occupational Therapy program includes direct and indirect costs; current tuition and fees as well as the total cost of attending and completing the program. Platt College reviews tuition fees annually. Any increase in tuition is applied to future enrollments and not applied to currently enrolled students.
According to FASFA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), cost of attendance is defined as total amount of attending the program, which includes tuition and fees, books, supplies, transportation, loan fees as well as fees associated with distance education. Loan fees vary based on the amount the student borrows from the federal student loan programs.
Cost of Attendance is defined at Platt College per academic year of 3 terms, 30 weeks (cost is based upon average expenses comprised from California Student Aid Commission’s student’s expense budget and if the student is living with parents or without parents).
| Current Direct Cost | Academic Year 1 | Academic Year 2 | Academic Year 3 | Total Cost of Program |
| Registration Fee | 75 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Tuition | 17,580 | 17,580 | 11,720 | 46,880 |
| Books and Supplies | 1,125 | 1,125 | 750 | 3,000 |
| Total | 18,780 | 18,705 | 12,470 | 49,955 |
| Current Indirect Cost per Academic Year (2019/20) | Student not living with parents | Student living with parents |
| Room and Board | 11,732 | 5,278 |
| Transportation | 994 | 882 |
| Personal | 3,108 | 2,772 |
Upon successful completion of the program of instruction, the graduate will be awarded an Associate of Science in 职业治疗助理, provided all financial obligations have been met, and a minimum grade point average has been attained. To graduate, a student must attain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) and meet all attendance requirements. In addition, all students must meet with 就业服务 and 经济资助 and complete and sign all documentation prior to being approved for graduation.
Platt College is right for you
- Convenient morning and evening class schedules - so you can continue to work while you earn your degree
- Full-time career services staff and a clinical externship coordinator
- 经济资助 is available to qualified students
- Accredited by ACCSC
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