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Occupational Therapy Assisting (COTA)

Occupational Therapy Assisting (COTA). Clarissa Weaver. Quick Definition. Occupational therapy assistants main focus is on everyday occupations of therapy. They help clients/patients develop, recover, and improve the skills needed for daily living and working. Education.

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Occupational Therapy Assisting (COTA)

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  1. Occupational Therapy Assisting (COTA) Clarissa Weaver

  2. Quick Definition Occupational therapy assistants main focus is on everyday occupations of therapy. They help clients/patients develop, recover, and improve the skills needed for daily living and working.

  3. Education • Two year training program for certification & License to practice. • SLCC and U of U are the only two schools that offers OTA programs. • Have to take 36 credits every three years to maintain certification

  4. On the job • This career has a wide range of areas from pediatrics to geriatrics. • You help people with disabilities or who have been injured back to the highest levelof functioning possible and restore their independence. • You use creativity and adaptive equipment to help them in their everyday lives.

  5. Future Prospects • For this only being a two year degree you can make really good money. Utah Futures.com says $53,640 per year is the Utah median. • There is a high demand for COTAs and according to wwwe.bls.gov in 2012 there was 38,600 • available jobs and stated to be that way through 2020. • Competition wise, is the people you graduate with which is like 25-30 people.

  6. Works Cited • www.utahfutures.org • http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/7/Occupational_Therapy_Assistant • http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/occupational-therapy-assistants-and-aides.htm

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