Occupational Therapy Assistant Online Schools
Program Title: Occupational Therapy Aide Diploma Program
Description: Occupational Therapy aides provide rehabilitative assistance to patients suffering from mental, physical, and developmental frailties. They work under the supervision of certified occupational therapists and help clients get back to normal living. They monitor a patient's movements, behavior and other activities to ensure the treatment is working effectively. Occupational Therapy assistants also provide instructions on various activities like moving from bed, sitting on a wheelchair, stretching limbs etc. Apart from the therapies they are also involved in a number of clerical jobs like taking appointments, answering phone calls, maintaining records, ordering medicines and equipments and so on.
Syllabus: Apart from good understanding of medicines, Occupational Therapy Aides should have good interpersonal skills too. Topics covered are:
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Hearing, Speech, Eye
- Health Care System
- Therapeutic treatment
- Workplace Health and Safety
- Activities of daily Living
- Digestive System
- Therapy and Counseling
- Medicine
- Dentistry
- Customer and Personal Service
- Human Psychology
Accreditation: The Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools
Format of Education: Online Course
Language: English
Job Opportunities: According to the Department of Labor Occupational Therapy Aide will be one of the fastest-growing fields through 2010. They can find employment with nursing and personal care facilities, hospitals, offices and clinics of physicians, social services agencies, rehabilitation centers, and home health agencies. Occupational therapy assistants and aides held more than 35,000 jobs last year. Average annual earnings of occupational therapist aide/assistants were approx. $40,000 last year.
University / Institutes:
Penn Foster Career School:
With 13 million students enrolled since 1890, Penn Foster Career School is the world's largest and most respected distance learning institution.
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