1. 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: a)Rehabilitating lost function. b)Teaching techniques and the use of adaptive equipment to compensate for missing function. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETcPH5-LmDw

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

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 $? Salary Range 75th Percentile$64,080 Median$53,240 25th Percentile$42,580 Occupational Therapy Assistant Salaries 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 classesYou also Need to… Engl 1010- Intro to Writing Math 1010- Intermediate Algebra Psych 1100- Human Growth and Development Bio 1610/1615- College Biology/Lab Bio 2320/2325- Human Anatomy/Lab Comm 1010- Intro to Communication OTA 1020- 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/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IhAbwUZbyI http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=OT+pediatrics&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=1011BC595F3590516A848 8EE0D94B056EED9FCE6&selectedIndex=22 http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=OT+pediatrics&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=1011BC595F3590516A848 8EE0D94B056EED9FCE6&selectedIndex=22 http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/occupational-therapist http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/occupational-therapy-assistant http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=money&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=DF299A854BCFD0D4A1A0FD27 C416A2834DF31E6D&selectedIndex=61 http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=money&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=DF299A854BCFD0D4A1A0FD27 C416A2834DF31E6D&selectedIndex=61 http://www.slcc.edu/ota/admission-process.aspx#prerequisites http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=any+questions%3f&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=5BA16A212B574DF68 A047EF965D01F04A49975B5&selectedIndex=40 http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=any+questions%3f&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=5BA16A212B574DF68 A047EF965D01F04A49975B5&selectedIndex=40