Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Catalog: 2019-20 Academic Catalog Program: Occupational Therapy Assistant - OCCP.AS Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupational Therapy Assistant - OCCP.ASOccupational Therapy practitioners help clients across the life span reach functional goals related to play, work, education and self care. The roles and skills which underlie these goals are in essence one’s occupation and occupational tools. For example, a certified occupational therapy assistant may help an individual who has had a stroke re-learn to dress him/herself, or may help a child with cerebral palsy learn to operate a computer with adapted equipment. Occupational therapy serves those with psychosocial as well as physical health problems in a variety of settings such as hospitals and clinics, rehabilitation facilities, long-term care facilities, extended care facilities, sheltered workshops, schools, camps, private homes and community centers. The Occupational Therapy Assistant program is accredited by the Accreditation 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. AOTA’s phone number is (301) 652-AOTA. Information regarding accreditation can be found at www.acoteonline.org. For certification, graduates of the program will be able 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 Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). Most states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant will be able to provide direct service to the client under the supervision of the Registered Occupational Therapist. The level of supervision is dependent on the specific service provided and the competency of the Occupational Therapy Assistant. The Occupational Therapy Assistant curriculum is competency-based. It prepares the graduate to participate in a comprehensive care plan for the client. A three-fold program is utilized: prevention, remediation, and compensation for occupational life tasks and activities lost to illness, injury or delay. The student must complete one semester in supervised practice, Level II fieldwork, which will require travel and related expenses. It must be completed within 20 months of the didactic coursework. Clinical rotations are an integral part of the occupational therapy assistant program curriculum. The clinical component is based on contracts negotiated with area health care and educational facilities. It should be noted that all students may not have clinical placements confirmed prior to graduation. Some students may need to attend clinical during the evening, weekend or summer. Please note some clinical affiliates require drug testing and further background investigation at additional cost to the student. For information regarding how to pay for college, including tuition, fees and financial aid please use the following link: “How to Pay for College”People applying for Fall 2020 Admission to the program should follow the 2020 Curriculum Sheet. Upon successful completion of the requirements, the degree of Associate in Science in Occupational Therapy Assistant will be awarded. |
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Accreditation and Program OutcomesThe Occupational Therapy Assistant program is accredited by the: Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200 North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929 AOTA’s phone number is (301) 652-AOTA. Information regarding accreditation can be found at www.acoteonline.org.
The Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) department uses Level II student fieldwork performance evaluations, student evaluations of the fieldwork experience, employer and graduate surveys, faculty evaluations, student opinion surveys, and aggregate information from the National Certification Examination to assess the effectiveness of the program. For calendar years 2016 - 2018 the OTA department graduated a total of 27 students and had a total of 22 graduates sit for the National Certification Examination. Of these candidates, 90.9% passed the exam. See secure.nbcot.org/data/schoolstats.aspx.
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Program GoalsAt the completion of the program graduates will:
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Applying to this Program
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Applying for Re-Admission to this ProgramStudents who leave this health program before completing it may apply for re-admission. Students reapplying to the program must resubmit an application, all supporting documents and essay with updated official transcripts. Students will be eligible to receive up to a maximum of one re-admission. Click here for information about the re-admission policy and process. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Requirements for Accepted StudentsDeposit: If offered admission, a non-refundable $50.00 deposit will be required to secure your acceptance to this Program. Mandatory Health Records: All required health records, immunizations, and physicals MUST be filed in the STCC Health and Wellness Center by July 1 of the admission year. The Health and Wellness Center is located in the Building 19 Room 177 (413-755-4230). For additional information and required forms please visit the Health and Wellness Center website at http://www.stcc.edu/healthservices. The college/program reserves the right to rescind the admission status of any student not meeting, as well as not submitting, all post-admission requirements in a timely manner. Background Check: College programs involving potentially unsupervised contact with children, the disabled, or the elderly, including fieldwork (a clinical affiliation, internship, externship, or field placement) with a private or public healthcare provider or daycare provider, will be required to undergo state-wide and/or national criminal background checks, including but not limited to: Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) and Sex Offender Record Information (SORI), Seven (7) year residential Search, and FBI Fingerprinting checks. The purpose of the background check is to ensure a safe and protective environment for all clients, particularly members of vulnerable populations. Students choosing not to consent to the required background checks will be ineligible to participate in fieldwork involving vulnerable populations. Ineligibility to participate in fieldwork may affect a student’s ability to successfully complete the program. Based upon the results of the background checks, a student may be deemed ineligible to participate in academic or clinical activities, which may impact a student’s ability to successfully complete program requirements. Background checks are reviewed by the College’s CORI Board. The CORI Board determines eligibility to participate in academic and/or clinical activities. Students have the right to appeal the determination of the CORI Board by filing a written appeal with the Vice President of Student and Multicultural Affairs within 10 business days of receiving the CORI Board’s determination. Furthermore, please be advised that eligibility to participate in College academic and/or clinical activities following a background check does not guarantee eligibility to sit for a professional credentialing examination(s) or for employment upon program completion. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the certification or licensure board for a particular healthcare or other service profession to determine the standards that must be met for credentialing, licensing and/or employment in that field. Drug Screening Policy for Clinical Placement: The School of Health & Patient Simulation is committed to high quality education and providing excellent clinical experiences to students in the health professions. Students are expected to perform at their highest functional level during all educational and clinical experiences in order to maximize the learning environment and ensure patient safety. Thus a student’s performance at all times must be free of any impairment caused by prescription or non-prescribed drugs or alcohol use. Students enrolling in Health Professions programs are required to undergo and pass a drug and/or alcohol screening analysis in order to be eligible for placement in a clinical facility. Students assigned to clinical education experiences at our contracted facilities may also be required to undergo and pass random drug screening analysis in order to remain at that clinical facility and in the program. Students who fail a screening, or refuse to submit to a screening within the designated time frame will be ineligible for clinical placement, which will affect their status in the program. Students with a positive drug test may challenge the results of the test within five (5) business days of notification of the drug test results. This challenge must be in writing and delivered to the college’s Director of Health Services. Students may re-apply for re-entry into a health program after one year. Requests for re-admission will be considered on a case by case basis. Students who are notified of a negative-dilute result will submit to a random drug test within 24 hours of the previous test in order to confirm the negative status of the screening. Additional random testing may also be required under the guidelines listed in your program’s handbook. A student who claims that he/she tested positive due to a prescription drug and was unable to clarify this matter with the medical review officer (MRO) from the drug testing lab shall be required to provide evidence from a health care provider of the type of prescription, dates of permissible use and dosage amounts within five (5) business days of notification of the drug test results to the college’s Director of the Health and Wellness Center. Failure to complete this notification will result in the student being ineligible for clinical placement, which will affect their status in the program Students who test positive for marijuana are unable to continue in a clinical placement, which will affect their status in the health program. A student who has a prescription for Medical Marijuana and tests positive for marijuana will be reviewed on a case by case basis in order for the college to determine the availability to provide accommodations and clinical placements due to the federal restrictions on the use of marijuana and clinical site placement policies. Programmatic Technical Standards: Technical Standards reflect performance abilities and essential skills that a student must demonstrate in order to successfully complete the requirements of a specified program. These Standards must be satisfied by all students in all aspects of the program, with or without reasonable accommodations, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including in the classroom, laboratories, and externship. If you are an individual with a documented disability who seeks reasonable accommodations, please contact the Office of Disability Services at (413) 755-4785 or stop by Building 19, Room 141 as soon as practicable for information concerning the College’s accommodation process. Additional information can also be found on the Office of Disability Service’s website: https://www.stcc.edu/resources/academic-support/ods/. Please note that Program Technical Standard forms found in your admission acceptance packet must be submitted to the Health and Wellness Center by July 1. The Health and Wellness Center is located in Building 19, Room 177 and can be reached at (413) 755-4230.
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Program Requirements and Advancement
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Course Name | credits | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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OTA-100 - Occupational Therapy Assistant 1 | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-100L - Lab: Occupational Therapy Assist 1 | 2 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-113 - Movement and Function | 2 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-113L - Lab: Movement and Function | 1 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MED-134 - Health Science 3 (7 Weeks) | 1 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENG-101 - English Composition 1 | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BIO-232 - Anatomy & Physiology 2 | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BIO-232L - Lab: Anatomy & Physiology 2 | 1 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RCH-100 - Basic Research | 1 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total: 17 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Semester 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course Name | credits | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-102 - Occupational Therapy Assistant 2 | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-102L - Lab: Occupational Therapy Assistant 2 | 2 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-111 - Physical Pathology (Hybrid) | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-114 - Occupational Therapy Management (Hybrid) | 2 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-122 - Occupational Therapy Media | 2 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-122L - Lab: Occupational Therapy Media | 1 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PSY-101 - General Psychology | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total: 16 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Semester 2S (Summer) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course Name | credits | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
PSY-210 - Lifespan Human Growth and Development | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SOC-101 - Introduction to Sociology | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENG-102 - English Composition 2 | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total: 9 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Course Name | credits | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-103 - Occupational Therapy Assistant 3 | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-103L - Lab: Occupational Therapy Assistant 3 | 2 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-121 - Psychosocial Pathology (Hybrid) | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-124 - Occupational Therapy for Health Conditions in the Elderly | 1 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-124L - Lab: Occupational Therapy for HealthyConditions in the Elderly. | 1 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-125 - Occupational Therapy Assistant Group Dynamics | 1 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-125L - Lab: Occupational Therapy Assistant Grp.yDynamics | 1 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total: 12 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Semester 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course Name | credits | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-104 - Occupational Therapy Assistant Seminar (Hybrid) | 2 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-211 - Occupational Therapy Assist. Practicum 1 (8 Weeks) | 5 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTA-212 - Occupational Therapy Assist. Practicum 2 (8 Weeks) | 5 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total: 12 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total (OCCP.AS) Curriculum Program Credits: 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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