什么是职业治疗?
Occupational therapy practitioners are health professionals who help individuals live as fully and independently as possible. 他们专门帮助生病的人, 禁用, 或者发展困难的人发展他们日常生活所需的技能. OT Intervention focuses on occupations that can be as basic as getting dressed and eating or as complex as socializing and holding a job.
我最有可能在哪里成为职业治疗助理??
在线旅行社最常见的工作是:
- 熟练的护理设施
- 家庭健康
- 学校
- 急症护理环境
- 门诊设置
来源:NBCOT 2019
作为一名职业治疗助理,我该怎么做?
在线旅行社与所有年龄的人一起工作,条件范围很广. 一些例子包括:
- helping a grandfather who has had a stroke and cannot use one side of his body learn to dress himself again
- running a group to help young children with autism learn to interact and play with each other
- showing a retired worker who has breathing problems due to COPD how to conserve energy so he can do more of the gardening he loves
- helping a mother with depression find a sense of purpose and motivation so she can return to caring for her family
- teaching an office worker with arthritis how to use his arms and joints in a way that reduces pain and increases his ability to continue working
- instructing the family of an elderly mother with Alzheimer’s disease how to change her home to keep her independent as long as possible
- providing a child with severe movement difficulties due to cerebral palsy specially adapted equipment so he can feed himself
- teaching a man with disabling anxiety to use relaxation techniques and stress management skills so he can go out into the community again
- helping a second grader with learning disabilities write more effectively so she can do her homework by herself
在线旅行社的就业市场是怎样的?
根据美国劳工统计局的数据, “Overall employment of occupational therapy assistants and aides is projected to grow 25 percent from 2021 to 2031, 比所有职业的平均水平快得多.” Occupational therapy will continue to be an important part of treatment for people with various illnesses and disabilities.
Are there evening, weekend, or online classes available as part of the OTA program?
而一些通识教育课程(如英语15,心理学100,HDFS 129等).)可以作为夜间或在线课程, 核心OTA课程不作为夜校提供, 网上也找不到. 所有OTA课程只在白天提供.
我需要全职完成OTA课程吗?
For students who have general education courses completed prior to starting the OTA program, 他们可能会被认为是兼职. 值得注意的是, 然而, that in the third and fourth semesters you are required to take a minimum of three OTA classes at the same time. 也, the final semester involves full-time (unpaid) fieldwork that follows the hours of the site you are placed at (typically eight-hour shifts between 7:00 a.m. 下午5点.m.). Students are strongly advised not to work while doing this final semester of full-time fieldwork.
宾夕法尼亚州在线旅行社的典型补偿是多少?
的 美国劳工统计局(Bureau of Labor Statistics)列出了平均时薪 宾夕法尼亚州的在线旅行社要30美元.年平均工资为63560美元. 通常, 在线旅行社应届毕业生的年薪预计在40美元之间,000 -$50,他们的第一份工作是在伯克斯县.
What is the difference between an occupational therapy assistant and an occupational therapist?
执照法, an Occupational 的rapy Assistant (OTA) must work under the supervision of an Occupational 的rapist (OT). 的 OT will be the individual who leads the intervention process and is the occupational therapy practitioner most likely to evaluate, 撰写治疗报告, 制定干预目标, 并提出最后的出院建议. OTA和OT都直接与患者合作,以实现他们的治疗目标. An effective OT/OTA team collaborates to provide the most effective treatment possible. An OTA will need to utilize clinical reasoning skills under the supervision of the OT to decide what methods will best help a client meet their OT goals.
Is it possible to continue my education and become an occupational therapist after finishing the OTA program at 宾州州立银行?
While there is no requirement to get any other degree beyond the associate’s degree in occupational therapy, 希望继续深造的学生有几种选择. Some students enter a full-time master’s program in occupational therapy; they may do this immediately after graduating with their associate's degree in OT or at some point later in their career. Other students pursue their master’s degree in OT through a weekend program that allows them to work full time while going to school on the weekends.
I already have a baccalaureate degree in another field but I am interested in occupational therapy. 让我的同事参加OTA有意义吗?
Students with baccalaureate degrees in related fields such as psychology, kinesiology, etc.,有时想攻读职业治疗的学位. 一个选择是获得职业治疗的副学士学位,成为一名职业治疗师. 这往往是更快,有时更便宜的选择. Other students decide to spend the extra time and effort to get their master’s in occupational therapy since that is their ultimate goal. 这是一个基于时间等因素的个人决定, 成本, 位置, 补偿, 还有其他问题. It is important that anyone weighing these options gather information from both associate and master’s degree programs so they can make the decision that best meets their needs.