Occupational Therapy Assistant

Interested in being an integral part of a therapy team that helps clients of all ages live full and vibrant lives by promoting health, and preventing – or living better with – injury, illness or disability? If so, Platt College Anaheim’s Occupational Therapy Assistant program may be just right for you.

You can earn an Associate’s degree as an Occupational Therapy Assistant at Platt College in CA. Together with the occupational therapist, you will develop and implement the appropriate treatment plan for your patients. You’ll perform support activities for the occupational therapist. This includes helping patients perform therapeutic exercises, guiding them in the use of special equipment, and filling out the relevant paperwork. Monitoring is also a huge part of your job; you ensure that patients are following the treatment plan while also keeping track of their progress. As an occupational therapy assistant, you play a huge role in the recovery and independence of your patients.

Under the guidance of an Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy Assistants typically work with clients with injury, illness and/or disability. Working in such settings as hospitals, clinics, public schools, and private homes, Occupational Therapy Assistants make environmental and task-related adaptations for their clients to enable them to effectively master the activities of daily life.

Vocational Objective:

• Provide students with the theory, knowledge, technical skills, and clinical exposure to successfully pass the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) examination in order to become nationally Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTAs) and eligible to work as entry-level practitioners.
• Ensure students have the ability to demonstrate comprehension of the necessary theory, knowledge and clinical exposure required of an occupational therapy assistant and apply this knowledge as an entry-level occupational therapy assistant.
• Teach students the necessary technical skills required of an occupational therapy assistant and ensure students are able to demonstrate the technical skills necessary to fulfill the role of an occupational therapy assistant.
• Instill in students professionalism and personal behavior consistent with medical standards and employer expectations. Ensure students are able to demonstrate high-degree of professionalism and positive personal behavior.

Please note that Platt College has not had any graduates for the Occupational Therapy Assistant program as of yet. The first anticipated graduation date for the first cohort is February 2022. Program results from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Assistant (NBCOT) can be found online at https://www.nbcot.org/en/educators/home#schoolperformance.

Platt College has been granted candidacy status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).

The cost of attendance for the Associate of Science, Occupational Therapy program includes direct and indirect costs; current tuition and fees as well as the total cost of attending and completing the program. Platt College reviews tuition fees annually. Any increase in tuition is applied to future enrollments and not applied to currently enrolled students.

According to FASFA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), the cost of attendance is defined as the total amount of attending the program, which includes tuition and fees, books, supplies, transportation, loan fees as well as fees associated with distance education. Loan fees vary based on the amount the student borrows from the federal student loan programs.

Cost of Attendance is defined at Platt College per academic year of 3 terms, 30 weeks (cost is based upon average expenses comprised from California Student Aid Commission’s student’s expense budget and if the student is living with parents or without parents).

Upon successful completion of the program of instruction, the graduate will be awarded an Associate of Science in Occupational Therapy Assistant, provided all financial obligations have been met, and a minimum grade point average has been attained. To graduate, a student must attain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) and meet all attendance requirements. In addition, all students must meet with Career Services and Financial Aid and complete and sign all documentation prior to being approved for graduation.