Occupational Therapy Aide

Here's how it works: Your first Instruction Set will be sent immediately after your enrollment has been accepted. Other Instruction Sets will follow as you complete your exams, so that you will always have training materials to work with. Here is an overview of what you'll learn and the order in which you'll receive your lessons:

• Instruction Set 1
  • Introduction to Occupational Therapy
    • Brief history of occupational therapy; settings in which OT is practiced: hospitals, rehabilitation centers, schools, etc.; categories of OT personnel; educational requirements; members of the patient-care interdisciplinary team.
  • The Physical/Occupational Therapy Aide
    • Definition of OT aide’s role; education and training; job responsibilities; unskilled and skilled tasks, including clerical, inventory, treatment setup, direct patient care, therapeutic activities; supervision of the OT aide; OT Code of Ethics.
  • Video: Rehabilitative Careers
  
  
• Instruction Set 2
  • Introduction to Medical Terminology
    • Definitions; anatomical positioning, directional terms, body regions; therapeutic terminology; common abbreviations; the musculoskeletal system.
  • Body Systems Terminology
    • Nervous, circulatory, and respiratory terminology.
  • Learning Aid : Terminology Flashcards
  • Pronunciation Tapes:
    • Introduction to Terminology
    • Body Systems
      
  
  
• Instruction Set 3
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
    • Definition of ADL; self-care activities; homemaking activities; leisure activities; work activities, including on-site job evaluations; community re-entry activities; patient transfer techniques; driving; home safety.
  • Adaptive Equipment
    • Wheelchair components and care; ambulation devices; bathroom equipment; dressing equipment; feeding equipment; grooming equipment; transfer equipment; OT aide’s role in assisting with or modifying adaptive equipment.
  • Video: Activities of Daily Living and the OT Aide
    
  
  
• Instruction Set 4
  • Therapeutic Treatment
    • Aide’s role in assisting with therapeutic treatment, including psychosocial skills; group interaction skills; cognitive, perceptual and sensory stimulation activities; fine and gross motor activities; range of motion and strengthening activities; aide’s role in diagnostic-related activities.
  • Customer Service
    • The patient relationship; patient rights; confidentiality; telephone and interpersonal skills; interacting with patients; problem solving and conflict resolution.
  • Workplace Health and Safety
    • Patient safety, including standard first aid, CPR, recognizing patient distress; personal safety, including wellness and proper body mechanics; environmental safety, including infection control, universal precautions; fire/disaster procedures.
  • Supplement: Clinical Work Experience Option
    

• Graduation Set
  (Sent to you when all program requirements and financial obligations have been met)
  • Textbook: Quick Reference to Occupational Therapy
  • Reach-n-Grab Reacher
  • Sock and Shoe Aid
  • Combo Zipper and Button Pull
  • Universal Cuff
    

We reserve the right to change program content and materials when it becomes necessary.

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