Occupational Therapy Assistant

The Occupational Therapy Assistant degree is a two-year program that educates people for employment in the occupational therapy field of health care. An occupational therapy assistant (OTA) works under the supervision of a registered occupational therapist (OTR) as part of a health care team. The OTA works to restore and enhance the health of clients by facilitating occupation – the performance of purposeful activity in work, play and self-care.