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Occupational Therapy Assistants

Also called: Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA), Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA), Licensed Occupational Therapy Assistant (LOTA)

Career Cluster: Health Science

What they do:
Assist occupational therapists in providing occupational therapy treatments and procedures. May, in accordance with state laws, assist in development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, direct activity programs, and document the progress of treatments. Generally requires formal training.

On the job, you would:

Instruct, or assist in instructing, patients and families in home programs, basic living skills, or the care and use of adaptive equipment.
Maintain and promote a positive attitude toward clients and their treatment programs.
Report to supervisors, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior.

KNOWLEDGE

Math and Science

psychology
sociology and anthropology

Education and Training

teaching and course design

Arts and Humanities

English language

Business

customer service
administrative services

SKILLS

Social

looking for ways to help people
understanding people's reactions

Basic Skills

listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
talking to others

People and Technology Systems

thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it