Occupational Therapy Assistant Degree Online, June 2011
Occupational therapy assistants help restore patients’ physical, mental, and emotional states following an accident or disability, so that they may return to work and resume a normal life. Under the guidance of occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants instruct patients in their exercises and restorative routines, and record their progress. In most states, occupational therapy assistants are required to graduate from an associate’s degree program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education. Graduates of accredited associate’s programs are in an excellent position to land one of the many new occupational therapy assistant positions that will be created in the coming years.
