Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis is the experimental courses description. Occupational Therapy Assisting Occupations are the meaningful activities of our daily lives, in areas of self-care, work, and leisure. The activities we identify as occupations in our lives are based on our values, beliefs, needs, and desires. Some occupations are necessary for day- to-day functioning, such a bathing and cooking. Other occupations are tasks related to our roles, such as parent, child, spouse, student, worker, or community volunteer. Physical, cognitive, and social skills are required to perform these occupations. Occupational therapy aims to help individuals and groups maximize these needed skills and abilities to participate in meaningful and purposeful daily activities. Occupational therapy helps people with living life to its fullest. The Sacramento City College OTA program is cohort-based. Students are expected to advance through the required curriculum each semester in the established sequence. The Allied Health and OTA courses are offered Monday through Thursday in the evening and on Saturdays, except for clinical fieldwork, which is scheduled during weekday business hours. Degrees Offered A.S. in Occupational Therapy Assistant Dean Paulette Lopez Program Coordinator Ada Boone Hoerl Phone (916) 558-2271 Email SCC-OTAInfo@scc.losrios.edu Associate Degree A.S. in Occupational Therapy Assistant The Occupational Therapy Assistant Associate in Science degree provides students with an understanding of human occupations as the valued and necessary skills of daily living across the lifespan. Injury, illness, disease, and developmental delays can prevent optimal performance in daily life tasks. Students will learn methods and interventions to establish or restore functioning with a range of populations with physical, behavioral, and/or developmental conditions in a variety of settings. Also addressed are the essential professional skills of therapeutic communication, activity analysis and adaptation, assistive technology, client and caregiver education, cultural humility and health practices, and occupational justice, among many others. Through a rigorous learning program, students are provided training through lectures, labs, and fieldwork experiences. A significant portion of the program is offered through synchronous distance education when appropriate. With successful degree completion, students are eligible to pursue national certification and state licensure. To practice as an entry-level occupational therapy assistant, under the supervision of an occupational therapist, requires certification and licensure. Practice with an Associate of Science degree provides certified and licensed graduates with gainful employment with competitive salaries and job opportunities and does not require additional degrees unless desired. The program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814. ACOTE's telephone number, c/o AOTA, is (301) 652-6611, and its web address is www.acoteonline.org. Degree Requirements Course Code Course Title Units Courses Required for Program Application in addition to the Graduation Requirements listed in the Enrollment Limitations: AH 106 Communication for Allied Health Careers 2 AH 311 Medical Language for Health-Care Providers 3 BIOL 100 Introduction to Concepts of Human Anatomy and Physiology (3) 3 - 101 or [ BIOL 430 Anatomy and Physiology (5) and BIOL 431 ] Anatomy and Physiology (5) ETHNS 300 Introduction to Ethnic Studies 3 LIBR 307 Medical Information Resources 1 NUTRI 300 Nutrition (3) 3 or NUTRI 480 Nutrition Honors (3) OTA 100 Introduction to Occupational Therapy 1 PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology (3) 32 or PSYC 480 Honors General Principles (3) PSYC 370 Human Development: A Life Span (3) 3 or EDUC 300 Human Development: A Life Span (3) Semester 1 (Spring): OTA 123 Fundamentals of Clinical Documentation 1.5 OTA 131 Occupational Therapy Theory and Process in Psychosocial Dysfunction 5 OTA 132 Introduction to Clinical Practice in Psychosocial Dysfunction (1) 1 or OTA 122 Introduction to Clinical Practice in Non- Traditional Settings (1) OTA 150 Occupational Therapy Process and Practice in Developmental Disabilities and Pediatric Conditions 2.5 Semester 2 (Summer): OTA 110 Functional Biomechanics for the OTA 3 OTA 111 Functional Biomechanics Lab for the OTA 1 OTA 152 Introduction to Clinical Practice in Pediatric Conditions 0.5 Semester 3 (Fall): OTA 140 Theoretical Foundations of Physical Dysfunction 3 OTA 141 Occupational Therapy Process in Physical Dysfunction 4 OTA 142 Introduction to Clinical Practice in Physical Dysfunction (1) 1 or OTA 122 Introduction to Clinical Practice in Non- Traditional Settings (1) Semester 4 (Spring): Occupational Therapy Assisting 537 Course Code Course Title Units OTA 120 Fundamentals of Occupational Therapy Assistant Practice 2.5 OTA 160 Fieldwork Level II First Rotation for the Occupational Therapy Assistant 6 OTA 162 Practice Skills for First Rotation OTA Level II Fieldwork 0.5 Semester 5 (Summer): OTA 121 Contemporary Models of Practice in Occupational Therapy 1 OTA 163 Practice Skills for Second Rotation OTA Level II Fieldwork 0.5 Semester 6 (Fall): 