How do they match: Occupational Therapy Assistants

  • School Based COTA
  • School Based Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
  • Acute Care OT Assistant
  • Acute Care Occupational Therapy Assistant
  • Occupational Therapy Technician

  • Teach patients how to deal constructively with their emotions.
  • Assist educational specialists or clinical psychologists in administering situational or diagnostic tests to measure client's abilities or progress.
  • Attend care plan meetings to review patient progress and update care plans.
  • Attend continuing education classes.
  • Communicate and collaborate with other healthcare professionals involved with the care of a patient.
  • Demonstrate therapy techniques, such as manual or creative arts or games.
  • Instruct, or assist in instructing, patients and families in home programs, basic living skills, or the care and use of adaptive equipment.
  • Order any needed educational or treatment supplies.
  • Work under the direction of occupational therapists to plan, implement, or administer educational, vocational, or recreational programs that restore or enhance performance in individuals with functional impairments.

  • Teach basic living or other adaptive skills to patients or caregivers.
  • Teach medical procedures or medical equipment use to patients.
  • Teach medical procedures to healthcare personnel.
  • Attend educational events to update medical knowledge.
  • Confer with other professionals to plan patient care.