Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)
The Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Program prepares the student for
entry into a health care/community service profession that uses a variety
of activities and modalities to help individuals learn and/or re-learn daily
life skills needed in order to function at their most productive and independent
level.
The OTA, under the guidance of an Occupational Therapist, uses their
knowledge of human growth and development in the areas of physical, social and
emotional functioning to carry out programs with clients of all ages.
Clients who have a varying abilities resulting from physical injury or trauma,
disease, aging, mental illness or substance abuse may require Occupational
Therapy intervention. Functional goals established jointly with the client
are aimed toward individual self-care, entry/reentry into the community and/or
to work.
Activities employed may take many forms but might include activities as basic
as daily tasks of bathing, dressing and cooking, or may be as complex as the use
of computer assisted communication or work
For further information, please contact
- Program Director: Kay Wiemers, MOT, OTR
- Email:
swiemers2@alamo.edu
- Phone:
(210) 486-2421
- Office:
CHP 330L