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• Communication: Communication skills suf cient for acceptable written, verbal and non- verbal skills to communicate with individuals, families, and groups.
• Mobility and Strength: Physical mobility and strength suf cient to move through the clini- cal setting, to move patients and equipment, to use one’s body for treatment without the use of equipment, and to ensure patient safety during treatment.
• Motor Skills: Gross and ne motor abilities/coordination to provide safe and effective treatment.
• Hearing: Auditory acuity suf cient to monitor and treat patients and to monitor safety warning signals on equipment.
• Visual Acuity: Visual acuity suf cient to monitor and treat patients and to monitor safety warning signals on equipment.
• Tactile Skills: Tactile skills suf cient to monitor and treat patients and to perform measurements.
• Emotional: Must possess emotional stability suf cient to maintain composure in stressful
situations.
Please Note: In order to participate in clinical education experiences at health care facilities, students will be required to submit proof of immunizations, annual TB test, results of a criminal background check and annual drug screen at their own expense.
The OTA program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Edu- cation (ACOTE). Graduates of the OTA program will be eligible to sit for the national certi cation examination for the occupational therapy assistant, which is administered by the National Board for Certi cation in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of the NBCOT certi cation exam, the individual will be a Certi ed Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). In addition, most states require licensure in order to practice. Licensure generally requires initial cer- ti cation by the NBCOT. A felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certi cation examination and obtain state licensure.
ACOTE
4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814-3449 301.652.6611, ext. 2914 • www.acoteonline.org
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