Occupational Therapy Assistants
Assist occupational therapists in providing occupational therapy treatments and procedures. May, in accordance with State laws, assist in development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, direct activity programs, and document the progress of treatments. Generally requires formal training.
Also called: Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA), Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA), Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant-Licensed (COTA-L), Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)
Knowledge:
- psychology
- sociology and anthropology
- teaching and course design
Skills:
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
- understanding people's reactions
- looking for ways to help people
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need
- Integrity
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Self Control
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Attention to Detail
Technology:
- BrainTrain Captain's Log
- Laboratory information system LIS
- Billing software
- Bookkeeping software
Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Microsoft Access
