Master of Occupational Therapy Program Brochure

Master of Occupational Therapy Clinical Excellence through Graduate Education

MOT Program at USA

Our full-time Master of Occupational Therapy program at the University of St. Augustine offers you the chance to become part of a profession that is focused on helping others. Our faculty is driven to help you develop into an occupational therapy practitioner who takes pride in offering clinical excellence to patients.

The curriculum’s holistic design prepares students to practice in settings that provide treatment for those with developmental, physical or mental health deficits that can occur across the lifespan. Our curriculum builds upon itself, offering students foundational courses such as: anatomy, biomechanics and pathology. Students then enter into their clinical coursework, which highlights a broad spectrum of areas of OT practice such as pediatrics, geriatrics, orthotics, neurology and more. The culmination of the program ends in two, twelve week clinical fieldwork experiences that are conducted in real-world clinical settings.

The University’s pioneering efforts in Physical and Occupational Therapy education brought distance education and its associated technologies to our degree and nondegree programs. By using distance education, we are able to bring education anytime, anywhere and to supplement all programs with the ability to review and study online. Our students, even when on clinical affiliation, continue to receive instruction from the University through our distance education platform.

We strive to offer the highest quality classroom instruction and online courses while taking pride in making the entire educational experience accessible and interactive for students. This blended learning approach allows our students to have a vast range of learning techniques at their fingertips. All online courses were developed with an in-depth understanding of the educational needs of our students, how they will best retain the information provided to them and the ease of accessibility to key university support services and staff to offer assistance along the way. Our lab classes are taught in a hands-on setting, while some portions of the course content are presented through a variety of interactive distance activities and augmented by in-class discussions. All courses utilize some online learning component.

Our MOT program is offered at both our St. Augustine, FL and our San Marcos, CA campus locations and can be completed in 6 trimesters, or two years!

To learn more about Blended Learning, please visit www.usa. edu/blendedlearning.

Upon completion of the Master of Occupational Therapy Program, graduates will demonstrate the ability to: • Exhibit the skills of a professional occupational therapist through a commitment to lifelong learning.

• Advocate for the profession of occupational therapy while collaborating with other members of a health care team.

• Practice clinical reasoning skills based on foundational knowledge and professional skills in order to provide optimal interventions for client problems in varied settings.

• Ensure optimal and culturally competent verbal and written communication of occupational therapy services.

• Implement principles of ethical and professional behavior in the delivery of occupational therapy services.

• Use effective leadership skills to advance the role of occupational therapy.

• Evaluate evidence-based information by accessing resources and interpreting information for competent interventions.

Possible Career Opportunities for Occupational Therapists

• Private Practice • Rehabilitation Centers • Hospitals • Home Health Agencies • Community Mental Health

University Mission Statement The mission of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is the development of professional health care practitioners through innovative, individualized, and quality classroom, clinical, and distance education.

• Nursing Homes • School Systems • Pediatric Burn Centers • Wellness Facilities

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Accreditation

The entry-level Occupational Therapy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE), 4720 Montgomery Lane, PO Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220, Telephone: 301-652-2682 The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) and is an institutional member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.

Graduates of this program will be able to take the national certification examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).

Most states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are based on results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Applicants need to be aware that a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT exam or attain state licensure.

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