College Diploma - Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant (3022)

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Program Description The Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant (OTA & PTA) program will prepare students to help people with illness, injury or disability increase their independence and overcome challenges of daily life. Through a combination of theoretical and practical learning in the classroom, laboratory, and field placements students will gain the core skills and hands-on experience to meet the demands of an occupational therapy assistant and/or physiotherapist assistant. Program highlights include: Learning to assist individuals to regain or maintain independent function and mobility. Participating in exciting fieldwork activities beginning in the first semester and gaining valuable clinical skills from experienced clinicians in a variety of work settings. Experiencing student-centred learning in class and in small labs, with professors who are also clinicians in the field. An onsite physiotherapy clinic that provides assessment and treatment while offering students fieldwork placements.