Occupational Therapist Assistant

Occupational Therapist Assistant is a two- to four-year certificate program offered at Northwood Technical College, a public institution in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. The program trains students to assist occupational therapists in helping patients develop, recover, or maintain daily living and work skills following illness or injury.

This program is part of the allied health and medical assisting services field (CIP 51.0803). Students at Northwood Technical College may also be interested in related programs such as Welding Technology/Welder; Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications; Computer Support Specialist; Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General; and Automation Engineer Technology/Technician. The occupational therapist assistant program typically includes supervised clinical fieldwork in addition to coursework in therapeutic techniques, anatomy, and patient care.