What Would You Do Today If .

What Would You Do Today

If . . .

What Would You Do Today if . . .

You received a severe head injury ?

What Would You Do Today if . . .?

You had a stroke?

What Would You Do Today if . . .?

You were rapidly losing your eyesight?

What Would You Do Today if . . .?

You lost an arm or leg?

Who would help you get your life back?

A Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant - COTA

What does a COTA do?

Help their clients to

Learn to do

everyday things again

COTAs work in these Occupational Areas:

• Activities of Daily Living-ADLs (eating, hygiene, dressing, bathroom)

• Instrumental ADLs(cooking, finances, child care)

• Education• Social Participation• Leisure• Play• Work

Who do COTAs work with?• A COTA works closely with an

Occupational Therapist (OT) who is their supervisor

• OTs will set the goals for the patient collaborating with the COTA then the COTA will design the treatments to meet those goals

How do COTAs do that?• Rehabilitation/Remediation

How do COTAs do that?

• Adaptive/Assistive Technology

How do COTAs do that?

• Modification of Task/Environment

What about the Pay?May 2009 US Bureau of Labor

Statistics• Mean Avg Wage - $24.44 hr -$50,830

year• Percentiles

10% $33,350 yr 75% $59,89025% $41,200 yr 90% $68,45050% $50,830 yr

• Industry Profile – (low to high pay)SchoolsHospitalsClinicsNursing Care FacilitiesHome Health Services

How to Become a COTA

Salt Lake Community College has an excellent program completed in 4 semesters (plus pre-requisites) – AAS Degree

Contact Evelynn O’Dell, SLCC Academic Advisor of Allied Health Sciences, for more information 801-957-6407 or eodell@mymail.slcc.edu

To learn more about Occupational Therapy go to:

www.aota.org

Help put the pieces of a life back together again

• Become a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant