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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?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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 were rapidly losing your eyesight?
What Would You Do Today if . . .?
You lost an arm or leg?
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?
• 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 [email protected]
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
