AAS in Occupational Therapy Assistant

An occupational therapy assistant (OTA) provides services to persons of all ages who have a functional loss due to physical, neurological, social/emotional, cognitive, or developmental disabilities.

The practice of OT utilizes the therapeutic use of purposeful and meaningful occupations in treatment and focuses on these occupations as the goal of treatment. OT intervention may include the restoration of performance abilities, instruction in compensatory techniques, an adaptation of tasks, processes, environments, disability prevention techniques, and health promotion strategies. Under the supervision of an occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistants will work directly with persons to achieve a maximum level of independent living by developing the capacities that remain after disease, accident, or other disability.

John A. Logan College believes in the inherent worth and dignity of the individual. Derived from that belief is the concept that education is important to the cultural, intellectual, and social enlightenment of the individual; that high-quality educational opportunities are the citizens' right to whom the College belongs, and that education is vital to the area’s economic growth. Because our citizens have worth, dignity, and potential regardless of their age, economic status, or social station, the College assumes the obligation to serve its citizens through an open-admission concept with lifelong learning opportunities.

Within the limits of the College’s ability to attain and maintain a solid financial base, it is ready and eager to provide low-cost traditional and non-traditional education opportunities whenever, wherever, and the citizens need them to improve the quality of their lives.