安大略大学职业治疗师助理和物理治疗师文凭

该计划旨在为学生提供必要的知识，技能和态度，以发挥其作为职业治疗师助理和理疗师助理（OTA和PTA）的作用。OTA和PTA主要负责执行治疗计划，以促进身体健康或具有多种健康状况的个人参与日常生活活动。该程序将课堂理论与在实际实验室环境中动手实践技能学习相结合。为了提高批判性思维，决策和领导能力，该计划利用了各种学习机会，例如基于小组的案例学习，模拟练习，应用学习项目和在线学习。课程中集成了对各种临床环境的临床经验的了解，以确保学生有机会在监督的环境中应用技能。
This program is designed to prepare students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to perform their role as occupational therapist assistants and physiotherapist assistants (OTAs and PTAs). OTAs and PTAs are primarily responsible for implementation of treatment plans to promote physical functioning or to enhance participation in activities of daily living for individuals with a wide range of health conditions. The program integrates classroom theory with hands-on practical skills learning in living lab settings. To enhance critical thinking, decision making and leadership skills, the program makes use of diverse learning opportunities such as small group case-based learning, simulation exercises, applied learning projects and e-learning. Exposure to clinical experiences across a variety of clinical settings is integrated into the curriculum to ensure students have an opportunity to apply skills in a supervised setting.<br><br>Graduates are prepared to enter the health-care industry working in various health-care settings (e.g., hospitals, retirement homes or long-term care facilities, private rehabilitation clinics and other health-related community agencies) as an occupational therapist and physiotherapist assistant under the supervision of a licensed physiotherapist or occupational therapist. This two-year diploma program is not a direct route to becoming a registered OT or PT. Applicants are advised to seek career counselling support to determine appropriate pathways for entry into the master's degree program to become a registered OT and/or PT if this is a route they wish to take. On average, 98% of graduates from the last three years (2017 to 2019) found employment within six months of graduation.