Curriculum

Occupational Therapy Aide Curriculum

Consisting of five courses covering topics like medical terminology, safety in the health care environment, and professional responsibilities, you'll be on track to gain the knowledge needed to start your career as an occupational therapy aide.

Occupational Therapy Aide

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Occupational Therapy Aide Curriculum

5 courses
13.4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
10 exams

Estimated completion time:

Fast track = 2 months
Average time = 4 months

With Penn Foster, you can learn at whatever pace works best for you. Some learners will be more comfortable moving faster, and dedicating more time, and the fast track estimate will apply to them. The average track will apply to most learners who can dedicate a few hours per week to completing their coursework.

In this course, you’ll develop the necessary skills to ensure your success in the program. Starting Your Program is designed to help you make a smooth transition to Penn Foster, including learning how to use all the tools and resources that are available to you, get help when you need it, understand the Code of Conduct, and improve your study skills and time management. The goal is to help you become a confident, independent learner.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Identify skills needed to be a confident and independent online learner
This course will introduce you to the history and purposes of occupational therapy, and it will explain common administrative and clinical tasks that occupational therapy aides may be expected to perform.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Identify the origins, roles, and responsibilities of occupational therapy team members.
- Explain the aide’s role in regard to administrative and clinical tasks.
This course will introduce you to the basics of medical terminology, and it will provide an overview of various body systems, discuss how these body systems work together, and describe common disorders associated with each system.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Define medical terms and their connection to human body regions and structures.
- Explain various body systems and common body system disorders
This course will discuss activities of daily living (ADLs), including ADLs common to each developmental stage, and it will describe adaptive equipment that can be used to help people perform these activities.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Describe activities of daily living (ADLs) as they relate to each developmental stage.
- Explain what adaptive equipment is and how it contributes to independent living.
This course will examine different therapy treatments and the modalities used in those treatments. It will also describe the components of building positive relationships among the aide, patients, and others. Finally, the course will explain how safety applies to the aide in maintaining the facility and taking precautions for infection control.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Identify common therapeutic practices used in the occupational therapy clinic.
- Analyze the importance of developing an effective customer relationship in the healthcare sector.
- Analyze the role that safety plays in a healthcare setting.

Note: We reserve the right to change program content and materials when it becomes necessary.