Occupational Therapy Aide

Your at-home learning program includes four Instruction Sets designed to take you step-by-step through the techniques and skills you’ll employ as an Occupational Therapy Aide. Your first Instruction Set will be sent to you as soon as your enrolment has been accepted. Other Instruction Sets will follow as you complete your exams, so that you will always have training materials to work with.

You will need access to a Microsoft® Windows®-based computer (running Windows Vista® or later) and the Internet in order to complete your program with ICS Canada.

Instruction Set 1

• Learning Strategies
• Successful studying methods, creating effective and efficient study tools; using study tools to improve your chances of success.
• Introduction to Occupational Therapy
  • Brief history of occupational therapy; settings in which
    OT is practiced: hospitals, rehabilitation centers, schools,
    etc.; categories of OT personnel; educational requirements; members of the patient-care interdisciplinary team.
• The Physical/Occupational Therapy Aide
  • Definition of OT aide’s role; education and training; job responsibilities; unskilled and skilled tasks, including clerical, inventory, treatment setup, direct patient care, therapeutic activities; supervision of the OT aide; OT Code of Ethics.
• DVD: Rehabilitative Careers

Instruction Set 2

• The Occupational Therapy Aide
  • Definition of OT aide’s role; education and training; job responsibilities; unskilled and skilled tasks, including clerical, inventory, treatment setup, direct patient care, therapeutic activities; supervision of the OT aide; OT Code of Ethics.
• Introduction to Medical Terminology
  • Definitions; anatomical positioning, directional terms,
    body regions; therapeutic terminology; common abbreviations; the musculoskeletal system.
• Body Systems Terminology
  • Nervous, circulatory, and respiratory terminology.
• Learning Aid:
  • Terminology Flashcards
• Pronunciation Tapes:
  • Introduction to Terminology
  • Body Systems

Instruction Set 3

• Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
  • Definition of ADL; self-care activities; homemaking
    activities; leisure activities; work activities, including
    on-site job evaluations; community re-entry activities;
    patient transfer techniques; driving; home safety.
• Adaptive Equipment
  • Wheelchair components and care; ambulation devices; bathroom equipment; dressing equipment; feeding equipment; grooming equipment; transfer equipment; OT aide’s role in assisting with or modifying adaptive equipment.
• DVD: Activities of Daily Living and the OT Aide

Instruction Set 4

• Therapeutic Treatment
  • Aide’s role in assisting with therapeutic treatment, including psychosocial skills; group interaction skills; cognitive, perceptual and sensory stimulation activities; fine and gross motor activities; range of motion and strengthening activities; aide’s role in diagnostic-related activities.
• Customer Service
  • The patient relationship; patient rights; confidentiality; telephone and interpersonal skills; interacting with
    patients; problem solving and conflict resolution.
• Workplace Health and Safety
  • Patient safety, including standard first aid, CPR, recognizing patient distress; personal safety, including wellness and proper body mechanics; environmental safety, including infection control, universal precautions; fire/disaster procedures.
• Supplement:
• Clinical Work Experience Option

Online Library and Librarian
Students in ICS Canada have access to an online library for use during their studies. Students can use this library to do the required research in the courses they complete or can use it for general reference and links to valuable resources. The library contains helpful research assistance, articles, databases, books, and Web links. A librarian is available to answer questions on general research-related topics via email and to assist students in research activities during their studies with ICS Canada.

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