Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Guide

Information about the OTA program, program requirements, and courses at Western. Includes program overview, estimated costs, and more.

Information from the federal government on outlook of careers as an occupational therapy assistant, including pay, job demand, job growth expectations, what the job is like, and how to prepare for a career as a OTA. Also includes information on similar occupations.

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is based on integrating critically appraised research results with the practitioner’s clinical expertise, and the client’s preferences, beliefs, and values. To promote EBP, AOTA has developed a number of resources to help members find and utilize clinically relevant literature to respond to both their clients’ needs and external demands for information from the scientific literature.

"Millions of consumers get health information from magazines, TV or the Internet. Some of the information is reliable and up to date; some is not. How can you tell the good from the bad?" This site from the NLM contains resources and discussion on evaluating health information online.

Professional association for occupational therapy

State-wide association for occupational therapy

Certifying organization for OTR and OTA