Occupational Therapy - The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

Occupational Therapy from The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey is a Campus Master Occupational Therapy degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Occupational Therapy is a health care profession that uses purposeful activity to achieve functional outcomes that promote health, prevent injury or disability, and develop, improve, sustain, or restore the highest possible level of independence. Occupational therapists may choose to work in a variety of settings including acute care and rehabilitation hospitals, mental health facilities, managed care environments, home health agencies, nursing homes, public and private schools, industry, correctional facilities, private practice, and community-based wellness programs. The Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). ACOTE is located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, PO Box 31220, Bethesda, MD, 20824-1220. The phone number for ACOTE is (310) 652-2682. Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the National Certification Examination for the Occupational Therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). [Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate's ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.] The focus of the profession is the facilitation of human responses to functional problems that may interfere with skill acquisition, demonstration of performance, or pursuit of life roles and/or meaningful living. The curriculum embraces a case-based approach to learning and a client-centered approach to problem solving. The program is dedicated to educating therapists capable of providing therapeutic and humanistic care to promote health and well being and to promote positive relationships between individuals, communities, and their environments. View more details on The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Occupational Therapy courses.