The mission of the Lake Area
Technical Institute Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is to provide an
entry-level education in occupational therapy, which meets, established
standards and prepares students to be competent, well rounded, and adaptable,
practitioners. The program seeks to instill each student with a drive for
continuing growth and a realistic level of confidence in order to be successful
in their profession.
The program will provide a
broad-based education and includes:
·
development of
interpersonal skills for therapeutic relationships
·
critical and
ethical decision making
·
practice skills
needed for rural settings
·
an understanding
of diversity
·
opportunities for
professional advocacy