WSCC Occupational Therapy Assistant Program
The AAS OTA Program at WSCC is a 2-year program designed to prepare graduates to sit for the NBCOT Exam and begin practice as entry-level practitioners.
In the WSCC OTA Program, the instructors will never ask our students to do something that we will not do ourselves!
22/03/2024
The OTA program continued its collaboration with Amy, Gary, and the East Tennessee Homes support team on February 29, focusing on mealtimes and self-feeding. The students learned about various topics including dysphagia, positioning, modified diets, food presentation, adaptive eating utensils, and environmental considerations.
15/02/2024
Today the OTA started their month-long learning activities and collaborations with guest lecturers from East Tennessee Community Homes! We want to thank our guest speakers for this meaningful and valuable learning experience. Thank you Amy, Brian, Garry, Susan Fritz, SLP, Peggy Garland, SLP, and Amy Poore for sharing your expertise and experiences!
09/12/2023
We are so proud of our December graduates! It’s not easy to get off cycle, but nothing stood in the way of these strong ladies!
Congratulations, Shae and Bethany!
29/11/2023
28/11/2023
WSCC Occupational Therapy Assistant Program to host expo The Walters State Occupational Therapy Assistant Program will host the Occupational Therapy Research Expo on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at the college’s Niswonger Campus in Greeneville. The walk-through poster gallery format
10/11/2023
We kicked off our three semester long collaborative relationship with the ETSU OTD program this week!
ETSU- College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences
31/10/2023
Happy Halloween from the OTA Class of 2024!
09/09/2023
18/08/2023
We are so excited to welcome the OTA Class of 2025 to the Walters State Niswonger Campus!
28/06/2023
WSCC News Article Walters State is a learning centered, comprehensive community college established in 1970 to provide affordable and quality higher education opportunities for the residents of East Tennessee.
05/05/2023
05/05/2023
Congratulations Kaylyn Denton for being our WSCC Outstanding OTA student!
05/05/2023
Congratulations Shaela Workman, Excellence in OT Research Award winner, for excellence in timely and relevant research!
05/05/2023
Congratulations to Hannah Painter, Clinical Excellence Award winner, for demonstrating excellence in documentation and professional reasoning!
05/05/2023
Congratulations Hadden Lee, Therapeutic Excellence Award winner, for demonstrating outstanding therapeutic use of self and creative intervention planning!
05/05/2023
Congratulations to Santanna Hall, Centennial Award winner!
All current WSCC OTA students vote on who best embodies the past, present, and future of occupational therapy.
26/04/2023
Congratulations to Walters State Community College Outstanding OTA Award winner, Kaylyn Denton!
We are so proud of you and how well you represent Walter State and the occupational therapy profession!
14/04/2023
22/02/2023
Today we reimagined community college by starting our day through service-learning at a local preschool and ending with collaborative-learning at ETSU’s OTD program.
If you are considering college or a career in healthcare, ask what learning will look like while you are achieving your dream!
Seeking a career as an OTA? Apply now!
https://ws.edu/academics_app/health-ap/
15/02/2023
02/02/2023
The 2023 OTA Application Cycle is open! You can visit the application portal to start your application today!
You can complete your application now and upload your supporting documents as you complete them. You will have access to update your application through May 15th.
Email program director Courtney Boren at [email protected] with your application questions.
https://www.ws.edu/academics_app/health-ap/
02/12/2022
Walters State is so proud of our occupational therapy assistant students in presenting their semester long research projects during the OT Research Expo!
Hard work, professional advocacy, and giving back to the community of practice was evident this evening on the Niswonger Campus.
30/11/2022
The Occupational Therapy Assistant students will share their research from 4-7 p.m. during the Occupational Therapy Research Expo on the Niswonger Campus today. Occupational therapy practitioners will receive a two hour CEU certification with attendance.
This is also a great chance to learn about career opportunities available in this growing field.
Research will be presented through a poster presentation gallery. This is a
drop-in event with no reservations required.
28/11/2022
We hope to see our regional OT practitioners this Thursday. Come support your local college and our region's amazing future occupational therapy assistants!
You don't need to be an OT practitioner or in healthcare to attend.
Who should attend?
Anyone that would like the opportunity to see the beautiful Walters State's Niswonger Campus.
Students or educators wishing to experience an academic poster gallery without the need to travel to a conference.
High school and college students that are curious about being in the healthcare or rehab profession.
10/11/2022
We are excited about our new collaboration opportunity with the East Tennessee State University Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program!
27/10/2022
Our OTA students have been studying the therapeutic value of craft activities as they align with the domains of occupational therapy.
Today, they practiced their OT teaching skills and learned several new crafts to use in their own practice.
20/10/2022
We kicked off our Senior OT-OTA Collaboration today by visiting Milligan University!
OTA students completed chart reviews with their supervising OT student partners to initiate the intraprofessional collaboration through the OT process.
We look forward to a month of service learning!
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