- Strong growth is predicted for OT profession over the next decade.
- Employment in the OT field is expected to increase by 26 percent between 2008 and 2018.
Attention!
The Occupational Therapy Centralized Application Service (OTCAS) is now closed. New applications were accepted for the 2012-2013 Academic Year until October 1, 2012. Students are admitted once a year, with classes beginning in Summer Session, 2013.
Welcome to the Department of Occupational Therapy
The Department of Occupational Therapy is dedicated to preparing the Occupational Therapists who will shape and lead the profession in the years to come. Our graduates are first and foremost Occupational Therapists, well-versed in the sciences and skills that enable clients to restore function and adapt to the new realities and limitations that follow life-altering events.
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (DrOT)
In keeping pace with the dynamic nature of our healthcare system, since January, 2009, the College of Health and Human Services has offered the Doctor of Occupational Therapy (DrOT) degree program for the advanced practice-prepared occupational therapist. Today's advanced practice occupational therapists must provide the best care possible based on the latest hard evidence.
The DrOT program will give OT practitioners the ability to find, interpret, synthesize and apply findings from the very latest research, theory and models of practice.
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)
The Master of Occupational Therapy program emphasizes an appreciation of the individual and imparts an understanding of cultural identities and responses. Our graduates work to make the profession and its services available to all – and to eliminate the health disparities that exclude many from the level of care and participation they deserve.
From Occupational Therapy Assistant to Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA) are encouraged to consider a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies through the College of Arts and Sciences of Governors State University (GSU). An advisor can help an OTA build on his/her current degree and experiences to earn a bachelor’s degree plus the prerequisites required to apply to advanced degree programs in occupational therapy and a variety of health and human service professions.
Conductive Education Certificate
The Department also offers cutting-edge training in Conductive Education through the Conductive Education Certificate. The Certificate, developed with a grant from the Coleman Foundation, provides a comprehensive background in the emerging field of Conductive Education. The Certificate is an excellent program of continuing education that brings both occupational and physical therapists to the fore in this exciting, and new, method of therapy.
Bachelor of Health Science in Community Health / Pre-Occupational Therapy (OT) Track
The Bachelor of Health Science (BHS) degree in Community Health from Governors State University (GSU) is designed to provide you with the broad-based educational background required to apply to advanced degree programs in occupational therapy and a variety of health and human service professions. Learn more about all four tracks of the Bachelor of Health Science in Community Health degree program.
