ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø

This ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø program has been validated by the Credential Validation Service as an Ontario College Credential as required by the Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security.

As a graduate, you will be prepared to reliably demonstrate the ability to:

• Communicate appropriately and effectively, through verbal, nonverbal, written and electronic means, with clients, their families, and significant others, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, other health care providers, and others within the role of the therapist assistant.Ìý
  

• Participate in the effective functioning of interprofessional health care teams within the role of the therapist assistant.Ìý

• Establish, develop, maintain, and bring closure to client-centred, therapeutic relationships within the role of the therapist assistant*.Ìý

• Ensure personal safety and contribute to the safety of others within the role of the therapist assistant.Ìý

• Practice competently in a legal, ethical, and professional manner within the role of the therapist assistant.Ìý

• Document and complete client records in a thorough, objective, accurate, and nonjudgmental manner within the role of the therapist assistant.Ìý

• Develop and implement strategies to maintain, improve, and promote professional competence within the role of the therapist assistant.Ìý

• Perform effectively within the roles and responsibilities of the therapist assistant through the application of relevant knowledge of health sciences, psychosociological sciences, and health conditionsÌý

• Perform functions common to both physiotherapy and occupational therapy practices that contribute to the development, implementation and modification of intervention/treatment plans, under the supervision of and in collaboration with the occupational therapist and/or physiotherapist.Ìý

• Enable the client’s occupational performance* by contributing to the development, implementation, and modification of intervention/treatment plans, under the supervision of and in collaboration with the occupational therapist.Ìý

• Enable the client’s optimal physical function by contributing to the development, implementation, and modification of intervention/treatment plans, under the supervision of and in collaboration with the physiotherapist.Ìý

• Incorporate principles of equity, inclusion, belonging, and Indigenous understanding of health and wellness into professional practice to optimize client care