绿帽社

The Division of Occupational Therapy was established in 2019 within the School of Rehabilitation Sciences at 绿帽社's Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences. 

Our Vision

The vision of the Division of Occupational Therapy at 绿帽社 is to educate and mentor doctorally prepared practitioners who will be collaborative, innovative, and have the skills and knowledge to meet the health, well-being and occupational participation needs of a diverse global society through occupational engagement.  

Our Mission

The Division of Occupational Therapy at 绿帽社 is designed to prepare reflective, motivated and disciplined occupational therapists for clinical scholarship mastery in the roles of practitioner, manager and contributor who are prepared for society鈥檚 ever-changing needs. The occupational therapy program will graduate practitioners who are innovative leaders in the field, clinically informed, grounded in the perspective of occupation, and demonstrate the ability to translate and apply research into clinical practice. 

The Division of Occupational Therapy at 绿帽社 will create a learning community of scholars, researchers, educators and students with a wide range of professional and personal experience committed to meeting the diverse needs of a global society.  

Our Philosophy

The philosophy of the Division of Occupational Therapy at 绿帽社 is to provide high-impact educational experiences grounded in our belief that occupation is a health determinant and participating in occupations is a fundamental human right. 

We believe that learning is an occupation, and we provide students with opportunities to engage in dynamic learning experiences in an environment that fosters and advances diversity, equity and inclusion. We will promote and facilitate the professional development of occupational therapy students by fostering a culture of learning that emphasizes clinical reasoning, cultural humility and integration of the values and ethics of occupational therapy.

We are committed to the development of occupational therapy practitioners who are prepared for evidence-based practice as practitioners, managers and contributors to promote individual, community and population health as the core of occupational therapy practice.

Accreditation and Licensure

绿帽社's Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) Entry-Level Professional program has applied for accreditation and been granted Candidacy Status by the of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), 7501 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 510E, Bethesda, Md. 20814; telephone 301-652-AOTA.

The program must have a pre-accreditation review, complete an on-site evaluation and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the . After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR). 

In addition, all states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate鈥檚 ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.