Have questions? Write to us at transfer. There may be additional fees for practicums and terms held outside this time frame. Have you been accepted to this program? Here's what you'll need for your first day of classes. You are required to complete several health, confidentiality and consent forms before starting your program.
All completed and signed paperwork is needed on orientation day. Get started on pre-orientation requirements. Your program orientation will take place Sept. Check your schedule in mySAIT for the time and location details. Learn more about your orientation.
We are expecting to meet you at new student orientation. Important program information is discussed to ensure you are prepared to begin classes which start on day one.
Orientation is a mandatory part of your learning experience to ensure student success. You'll follow a fixed block registration process to enrol in your classes. Learn how to register on our registration and schedules page. This is a bring your own device program with a standard hardware and software requirement. See the specific requirements on our computers and laptops page. You will be evaluated on your level of competency performance during practicum which is logged using a tracking system called CompTracker.
You will require a wi-fi enabled tablet Apple or Android to support the CompTracker system. Any size tablet is acceptable. Keyboards are advisable but not mandatory. Smartphones are not acceptable devices for CompTracker. There is a required user license fee billed on a per semester basis. Each program will have a different student fee depending on how the system is used within the program. More information will be shared at orientation.
The industry-approved PPE you'll need will be discussed during your first few days of classes. This course is designed to introduce you to student rights and responsibilities at SAIT.
You will learn about SAIT's rich and diverse community, become familiar with guidelines and procedures that create a safe, respectful learning experience for you, and gain practical tips for how you can engage in the SAIT community in a positive and responsible way.
PRES must be completed within 30 days from the start of the semester. Get tips and insider information on time management, exam preparation, effective notetaking and more through this free, online short course for new students. Plus, learn about discussion boards, online communication and submitting assignments online. Course completion is recommended by the end of your first semester. Both courses can be accessed through Brightspace D2L before the first day of classes.
The booklist will be available closer to the program start date. The bookstore didn't receive a textbook list. Next steps for accepted students. Find important dates applicable to all students, including your transcript and tuition payment deadlines on our Important Dates page. Important Dates. School of Health and Public Safety Next information session. Dec 7 pm Zoom. All Mercy Specific prerequisite courses must be completed prior to entering the program. Occupational therapy is a health, education and rehabilitation profession that helps people maximize potential and build skills that are important for independent functioning, health, well-being and participation in communities.
Occupational therapy practitioners work with people of all ages who may need specialized assistance in learning skills to enable them to lead independent, productive and satisfying lives. Occupational therapists work with people experiencing daily living problems that may result from the effects of normal aging, disability or illnesses such as stroke, spinal cord injuries, cancer, autism, cerebral palsy or developmental problems, congenital conditions, and mental illness.
Occupational therapists work in a wide range of practice settings including hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing facilities, home health agencies, outpatient rehabilitation programs, psychiatric facilities, private and public schools, community centers and private practices.
There are expanding opportunities for occupational therapists in the areas of health promotion and prevention within private practices, industry, social and public or community agencies. For a full curriculum listing visit our catalog. The curriculum is organized around the life-span stages of childhood, adolescence, adulthood and geriatrics.
Concepts related to health, learning, the impact of illness and occupational therapy practice are integrated within each life-span stage. The program provides an intense learning experience and is especially designed for the motivated adult learner. The program incorporates a variety of learning methods including a mixture of lecture, discussion, small group problem solving, hands on experiences and problem based learning PBL. Each life span module is linked to a PBL course where students meet in small groups with a faculty facilitator to discuss clinical cases.
The cases require students to call upon previous learned knowledge from prerequisite courses, engage in independent and self-directed learning, and use a variety of learning resources. PBL allows students to learn the content specified for the course by applying clinical reasoning and inquiry skills. Each life-span module is also linked to a Level I Fieldwork course designed to connect theory to practice.
Students are assigned to various clinical and community settings for a minimum of seven weekdays each fall and spring trimester. The Occupational Therapy Program incorporates three strands of knowledge within courses in the curriculum. The strands are 1 the importance of engagement in occupation in promoting health and participation; 2 client centered occupational therapy evaluation and intervention approaches focused on the interaction of the person, environment and occupation; and 3 exploration and application of available evidence based knowledge and information to support critical thinking and clinical decision making.
The program provides students with entry-level proficiency in occupational therapy practice with people of all ages, cultures and disabilities. The program places a strong emphasis on encouraging clinical reasoning and critical thinking and is designed to reinforce the self-directed learning style inherent in the professional role.
The Occupational Therapy Program is committed to preparing practitioners who can competently fulfill responsibilities of the professional role within a changing health care world. The Master of Science Degree Program in Occupational Therapy is a full-time weekend program that takes approximately two years, four months to complete.
The student is required to take nine - eleven credits per trimester. Classes are completed in 5 trimesters and are followed by twenty-four weeks of full-time clinical fieldwork. During the final two trimesters, while completing the Level II fieldwork, the student registers for 4. The required 24 weeks of fieldwork must be completed within 24 months following the completion of the didactic component of the program unless the program Faculty Review Committee grants and extension for extenuating circumstances.
Overall, employer surveys indicated that employers are satisfied with Mercy College graduates. Ninety-five percent of employers rated graduates as average or above average. Eighty-five percent indicated that preparation for the current position was good or excellent, with no ratings of "poor. Each life-span module is linked to a Level I Fieldwork course designed to connect theory to practice. Level I Fieldwork in Pediatrics is completed in settings such as children's specialized hospital and rehabilitation centers, private schools, school based practices, special education schools, pediatric units in general hospitals and outpatient clinics.
Level I Fieldwork in Adolescence is completed in residential care facilities for children and youth with emotional disabilities or after school programs for impoverished and "at-risk" youth that are located primarily in the counties surrounding the college.
Accommodations may be made for students outside of the tri-state area. Level I Fieldwork in Adults is completed with a physically disabled population in hospitals and rehabilitation centers, private practices, outpatient clinics. The final Level I Fieldwork course in Geriatrics is completed in community settings typically in social based adult day programs for individuals with dementia. Absences of more than one fieldwork day even if rescheduled are considered excessive and may result in a non-passing grade for the fieldwork course.
Students are expected to attend fieldwork for the entire scheduled day unless they are ill or have extenuating circumstance. Students who are ill should use their judgment when deciding if they should attend fieldwork.
Students are required to complete a total of at least seven days of fieldwork each fall and spring term. Students must meet the minimum required hours forty-two hours to successfully complete each Fieldwork Level I experience. Students assigned to fieldwork sites that have less than a six hour workday must complete a minimum of 42 hours. Students assigned to sites with six or more hour workdays must complete seven days. A total of 24 weeks of Level II Fieldwork experiences is required for students to graduate and be eligible for national certification and state licensure.
This fieldwork is usually completed at the end of the curriculum sequence as two full-time week unpaid placements. Modifications, such as part-time i. Part-time fieldwork experiences may limit the populations and settings in which the fieldwork can be completed and will lengthen the time needed to complete the program, but for some students offers the opportunity to balance education requirements with work or family responsibilities.
Specialty or third affiliations are offered in focused areas such as hand rehabilitation or pediatric early intervention after the student completes the basic fieldwork experiences. All fieldwork placements must be successfully completed within 24 months of didactic course work unless the program Faculty Review committee grants and extension for extenuating circumstances. Participating in a Level II Fieldwork frequently involves a commitment commensurate to a full-time job.
These fees are paid directly to the lender. According to FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid , cost of attendance is defined as total amount of attending the program, which includes tuition and fees, book, supplies, transportation, loan fees as well as fees associated with distance education.
As a profession, occupational therapists are on the frontline of the health equity. You are uniquely placed to understand and tackle the challenges people face. See what occupational therapists are doing to address health equity in their roles on the OTsForEquity social wall.
You can also share your own OTsForEquity examples using the campaign graphic on social media. What is the OTsForEquity toolkit? You can use this to reflect on your current understanding of health equity and what you learn during Occupational Therapy Week. We have a dedicated webpage about the Ideas Platform. There you will find information about how to use the platform such as adding ideas, liking and commenting on others.
You will also see why we want to collect your ideas and what we will do with them. What happens after Occupational Therapy Week? This will help us co-create an action plan which will determine future activities.
Contribute your ideas for improving health equity to our Ideas Platform 2. Keep calling on your organisation to do more to address health equity by showing them the OTsForEquity animation 4. Access here. Equality vs. For example, in Tower Hamlets occupational therapists are working closely with housing planners to shape the design of homes for those with disabilities.
In Wales our members are embedded in GP practices, running drop-in centres aiming to help people stay in employment. Across the UK occupational therapists are working in mainstream schools supporting vulnerable children to get the education they need. Resources for download Use these resources to get involved in OTsForEquity and think about health equity within your role.
Digital resources Share examples of the work you already do towards health equity. You can also print out the health equity A4 sheet and write your example on it. The resources are available in English and Welsh.
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