Ot Student Primer: A Guide to College Success - Softcover

Sladyk, Karen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556423187 ISBN 13: 9781556423185

Publisher: SLACK Incorporated, 1997

Synopsis

The OT Student Primer: A Guide to College Success focuses on advice and tutorials to make a student's journey through occupational therapy school more successful and enjoyable. This text provides the details necessary for becoming an OTR or COTA. It contains the basic information that is then built upon in OT education. The process of learning OT theories, techniques, terminology and concepts is challenging, and this book addresses the core understanding of the profession that all students should know as they embark on their OT careers. This book is designed to be a companion to refer to for both OT students and clinicians. It addresses OT-specific issues in the context of what OT students are learning.

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About the Author

Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, has a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from Eastern Michigan University and a master’s degree in community health from Southern Connecticut State University. She is currently a doctoral candidate in adult and vocational education at the University of Connecticut. Karen recently accepted a new position as program director at Bay Path College in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. As program director, she has developed a student-centered curriculum. As an occupational therapy teacher, Karen’s interests include clinical reasoning and fieldwork. OT Student Primer: A Guide to College Success is Karen’s second book written for students. OTR Exam Review Manual was written with peers to guide students through the NBCOT exam. Karen’s focus is on meeting students’ needs through her informative books. She resides in Vernon, Connecticut, in a very old house with two cats. When she is not busy with academic challenges, she enjoys quilt making.

Edition details

• Publisher: SLACK Incorporated
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556423187
• ISBN 13: 9781556423185
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 348