Vocational School of Health Services Occupational Therapy Program
Vocational School of Health Services Occupational Therapy Program
Occupational Therapy Program
Purpose of the Program:
Occupational Therapy is a person-centered health profession that promotes health and well-being through meaningful and purposeful activities. The main purpose of Occupational Technicians is to enable people to participate in daily life activities and to be independent in their activities. Occupational therapy technicians, together with occupational therapists, have training in the field of medical, social, behavioral, psychological, psychosocial and occupational therapy science, equipped with the knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary to work collaboratively with individuals, groups or communities.
Admission and Registration Conditions:
Students who will be accepted to our school must have received a sufficient score from the Higher Education Institutions Exam Basic Proficiency Test conducted by the Measurement, Selection and Placement Center.
2 years
Title Earned:
Students who graduate from this program receive a " Occupational " associate degree diploma. Occupational technician (Ergotherapy technician); is a health technician who has graduated from the occupational therapy departments of vocational high schools and applies the occupational therapy program under the supervision of a specialist or occupational therapist (ergotherapist), depending on the treatment plan of the specialist.
Working places:
Students who graduated from this program; They work in hospitals, schools, health clinics, special education and rehabilitation centers, home health care institutions, nursing homes, nurseries and sensory integration centers.
Transfer Opportunities to Undergraduate Departments:
Students who graduate from our program can transfer to the undergraduate departments listed below if they get sufficient points from the vertical transfer exam held by the Assessment, Selection and Placement Center.
