Profession
CEU Courses for Occupational Therapy Assistants
OTAs deliver occupational therapy services under the supervision rules of their state. Education should help that work. It should not create a separate nutrition service.
The OTA’s place in the visit
An OTA may be the person who practices meal preparation, energy conservation, or adaptive equipment with the client. Comments about food belong inside the occupational therapist’s plan and the state’s supervision rules. If a client asks for a diet for diabetes or kidney disease, the answer is a referral, not a new plan written by the assistant.
Licensure
Many states license OTAs separately from OTs and set a different hour total. NBCOT also offers certification for occupational therapy assistants, and maintaining it is not the same task as renewing the state license. Confirm both.
Questions
Should an OTA take the same courses as an OT?
The curriculum is the same three courses. The way you use it is not. OTAs implement and report. They do not independently change the intervention plan or prescribe a diet.
Related resources
Nutrition for OTAs
Reinforcing routines.
OTA requirements
License and certification are separate.
OT page
The evaluating therapist’s path. It is not the same page with a different label.
Review the courses, then confirm your board
Course 1 and Course 3 are 4 CEUs and $149. Course 2 is 4 CEUs and $149.99. The 12-CEU bundle is $299. Credit depends on the license you hold.