Office: Central Classroom Building 203

Telephone: 408-924-3070

Website: www.sjsu.edu/occupationaltherapy

Professors

Lynne Andonian
Winifred Schultz-Krohn, Chair

Associate Professors

Megan Chang
Carolyn Glogoski, Faculty Early Retirement Program
Jerilyn “Gigi” Smith

Assistant Professors

Luis Arabit
Deborah Bolding
Chiao-Ju Fang

Overview

Occupational therapists help people of all ages whose daily lives are disrupted by illness, injury, or other conditions to improve their health, independence and participation through the therapeutic use of everyday activities (occupations). One of the fastest growing of the health care professions, the demand for occupational therapists will grow by almost 30 percent by 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.

The SJSU OT department is the oldest accredited OT program in the CSU system. Founded in 1943, it is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929. ACOTE’s telephone number, c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA and its web address is www.acoteonline.org. NBCOT School Program Performance Data is also available.

Courses are taught by nationally recognized faculty who have clinical, research and teaching expertise across a broad range of traditional and emerging practice areas. The Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) provides a myriad of social, educational and leadership opportunities. Always in high demand, our graduates are hired by private and public health care institutions and agencies.

Programs

• Mindfulness-Based Occupational Therapy Certificate (Graduate)
• Occupational Therapy, MS

Courses

• OCTH 156 - Independent Living for the Aging and Disabled
• OCTH 180 - Individual Studies
• OCTH 180H - Individual Studies
• OCTH 190 - Foundations of Neuroscience for Occupational Therapy
• OCTH 192I - Int’l Program Studies
• OCTH 201A - Field Work Experience
• OCTH 201B - Advanced Field Work Experience
• OCTH 205 - Mindfulness of Self in Occupational Therapy Practice & Daily Life
• OCTH 207 - Mindfulness and Quality of Participation in Daily Occupations
• OCTH 209 - MBOT Intensive Training Retreat
• OCTH 210 - Seminar in Occupational Therapy
• OCTH 210ITL - Seminar in Occupational Therapy: International Experience
• OCTH 211 - Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Occupational Therapy
• OCTH 212 - Occupations through the Lifespan
• OCTH 213 - Professional Development I
• OCTH 216 - Evaluation in Occupational Therapy
• OCTH 220 - Education and Occupational Therapy
• OCTH 221 - Occupational Analysis
• OCTH 222 - Functional Kinesiology for Occupational Therapists
• OCTH 223 - Compassionate Care for Self and Others in Occupational Therapy Practice
• OCTH 224 - Occupational Therapy Practice in the Community I
• OCTH 225 - Capstone Evidence-Based MBOT Practice Project
• OCTH 226 - Occupational Therapy with Children
• OCTH 230 - Management and Occupational Therapy
• OCTH 233 - Professional Development II
• OCTH 234 - Occupational Therapy Practice in the Community II
• OCTH 235 - Cultural Diversity in Occupational Therapy
• OCTH 236 - Occupational Therapy with Youth
• OCTH 245 - Introduction to Research Methods
• OCTH 246 - Occupational Therapy with Young Adults
• OCTH 256 - Occupational Therapy with Middle Aged Adults
• OCTH 266 - Occupational Therapy with Older Adults
• OCTH 275 - Evidence Based Practice in Occupational Therapy
• OCTH 276 - Practicum and Seminar 1A
• OCTH 286 - Practicum and Seminar 1B
• OCTH 290 - Thesis/Project Supervison
• OCTH 292 - Int’l Program Studies
• OCTH 295 - Advanced Research Methods in Occupational Therapy
• OCTH 298 - Supervised Study in Occupational Therapy