Occupational Therapy Assistant: Web Resources

Frequently Asked Questions on Occupational Therapists/Occupational Therapists Assistants

The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and salary changes in the economy for Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides.

A component of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), NIDRR is the main federal agency that supports applied research, training and development to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities.

The national association for occupational therapy practitioners and students. The mission of the organization is to advance the quality, availability, use, and support of occupational therapy through standard-setting, advocacy, education, and research on behalf of its members and the public.

Not-for-profit agency that administers the certification for the occupational therapy profession. Provides detailed information on the exam process, self- assessment, and scoring information.

MAOT is a non-profit volunteer organization that provides a professional community for its members. MAOT represents occupational therapy to the public, engages in activities to advocate for the profession, and provides continuing education opportunities for members.

REHABDATA is the leading literature database on disability and rehabilitation. It describes over 70,000 documents covering physical, mental, and psychiatric disabilities, independent living, vocational rehabilitation, special education, assistive technology, law, employment, and other issues as they relate to people with disabilities.

A free activity idea search engine for pediatric occupational therapy activities. Match skills you want to work on, with materials you have, to a detailed occupational therapy treatment activity.

OTseeker is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. Trials have been critically appraised and rated to assist you to evaluate their validity and interpretability. These ratings will help you to judge the quality and usefulness of trials for informing clinical interventions.

This web site is an index containing detailed information about the skeletal muscles of the human body. Included is each muscle's origin, insertion, action, blood supply and innervation.

Reprints of National Geographic articles and photographs plus video explorations of major body systems.