Occupational Therapy Assistants: Stories From People Who've Done It: With information on education requirements, salary expectations and more. (Careers 101 Kindle Book Series)

OTAs have one main goal: Help patients with skills needed to live a full life. Their settings span everywhere from hospitals and medical offices to schools and homes, and their creativity helps those struggling with physical, emotional or psychological challenges. Writer Holly Goodman walks you through the many paths you can take in this fast-growing, in-demand field, as seen through the eyes and experiences of OTAs from a nursing home, clinic and elementary school to one who helps key populations via nonprofit. “Occupational Therapy Assistants: Stories from People Who’ve Done It” explores the oft-misunderstood career, including how the role began — and how it differs from others — to its earnings potential, typical skills and the specialties that help people of every age work or rebuild their way to health, independence and wellness.