As you consider or pursue a career as an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA), you’re stepping into a rewarding field that profoundly impacts people’s lives. Whether exploring OTA programs or already immersed in your studies, cultivating certain traits will help you in your education. Below are six key traits that will help you through any occupational […]
Stanbridge University is pleased to announce it is the first institution on the West Coast to obtain the Sinfonia hand robotic system for use in occupational therapy and physical therapy disciplines.
With a long-standing history of using innovative technology for its students, Stanbridge University, located in California, has opened a Robotics and Intelligent Sciences Lab. The lab will allow students to learn and research new types of robotic based treatments to help patients, using technologies that are not yet widely available in the United States, giving […]
If you have a bachelor’s degree in psychology, you might be wondering: what’s next? A psychology degree is certainly versatile, with a wide variety of career options as a result. Occupational therapy is one such career path. Becoming an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant offers an exciting way for you to use your psychology degree!
OTA Schools California: Find the right fit for you Looking for OTA Schools in California? Stanbridge University’s Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program offers exciting hands-on learning opportunities. Firstly, are you passionate about helping others? Unique care and compassion set Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA) apart in the healthcare industry. Secondly, careers in occupational therapy continue to grow […]
Stanbridge University, an innovative leader in high-tech nursing and allied health education, opens a new Los Angeles branch campus in Alhambra, California. Responding to the shortage of Southern California educational programs leading to licensed healthcare careers, Stanbridge University has opened a second campus in Alhambra, Los Angeles. Classes will begin in Fall 2018 with programs […]
Stanbridge University is proud to announce its first student to win the Newman Civic Fellowship, Ms. Patricia Hansen, a current student in the Occupational Therapy Assistance Program. Newman Civic Fellows are nominated for their commitment to finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country. These students represent the next generation of public problem-solvers and […]
Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Student and California Campus Compact Student Fellow, Patricia Hansen, aims to encourage and support individuals undergoing therapy for traumatic brain injury. The ever-evolving technological advances in the occupational therapy field are a complex yet exciting part of occupational therapy that offers a challenge for OTAs to stay on top of the […]
Stanbridge College students and faculty from the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) program had the honor of presenting their research at the 39th Annual Conference of the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC), held October 22nd – 25th in Sacramento. Five thesis groups, presenting diverse subjects of work, displayed posters and research findings […]
A plastic lawn chair. A bicycle wheel. Simple items that one might easily throw away are repurposed for remarkable use by a humanitarian nonprofit organization called Free Wheelchair Mission. Designed with limited resources in mind, and built using donated materials, Free Wheelchair Mission creates unique, durable wheelchairs and brings them to people with disabilities in […]