San Juan College Occupational Therapy Assistant Program

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San Juan College Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Occupational therapy is a vibrant, growing profession that makes it possible for people to achieve i

The Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) addresses the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, sensory, and other aspects of daily living. The OTA supports an individual’s or a group’s participation in everyday life activities and occupations to meet the local needs of the community. Clients may need therapy due to a physical injury, a disease process, aging, or cognitive problems from mental illness or alcohol and drug abuse, or to improve quality of life. Occupational therapy assistants are employed in hospitals, outpatient facilities, skilled nursing facilities, mental health facilities, schools, community agencies, and home-health care.

It’s all fun and games today in the occupational therapy assistant classroom. Don’t be fooled- there is serious learning...
10/17/2026

It’s all fun and games today in the occupational therapy assistant classroom. Don’t be fooled- there is serious learning happening here as the students experience vestibular and sensory treatment activities.

10/17/2026

Sensory and vestibular lab today in OTA pediatrics class was so much fun! Sensory and vestibular lab today in OTA pediatrics class was so much fun! After learning how the equipment works students worked out scenarios and got to role play interventions. They are ready to put it into real practice on their level 1B fieldwork the next two weeks.

was a success! The OTA program went to Aztec schools to talk to the 9th graders about back pack safety and ergonomics....
10/13/2026

was a success! The OTA program went to Aztec schools to talk to the 9th graders about back pack safety and ergonomics. It included education about the heavy load we carry with our mental health. They were taught strategies and given resources that can help them lighten the load is stress, loneliness, peer pressure, depression and anxiety.

Play and playfulness lab at SJC’s OTA pediatrics class. Learning is fun!
10/10/2026

Play and playfulness lab at SJC’s OTA pediatrics class. Learning is fun!

Occupational therapy is all about meaningful connections!
10/09/2026

Occupational therapy is all about meaningful connections!

OTA at teaching how the model represents our life flow and how to use coping strategies to positively impact the flo...
10/08/2026

OTA at teaching how the model represents our life flow and how to use coping strategies to positively impact the flow. Students talk about the rocks (challenges) that can slow our flow and the driftwood (resources) that can flow with us around rocks.

Collaborative learning: our 1st year OTA students completed a battery of hand and fine motor assessments with the 1st ye...
10/06/2026

Collaborative learning: our 1st year OTA students completed a battery of hand and fine motor assessments with the 1st year dental hygiene students.

Fun with Charlie today as the OTA students learn about pediatric assessments and practice the Peabody.
09/26/2026

Fun with Charlie today as the OTA students learn about pediatric assessments and practice the Peabody.

Registration is open! Don’t delay.
09/15/2026

Registration is open! Don’t delay.

📚✨ Their FIRST first day of OTA school! ✨📚We may be a few days into the semester, but we couldn’t let the first week go ...
08/28/2026

📚✨ Their FIRST first day of OTA school! ✨📚

We may be a few days into the semester, but we couldn’t let the first week go by without celebrating our first-year OTA students! 💜

A brand-new cohort, a brand-new adventure, and the beginning of so many new friendships, skills, experiences, and memories.

We’re excited to watch this group learn, grow, challenge themselves, support one another, and discover all the amazing places occupational therapy can take them!

🎉 First-year students. First day of class. The OTA journey begins!

Welcome to the SJC OTA family! 💜

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4601 College Boulevard
Farmington, NM
87402

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+15055663849

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