Department of Occupational Therapy
The Louisiana State University Health
Sciences Center in New Orleans offers a MASTER OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (MOT)
degree program that is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) for
the10 year period from academic year 2002-2003 to 2012-2013.
Completion of the
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) program prepares a graduate to practice
occupational therapy. Twenty-seven months are needed to complete a total
of 90 semester hours of coursework on-campus at the
Health
Sciences Center in New Orleans,
and off-campus at practice sites within and out of the state. Included in
these semester hours are six months of full-time fieldwork.
Occupational Therapy is
a health and rehabilitation profession that helps people regain, develop,
and build skills that are important for independent functioning.
Occupational therapy enables people to do the day-to-day activities that are
important to them despite impairments, activity limitations, or
participation restrictions. Occupations are another name for these
day-to-day activities.
The Occupational Therapy Department address is:
Occupational Therapy Department
School of Allied Health Professions
LSU Health Sciences Center
1900 Gravier Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
If there are any questions regarding the
Occupational Therapy Program, please contact our Student Affairs Office at
sahpsa@lsuhsc.edu or telephone at (504)
568-6299
 LSUHSC
OT, Rennie Jacobs in the news -
See
the ABC Chanel 26 news report
LSUHSC OT Volunteers -
See the blog by Dave Walker of the Times Picayune
See
the crew from our OT Department -Broadmoor homes bustling with volunteers from
the LSU Health Sciences Center School of Occupational Therapy marshaled for
the job by Rebuilding Together
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