Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy
**** ASOT ADMISSIONS UPDATE *****
The Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy accepts applications between February 1st – November 1st – or until all program slots are filled. The program admits 40 individuals annually. As of June 27, 2008, the program has received 32 applications for the February 2, 2009 start date. Twenty, (20) individuals are already contingently accepted for the class of 2011 starting in February 09. If you are planning on submitting your application to begin the program in 2009, you need to not delay in sending the application materials into the university.
Program Mission
The Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy (ASOT) program facilitates the development of dynamic occupational therapy leaders who exemplify professional accountability across diverse service delivery contexts. ASOT students will be actively engaged with faculty, peers, and others in their learning and constantly evolving into skilled practitioners with the ability to lead and promote the development of the community and profession. Program graduates will possess the ability to select, adapt, and create the knowledge necessary to:
- Demonstrate leadership skills and attributes
- Demonstrate professional knowledge, skills, and attitudes
- Gather, analyze and synthesize information, ideas, and decisions
- Apply ethical principles including the role of values in the construction of knowledge and making of decision
Our mission emanates from the university's mission.
The Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy is an intellectually stimulating, exciting and innovative educational program for the prospective occupational therapy student. The (30) month program brings together a cohort of students who become peers and colleagues. The multitude of learning experiences during the professional phase of the program involve both practical experience in community settings as well as high levels of active learning in the classroom.
Graduates of the Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy have been employed in a wide variety of practice settings both locally and nationally. The program graduates pass the National Certification Examination for Occupational Therapists in occupational therapy at a rate that exceeds the national average. Students in the occupational therapy program have close interaction with faculty throughout the entire program and continue to receive support as peers from faculty after graduation.
Programs:
851 S. 4th Street
Louisville, KY 40203
For further information contact:
Arlisa Spaulding
502-588-7196
"Spalding did a good job of challenging its students to be creative thinkers throughout the entire time I was a student. This philosophy and encouragement for students to seek knowledge on their own and push the conventional means of traditional practice, has made me an ever changing and constantly growing therapist. Continue to promote the ASOT philosophy of practice to your students. It's the best textbook or resource you can offer to any of your students and will be over and over again in practice." -Spalding Graduate
"I gained tenacity, determinism, a hunger for success, a love and appreciation for my profession, an acceptance of personal uniqueness, culture, and spirituality, an ethical and professional attitude; and the knowledge that would prepare me to lead a life long journey of learning. Currently, in my practice, there are numerous instances when I reflect back to a community outing, a lab, fieldwork... When I was in the program I never thought I would say it, but I actually miss it. I grew so much during the program. I see these things now." -Spalding Graduate
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