Rockhurst OT Students:
• Always exceed the national average pass rate on board examinations
• Learn to lead in departmental and university committees
• Influence healthcare policy
• Work as teaching and research assistants
• Form strategic partnerships with faculty, administration and community
• Benefit from a low student-teacher ratio
• Collaborate with other health science students
• Participate in local and international service trips
• Contribute to the University's reputation for excellence |
Occupational Therapy
Our Students Learn to Change Lives
Launching
a new class at the start of a semester is always exciting. Rockhurst
students share a distinguished legacy of academic excellence that leads
to a promising future as an occupational therapist. We believe students
say it best:
"Rockhurst University provided me with extensive
training and knowledge in all facets of occupational
therapy. Faculty at Rockhurst not only instruct the
skills and ethics of occupational therapy, they also
develop leaders. My time at Rockhurst was the most
pivotal experience in my professional life."
- Brian
Mills, Class of 2000
"I am at Rockhurst because of its strong
reputation."
– OT Student, Class
of 2006
“Throughout the entire application, interview,
and acceptance process, everyone has been very helpful
and genuine. I am very excited to come to Rockhurst
this summer and meet more people.”
– OT
Student, Class of 2006 "I have a story to share from my fieldwork rotation.
I had just received a referral to see an individual
when I heard the nurses complaining about how he refuses
therapy and is gruff with them. His medical problem
had diminished his endurance and strength; thus he was
not able to safely take care of himself at home.
When I went in to see him, he was complaining how the
staff do not listen to him when he says he is tired. I spent the session with him just letting him talk about
how no one was listening to his needs and how he was
just tired. He really opened up to me. Well
that afternoon, I decided that what he needed was therapy
outside because it was beautiful weather. After
being outside and doing some work, we came back inside
and he started crying. He talked about how much
he needed that and said it was the best session he ever
had. By listening to him, I was able to find out
that he loved fishing. I brought a fishing pole
to work and we would go outside and cast the reel. He would stand forever and meet his goals while we were
outside. He was able to go home a lot faster.
To me this illustrates how important it is to listen
to the needs of the patient. All he needed was
to find things that were meaningful to him!"
– Michelle Whitacre, occupational therapist, class of
2005 |
