Wonderful Learning Experience - Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Student Chicago Occupational Therapy Employee Review

I’ve been an occupational therapist at COT for 4 months now and have had nothing short of an amazing experience so far. Pros listed below. - Amazing support from co-workers (OT, PT, SLP, BCBA’s, billing, admin, ABA therapists, etc.) - Great work environment with friendly and supportive co-workers and opportunities for events and socialization outside of work - Constant communication and collaboration with other team members (PT, SLP, BCBA, ABA therapist, etc.) - Opportunities to expand your role as a leader in different projects, within your multidisciplinary team, etc. - Strong relationships with kiddos and their families - Strength-based and play-based therapy sessions within a super fun environment!

Some days can be long and busy. However, the environment is so great that it usually flies by. This is also the norm for any outpatient therapy clinic.

As an Occupational Therapy Practice Associate (OTPA), I learned a tremendous amount of information about the field through my experiences working here! OTPAs have a pretty cool privilege of being able to shadow Occupational Therapists during their sessions to get a first-look understanding of what pediatric OT is. We were invited to ask questions, share our opinions, and even participate in the session with the client! Chicago Occupational Therapy emphasizes educating and supporting OTPAs on their journey into becoming future occupational therapists. Shelly, one of the head OTs, led an OTPA group which included monthly meetings that aided our OT learning and school application process. COT is incredible at letting OTPAs have a lot of responsibilities to promote learning and self-efficacy. Responsibilities I personally had were, implementing OT practices in CSTA classrooms, organizing the gross motor room, and leading the social media page. As an aspiring OT, I believe that COT provided me with advantageous knowledge to begin my journey into the field!

No cons! I loved working here!