STC OTA Program

09/18/2026

✨ Fieldwork Friday! ✨

Our Level II OTA students are putting their creativity and therapeutic use of self into action during their Level I psychosocial rotations! 💙🧠 Through fun, meaningful group activities, our students are building connections while targeting psychosocial and occupational performance skills. 🎨🤝

We are so grateful for our amazing fieldwork site partners and Clinical Instructors (CIs) who open their doors and allow our students the opportunity to learn alongside their clients, residents, campers, and staff. Your partnership helps shape the next generation of OT practitioners! 🩵

Happy Friday from our OTA family! 🦋✨
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09/15/2026

🎨✨ Creativity meets occupational therapy! ✨🎨

Our Level I OTA students had the opportunity to express their creativity by designing unique, personalized aprons for their peers! 🧑‍🎨👩‍🎨

This hands-on activity went beyond creativity they practiced interviewing skills, developing an occupational profile, and completing an interest checklist to learn more about their peers and incorporate meaningful occupations and interests into their designs.

What a fun way to connect, learn, and bring the OT process to life! 💙💪

Great job, future OTAs! Your masterpieces truly reflect the power of meaningful occupations and client-centered care. 🩵

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09/12/2026

💚 Our OTA students came together this morning at STHS for the Chalk the Walk event, using creativity and positive messages to support Mental Health Awareness and Su***de Prevention Month.

As future Occupational Therapy Assistants, it is so important that our students recognize the role we play in supporting mental health, bringing awareness to our communities, and helping reduce the stigma surrounding mental health.

Proud of our students for showing up, spreading positivity, and using their voices to remind others that they are not alone. 💚

Great job, Jaguars! 🐆💚 ***dePrevention STCJaguars

09/12/2026

09/11/2026

Our Level II OTA students participated in a hands-on skills lab focused on reviewing essential patient-care skills, including bed mobility, transfers, and Hoyer lift techniques. 💪🏼🩺

This refresher provided our students with an opportunity to strengthen their clinical skills and build confidence as they prepare for their Level II Fieldwork experiences in the spring.

A special thank you to our guest speaker, Mr. Miller, for sharing his knowledge, experience, and expertise with our students! We truly appreciate you helping prepare the next generation of OT practitioners. 💙

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09/11/2026

✨ Level I Fieldwork Friday has officially kicked off! ✨

Our second-year OTA students are out in various community locations gaining valuable hands-on experience while developing their psychosocial skills through social-emotional learning, sensory-based activities, and group interventions. 🧠💙

Through these experiences, our students are learning to promote occupational performance, participation, communication, and meaningful engagement all while putting their classroom knowledge into practice.

And to add to the experience, our students are incorporating a Documentation Lab to strengthen their clinical documentation and note-taking skills as they prepare for future fieldwork experiences. 📝

We are so proud to watch our future OTAs grow in confidence, clinical reasoning, and professional skills! Keep learning, keep growing, and keep making a difference. 💙🦋

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09/09/2026

🌽 Establishing A‑Maize‑ing Connections for OTA Program Students

Today’s mentor social reminded us what makes our OTA community so special — connection, laughter, and shared purpose. Entering cohort students and upper class cohort came together for a scavenger hunt that turned into moments of discovery, encouragement, and establishing connections with their mentor/mentees!

The OTA program executes a mentoring initiative in which second‑year students support first‑year students during their first semester to help build confidence and promote future success in the OTA program. Today, it was clear that mentorship isn’t just about only providing guidance, it’s also about belonging. 💛

Here’s to a semester filled with growth, gratitude, and a‑maize‑ing relationships that make our program shine! 🌽✨

09/08/2026

💜 Spreading kindness, hope, and awareness across campus! Our Level I OTA students shared positive messages to remind our campus community that mental health matters and that a little encouragement can make a big difference. 🫶🏼✨

Proud of our future OTAs for promoting compassion, connection, and hope! 💜

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09/08/2026

💜 Spreading kindness, hope, and positive messages across campus! 💜

Our Level I OTA students took the opportunity to spread encouraging words throughout campus while bringing awareness to the importance of mental health. 🫶🏼✨

Small acts of kindness and a simple message can make a meaningful difference. As future Occupational Therapy Assistants, our students are learning that supporting the whole person includes recognizing the importance of emotional and mental well-being. 💜

Let’s continue to check in on one another, start the conversation, break the stigma, and remind those around us that they are seen, valued, and never alone.

✨ Your mental health matters.
✨ Your story matters.
✨ You matter.

Proud of our OTA students for using their voices to promote compassion, connection, and hope! 💜

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