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Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science

Events

10 Towson University Occupational Therapy & Occupational Science faculty members presented at this year’s 32nd annual Maryland Occupational Therapy Association Conference in Baltimore

OTOS Faculty Kud os

News

US News and World Report Lists Occupation Therapy as "Top Job"

Occupational Therapy is listed in US News and World Report's "Best Jobs" list. The 31 careers chosen "offer strong outlooks and high job satisfaction". Five main criteria were listed as the determining factors for being named to the list. The factors were; Job satisfaction, defined as spending a high percentage of time on activities that many people would consider rewarding or pleasant. Training difficulty, defined by the length of training typically required, adjusted by the amount of science and/or math involved. Prestige, based on an informal survey of college-educated adults. Job market outlook, based on data from the U.S. Department of Labor and professional organizations, with the career's resistance to being off-shored considered. Pay, with data provided by payscale.com, which has an extensive database of individual employee compensation profiles.

US News and World Report Best Careers

nOTes Friends and Alumni Newsletter

The Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science publishes 2 newsletters a year to keep students, faculty, alumni, and friends updated on what is happening in the department.

Click here for current and past issues.

Conferences

Every year the Maryland Occupational Therapy Association (MOTA) and the American Occupational Therapy Associations (AOTA) hold conferences at which several of our students and faculty members attend and present.

Every four years the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) hold a world congress. Students, faculty and practitioners are invited to attend.