SANTOSH OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY COLLEGE

As Occupational Therapy is a global profession; we will develop programs for collaborating with other Indian and overseas institutions and universities for both faculty and staff exchange and training programs in order to orient staff and students on advanced assessment and treatment skills which will eventually benefit the patients of our community and country at large.

• To promote international standards of competency in academics and clinical practice.
• To promote the health, well-being, and quality of life of all people, populations, and communities.
• To integrate the full potential and facilitate innovations in meeting healthcare challenges.

The motto of the Institute is to improve the quality of life of our clients. And convert “Liabilities into Assets” for patients, family and country at large.

• To impart knowledge in professional aptitude and skill development to be an exceptional occupational therapist.
• To provide learning environment for creating research mindset and to apply the methodology in evidence-based practice. To enrich the quality standards in knowledge and research attributes.
• To inculcate ethics, morals, values, competency, confidence and honesty in an individual and to promote wellness of the profession and humanity.

GOALS:

An endeavor to achieve a synergistic union of knowledge, skills, and technology, to be globally responsive and socially conscious is committed to grooming highly skilled, innovative professionals by applying the latest research, evaluation, expert guiding force, hand-on-training, and optimum use of resources.

1. To acquire adequate knowledge of basic medical subjects and to develop skills and knowledge of Occupational therapy treatment so that they can work as a rehabilitation team member and coordinate with other team members and also to provide therapeutic management of various medical and surgical conditions
2. To acquire skills in management, research, and teaching in Occupational therapy as well as guidance and counseling of patients regarding occupational therapy
3. To acquire a proper attitude of compassion and concern for patients and the welfare of physically and mentally handicapped in the community
4. To practice moral and ethical values, evidence-based practice with regard to occupational therapy

Occupational therapists work in a vast array of settings, these include:
Physical Dysfunctions:

• Orthopedics (fractures/falls), Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Physical capacity evaluation
• Hand rehabilitation
• Burns, Nerve injuries, Amputations
• Road Traffic Accidents etc.
• Prosthetic and Orthosis training.
• ADL (Activities of Daily Living) & Assistive Device Training. Paediatrics/Developmental Disorders
• Cerebral Palsy, Congenital Deformities, Downs Syndrome MR, Autism, LD, ADHD
• Sensory Integration Dysfunction
• School Based Occupational Therapy
• Other Developmental Disabilities etc.
• N.I.C.U. PICU
• Early Intervention Cardio- Pulmonary Disorders
• Work simplification and energy conversation techniques Cardiac Patients

Community based practice involves working with people in their own environment rather than in a hospital setting. It can also involve working with a typical population such as the homeless or at-risk populations.

Architectural adaptations CBR involves working with people in their own environment rather than in a hospital setting. Some examples of settings are

• Health promotion and lifestyle change
• Intermediate care
• People’s own homes, carrying out therapy and providing equipment and adaptations
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Architectural adaptations
• ADL (Activities of Daily Living) Training to elderly
• Phobias, Mood, Anxiety Neurosis, Psychosomatic & Personality Disorder