Occupational Therapy
- 85 Credits
- School of Health and Natural Sciences
- Online
- Westchester
Please Note:
The Occupational Therapy Doctoral (OTD) Program has been granted CANDIDACY status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 501E, Bethesda, MD 20814. ACOTE’S telephone number, c/o AOTA, is (301) 652-AOTA (2682) OR (301) 652-6611, and its web address is acoteonline.org.
Occupational Therapy Overview
Nationally recognized faculty prepare you for a rewarding career in a high-demand field. Help individuals achieve professional and personal growth, and develop skills to lead to more self-sufficient, satisfying lives.
If you want an endlessly rewarding career in Occupational Therapy, Mercy University's Graduate Occupational Therapy (OT) weekend program is for you. We offer a 60 credit, two year, full-time, weekend program with classes scheduled approximately every other weekend. The program incorporates a variety of learning methods including a mixture of lecture, discussion, small group problem solving, hands-on experiences, problem based learning (PBL) and our innovative "learning by doing" philosophy.
Career Opportunities
Graduates are prepared as generalists, enabling them to work in a variety of practice settings including hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and regional schools. The Mercy University Occupational Therapy program prepares graduates to work with people of varying diagnosis including people living with spinal cord injuries, cancer, stroke, autism, cerebral palsy, developmental delay, and many other conditions and illnesses.
Many of our alumni hold leadership roles where they work and have returned to the OT program as PBL facilitators, teaching associates, guest lecturers, and lab assistants.
There are expanding opportunities for occupational therapists in the areas of health promotion and prevention within private practices, industry, social and public or community agencies.
Curriculum
Currently under development…check back soon!
Contact the Occupational Therapy Program
Dr. Jeanine Stancanelli
Program Director, Occupational Therapy
jstancanelli@mercy.edu
(914) 674-7817
Felisha Ali
Administrative Assistant, Occupational Therapy
fali4@mercy.edu
(914)-674-7815
General Inquiries
OTprogram@mercy.edu