Occupational Therapy Assistant

Travel has been an integral part of Emily Landwehr’s career path and beyond.   It was a detoured path which led her to Fox Valley Technical College’s Occupational Therapy Assistant program. She first went for nursing right out of high school. Then she was a veterinary assistant. But it wasn’t the right time or the right fit.   Now at age

The Go Baby Go! Fox Valley program celebrated a major milestone as it delivered its 99th and 100th customized ride-on cars to two Neenah brothers with special health care needs. Go Baby Go! is a partnership between Children’s Wisconsin and Fox Valley Technical College that provides free, modified electric ride-on cars to children with mobility

Career Program: Occupational Therapy AssistantOriginally From: West Jordan, UtahCurrent Residence: AppletonYear Started at FVTC: 2024 Why did you choose this career program? It started as just a result from an interest profile assessment, but as I looked deeper into the field, I realized that it was an opportunity to teach, support and serve others. I have always had the desire to

Health programs highlighted in lead-up to event We’re just days away from Open House 2023 and we are giving you a sneak peek of what you will see if you attend. FOX11’s Good Day Wisconsin recently visited campus and showed its viewers what hands-on training looks like for students enrolled in one of our many Health Science programs. We

Inspired by her nieces, Chanel Becker is on a mission to help disabled adults thrive Chanel Becker Chanel Becker’s path to Occupational Therapy began when she was around eight years old. Her niece, Malayna, was born with a rare genetic disorder which caused cognitive and motor disabilities, so she received in-home care from occupational therapists.

Occupational Therapy Assistant Career Program: Occupational Therapy AssistantHometown: Campbelltown, AustraliaCurrent Residence: Grand ChuteAge: 23Attended FVTC: Fall 2018 – Spring 2020 Why did you choose the Occupational Therapy Assistant program? I worked as a nutrition supervisor at a hospital in Australia and, prior to that, had been working in the healthcare field for 3 years. I saw first-hand the

Spring 2010 Occupational Therapy Today A chance hospital encounter opened Lucy Vanden Heuvel’s eyes to a career possibility. FVTC’s OTA program helped open the door.Lucy Vanden Heuvel’s future career was decided upon when she was a senior in high school and her grandmother had knee surgery. Vanden Heuvel was at a nursing home when an