Spalding University
Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy (ASOT)
Median Annual Wage for OTs in the US¹
Increase in Occupational Therapist Employment From 2021 to 2031²
OT Practitioners Report Flexibility to Change Practice Settings in a Given Year¹
Meet the Needs of the Times with Compassionate Action
Small Class Sizes
The entry-level OTD has a maximum of 35 students per cohort. You will move throughout the 3-year program alongside our peers. The small group setting ensures high standards and accountability for both students and faculty.
Network With the Louisville Community
Through service-learning, field placements, and clinical practice you will have the opportunity to network and gain a greater understanding of the world and your place in it. Our downtown location connects you with community projects, local businesses, and nonprofit organizations.
Network With the Louisville Community
Through service-learning, field placements, and clinical practice you will have the opportunity to network and gain a greater understanding of the world and your place in it. Our downtown location connects you with community projects, local businesses, and nonprofit organizations.
Accreditation
Spalding University’s Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). That means that you are getting a quality education that follows industry best practices. Our goal is to achieve the best outcomes for every student.
Change Lives With an Occupational Therapy Degree!
The Word on Campus
Spalding in the News
Faculty Focus Friday | Dr. Josh Skuller, Assoc. Professor of Occupational Therapy
What do you like about working and teaching at Spalding?
I love the students at Spalding. They all have such an energizing spirit about them. I have taught adjunct at another university, and I feel that we really get to know the students at Spalding and want to see their success.
Spalding’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program Becomes First in Kentucky to Earn ACOTE Accreditation
Spalding University’s entry-level Occupational Therapy Doctorate program has become the first OTD program in Kentucky to earn full accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
Faculty Focus Friday | Dr. Josh Skuller, Assoc. Professor of Occupational Therapy
What do you like about working and teaching at Spalding?
I love the students at Spalding. They all have such an energizing spirit about them. I have taught adjunct at another university, and I feel that we really get to know the students at Spalding and want to see their success.
Spalding’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program Becomes First in Kentucky to Earn ACOTE Accreditation
Spalding University’s entry-level Occupational Therapy Doctorate program has become the first OTD program in Kentucky to earn full accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
Sources:
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022, September 8). Occupational therapists : Occupational outlook handbook. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved September 19, 2022, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/occupational-therapists.htm
- AOTA, (n.d.). Occupational Therapy: Essential Through the Pandemic. Retrieved September 19, 2022, from https://www.aota.org/career/state-of-the-profession/occupational-therapy-essential-through-the-pandemic