Online Office Hours

Please join us for LIVE Online Office Hours on Tuesdays 7:00 – 8:00 pm ET.

For over 25 years TherapyEd has been the leader in helping prepare students for their OT and OTA Certification exams.  We believe that expertise, experience, ethics, and giving back to the Occupational Therapy community matters. As part of our efforts to help every student succeed on the NBCOT® exams, we offer FREE Online Office Hours that are open to all NBCOT® exam candidates. These sessions are designed to help students effectively prepare for fieldwork and the certification exam.

These FREE Online Office Hours include targeted content review which highlights foundational knowledge (e.g., TOP 5 “Must Know” points) in a specific area of practice according to the most current NBCOT® exam outlines for the OTR® and COTA® exams. An opened-ended Q & A session follows this review to give participants the opportunity to ask questions regarding effective exam preparation, test taking strategies, and the certification exam. 

The content areas covered in coming weeks will be:

June 30Diabetes and Related Conditions
July 7Wounds & Pressure Ulcers: Prevention, Evaluation, Management, & Health Literacy
July 14Universal Design and ADA Standards
July 21Developmental Milestones
July 28Hand Therapy–Part 1
August 4Hand Therapy–Part 2
August 11Home Safety & Fall Prevention
August 18Addressing Test-taking Anxiety and Stress
August 25Application of Mindfulness to Certification Exam Prep
September 1Physical Agent Modalities
September 8Wounds, Pressure Ulcers and Health Literacy
September 15Occupation-Based Models of Practice: Application to the Certification Exam
September 22Splints and Orthoses: Types & Functions
September 29Fine Motor Skills
October 6Developmental & Therapeutic Intervention Groups
October 13The OT Process and Occupational Profile: Application to the Certification Exam
October 20Psychiatric Conditions: Evaluation & Intervention
October 27Universal Design and ADA
November 3Ethical, Legal, and Reimbursement Standards
November 10Research
November 17Risk Management and Emergency Response
November 24First Year Reflexes and Developmental Milestones
December 1Cerebrovascular Accident & Traumatic Brain Injury
December 8Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems Disorders
December 15Neurocognitive Disorders & Allen’s Cognitive Disabilities Model
Happy Holidays
January 5Autism Spectrum and Sensory Processing
January 12WORK: As an Occupation
January 19Addressing Test-taking Anxiety and Stress
January 26Application of Mindfulness to Certification Exam Prep
February 2Medical, Community, and School-based Practice Settings
February 9OT & OTA Roles, Supervision and Collaboration 
February 16Wheelchair and Mobility Aids
February 23Developmental Milestones
March 2Diabetes, Renal Disease, and Related Conditions: OT Evaluation and Intervention Approaches

All you need to start is to sign in with your email address. This will take you to the live Online Office Hours where you can focus on your exam preparation questions with our experienced instructors. Be sure your camera and microphone are activated when you enter the office hours to help the instructor address your questions efficiently and effectively.

We hope you join us each Tuesday to take advantage of the opportunity to learn about specific exam content areas from an experienced educator, acquire accurate and current information about the NBCOT® exam, and obtain personalized help. There is no charge for our Online Office Hours–it comes as a benefit of preparing with TherapyEd.

Recordings of past Online Office Hours will be available on TherapyEd’s YouTube channel 2 days after the session, and will remain available for one month.  They can be viewed at: