Tutoring for the NBCOT® Exam (OTA®)

As a seasoned OT tutor and proud mother of a COTA®, I am well versed in all aspects of tackling your final exam! Working in pediatrics for most of my career, and guest lecturing in two local university programs, I understand content and learning strengths and differences. Using logic and clinical reasoning to analyze questions are key areas we can develop together.

Specialization: Pediatrics- inpatient, outpatient, home health, schools. Specialist in SI and feeding.

Pace: Moderate

Teaching style: Student-centred emphasizing analysis, clinical reasoning and ability to teach back, a proven method of retaining critical information.

Available: Friday afternoons, weekends

Platform: FaceTime

I am an MS-OTR® Senior Tutor with over 5 years’ experience at PTOT. I have tutored over 400 OT and OTA students and use an interactive style that blends visual, auditory and hands on learning mediums. This creates an ideal learning experience for candidates taking the exam for the first time or subsequent attempts. I create individualized sessions that emphasize question dissection techniques and decreased testing anxiety. I have developed interactive study guides for difficult topics which prepare students to critically analyze and respond to new and challenging scenarios. I am experienced in assisting individuals who require accommodations and ESL candidates.

Specialization: Adult acute care, sub-acute rehab, outpatient, home health.

Pace: Individualized - Moderate/Fast

Teaching style: Interactive and comprehensive, guided by your individual needs. Identifying opportunities for improvement is crucial for you to succeed.

Available: Weekdays, Some Evenings, Weekends.

Platform: Zoom or Phone calls

With several years of experience writing questions for the OT exam and teaching occupational therapy, I'll help you improve your weak areas, enhance your clinical reasoning and ensure you're comfortable with key topics. Hundreds of my students have passed the exam, and so will you.

Specialization: Occupational therapy across the lifespan, pediatrics, geriatrics, and wellness.

Pace: Moderate/Fast

Teaching style: Student-centred, encouraging and confidence-building, with focus on improving clinical reasoning skills.

Available: Weekday and Sunday mornings and afternoons, occasional evenings (PST)

Platform: Phone calls. Zoom on request

I am very confident in helping you crack the OT code. I will teach you tricks that I've learnt to decipher questions and to find the correct answer. I will familiarize you with the flow of the exam and how to pace yourselves to ensure you have adequate time to finish. Each of my sessions will be catered to you and your specific needs. Looking forward to our next session and passing this exam together!

Specialization: SCI levels, ACL, Reisberg Scale, RLA, Domain 2: (55% of questions on COTA® exam)

Pace: Moderate

Teaching style: Student- driven pace with constant encouragement. Accommodate to your learning style to ensure you get the most out of our sessions.

Available: Weekday and weekend afternoons (EST)

Platform: Phone calls

I am an expert in the field of the upper extremity and splinting. I am able to help you develop your critical thinking skills and test taking strategies in order to help you succeed. Each of my sessions is catered to you and your needs. All my sessions are conducted over Zoom. I am looking forward to working with you and passing this exam together!

Specialization: Hands, splints, physical disabilities, SCI, stroke, inpatient, skilled nursing facilities.

Pace: Slow to fast, depending on what works best for the student.

Teaching style: I am able to accommodate to any style of learning style to help you achieve your goals. I use either the teach-back method or more of a lecture type method.

Available: Afternoons, evenings, and weekends.

Platform: Zoom

By collaborating with a former OT test writer and with my experience as an educational provider, I have developed skills of taking complicated concepts and simplifying them into more understandable material and strategies that will help with answering test questions. Collaboratively, we can work together for your success. I look forward to working with you!

Specialization: Neuro rehab, psychosocial approaches, physical disabilities, biomechanics & sport injuries

Pace: Moderate

Teaching style: Visual, analytical, empowering, use of acronyms & mnemonics

Availability: Evenings (EST) and weekends

I have had the privilege of being able to work in a variety of settings in the OT field, which has allowed me to gain diverse knowledge and experience. I have a strong background and love for orthopedics and have been referred to by colleagues as "the body architect" due to my knowledge and understanding of musculoskeletal anatomy and kinesiology. Prior to entering the OT field I taught middle and high school sciences, which allowed me to gain experience in finding ways to relay information to students with various learning styles, as well as gain the passion to help students achieve their goals. As someone who has always struggled with learning disabilities, I have devised study habits and tricks that seemed to be helpful not only to my students, but also to me when I was preparing to take the NBCOT exam. I am confident with my background and passion to help people that I will be able to help you achieve your goal of passing the NBCOT exam!

Specialization: Skilled Nursing Facility, Home Health, School Based OT, Outpatient Pediatrics, Outpatient Orthopedics, Splinting.

Pace: Slow/Moderate

Teaching style: Student-centred. Tailored for your learning style

Available: Early Mornings, Afternoons, Evenings, and some Weekend hours (EST)

Platform: Zoom

I used Pass the OT while studying for the NBCOT® exam and this helped me feel confident. I passed on my first attempt! I currently provide OT services across the lifespan to individuals with developmental disabilities and focus on feeding interventions in group homes and day rehabilitation settings. I will be able to provide you with strategies to help you manage test-taking anxiety so that you can perform your best on test day. I will also teach you effective ways to analyze and interpret what questions are actually asking so that you will be able to select the correct answers.

Specialization: Occupational therapy across the lifespan.

Pace: Determined by what you need.

Teaching style: Student-centred, encouraging and confidence-building.

Available: Weekdays and Weekends

Platform: Zoom

I am an experienced tutor and have helped many students pass the exam through individualized feedback & strategies. By helping you identify knowledge gaps & improve question breakdown, I am sure you will be successful. I have a reputation as being an empowering and collaborative tutor and I look forward to our next session together.

Specialization: Acute Care; Inpatient Rehab; Neuro-Rehab.

Pace: Moderate.

Teaching style: Student-centered, collaborative, encouraging.

Available: Weekdays and weekends.

Platform: Zoom

I am the CFO and lead OT at Williams Therapy Services, in Encino, CA, and a guest lecturer at CBD college in Los Angeles, CA. I have experience working in acute, subacute, long-term acute, inpatient, home health, and outpatient facilities with both pediatric and adult patients with orthopedic, neurological, and medically complex problems. My main interest is in the rehabilitation of the upper extremity.

Specialization: I am a board-certified hand therapist and I have my advanced practice in hand therapy and PAMs.

Pace: Moderate

Teaching style: Student-centred

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Platform: -

I am proficient in Spanish. I have been an OTR® for 23 years, spending the last 18 years teaching MOT and OTD students. I have helped countless numbers of students successfully pass their courses, and subsequently, the NBCOT® exam. I am well versed in content across the lifespan and, can adapt my teaching style to accommodate different learning styles. I’d love to help you improve your clinical reasoning skills and support you with wellness techniques to keep any test-taking anxiety at bay.

Specialization: OT across the lifespan; Pediatrics, mental health; community health promotion and vulnerable communities; Research.

Pace: Student driven.

Teaching style: Student-centered, confidence building, encouraging, honest, collaborative

Available: Varies weekly. .

Platform: Zoom and phone call