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Occupational Therapist Assistant Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Occupational Therapist Assistant interview, here are 30 interview questions and answer examples.

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What motivates you as an OTA?

Tell the interviewer how you motivated at work and what keeps you going in your job even on the most difficult days. Tell the interviewer if it is your patients, learning new therapeutic techniques or the team that you work with.



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30 Occupational Therapist Assistant Interview Questions & Answers

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  • 1. What motivates you as an OTA?

  • 2. Do you have any questions for us?

  • 3. If you noticed a patient wasn't improving what would you do?

  • 4. What type of supervision do you work best with?

  • 5. What is your communication style?

  • 6. How would your co-workers describe you?

  • 7. When can you start working?

  • 8. Have you worked with Autistic patients?

  • 9. What type of patients would you be interested in specializing in?

  • 10. If you have a disagreement with the OT, what would you do?

  • 11. When have you demonstrated a great deal of patience in the work place?

  • 12. Does any type of patient treatment make you uncomfortable?

  • 13. Do you have any volunteer experience? How do you believe that helped you prepare for this career?

  • 14. What is your one weakness, as an OTA?

  • 15. Have you assessed a child's handwriting?

  • 16. Why do you want to be an OT Assistant?

  • 17. What therapeutic techniques are you familiar with and which have you used successfully?

  • 18. Do you enjoy helping out the team and making the office more successful?

  • 19. How do you typically treat patients?

  • 20. Do you enjoy communicating with patients?

  • 21. Would you say you are an organized, detail oriented person?

  • 22. How have you made your previous office better as an OTA?

  • 23. What do you not like to do as an occupational therapist assistant?

  • 24. Do you have further career plans, past being an OTA?

  • 25. What do you like most about being an OTA?

  • 26. How should an OT and OTA function together? In your opinion.

  • 27. What do you dislike about Occupational Therapy?

  • 28. Have you worked with stroke patients?

  • 29. Do you encourage fidget tools as a part of sensory therapy?

  • 30. Tell me about your education.