{"id":588,"date":"2022-02-14T19:09:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T19:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/explore.centralpenn.edu\/start\/?page_id=588"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:10:15","slug":"occupational-therapy-assistant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/explore.centralpenn.edu\/start\/occupational-therapy-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupational Therapy Assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"588\" class=\"elementor elementor-588\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43116e3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"43116e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-size-default\">Be a Superhero for Everyday Activities: Become an Occupational Therapy Assistant at Central Penn!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5962fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5962fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa1a0df\" data-id=\"aa1a0df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4bc524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4bc524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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