Knowledge, critical thinking, motives, traits, characteristics, or skills to achieve a specific goal or perform job responsibilities
Develops and implements the standards for all education programs. Determines accreditation status for all MOT, OTD and OTA schools.
Primary groups that play a role in defining and applying standards related to competence and continuing competence
Develops and administers the initial certification examination
Non profit that works to advance the science and increase public awareness of OT
Policy making body of the association often referred to as "congress"
Operates within AOTA to recommend continuing competence standards and develops tools to assist members in the development and implementation of continuing competence plans.
Operates within AOTA to develop the association's code of ethics and provides recommendation for ethical standard setting in the OT profession.
Develops standards & guidelines for the profession, offers professional development, advocates for occupational therapy practitioners
Issues licenses to OT and OTA practitioners
Exists within AOTA to develop practice guidelines that are related to and define the practice of OT
Generates education related policy and recommends to the RA for deliberation/adoption
COE (Commision on Education)
AOTA (American Occupational Therapy Association)
ACOTE (Accreditation Council for OT Education)
COP (Commission on Practice)
AOTA Representative assembly (RA)
Commission on Continuing Competence and Professional Development (CCCPD)
AOTF (American Occupational Therapy Foundation)
Competence
AOTA, NBCOT, Governmental programs, State regulatory agencies, Institutional accreditation boards
Ethics Commission
State regulatory boards (SRB)
NBCOT (National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy)
