The occupational therapy profession ' s indecisive step toward its Centennial Anniversary

< div class= " separator " style= " clear: both; text-align: center; " > < a href= " http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4b3fL8ndwJE/VdI-V-juKUI/AAAAAAAAAjk/KuzBAgou1Nw/s1600/Indecision.jpg " imageanchor= " 1 " style= " clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; " > < img border= " 0 " height= " 254 " src= " http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4b3fL8ndwJE/VdI-V-juKUI/AAAAAAAAAjk/KuzBAgou1Nw/s320/Indecision.jpg " width= " 320 " / > < /a > < /div > The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education released an unexpected set of decisions last week. < br / > < br / > In sum, the two decisions promote the concept of dual entry levels for OTA education and dual entry levels for OT education. & nbsp; The OTA dual entry (associates and baccalaureate) is an entirely new concept while the OT dual entry (masters and doctoral) follows a year-long debate on whether or not the profession should adopt the doctoral level as a single point of entry. < br / > < br / > The reason why each of these decisions was surprising is because they contradicted the publicized opinions of the American Occupational Therapy Association, the member group for the profession. < br / > < br / > As such the ' problem ' with the decisions doesn ' t rest with ACOTE alone, but rather represents a community of professionals that are at odds with themselves and unsure of how to move toward the future. < br / > < br / > +++ < br / > < br / > Regarding OTA education, an Ad Hoc Committee of AOTA look...

Source: ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog - August 17, 2015 Category: Occupational Health Tags: OT Education OT practice Source Type: blogs