KCompetence and Professionalism in OT

Question 1

Entry-Level Competencies

Answer 1

Entry-Level Competencies

OTR
    ●Post-baccalaureate degree
    ●NBCOT (National Certification Exam)
    ●State licensure
Other Supports
    ●AOTA
    ●State professional associations
    ●State regulatory boards

Question 2

Standards of competence

Answer 2

Standards of competence
●Performance of “best practice”
●OT domain and process
●Client-centered care
●Ethical behaviors and actions
●Intentional, ongoing professional development
●Knowledge, critical thinking skills, motivation

Question 3

AOTA Core Competencies

Answer 3

AOTA Core Competencies
●Knowledge
●Critical Reasoning
●Interpersonal Skills
●Performance Skills (expertise)
●Ethical Practice

Question 4

Key Features of Competency

Answer 4

Key Features of Competency
●Intentional self-determination
●Reflection
●Commitment to lifelong learning
●Self-evaluation
●External validation
●Evidence-based practice
●Standards within profession (ie CEUs)
●Additional credentials
●Review of client outcomes / effectiveness

Question 5

Continuing Competency

Answer 5

Continuing Competency
●Maintaining and advancing clinical skills
●New knowledge and understanding in the field of OT
●New knowledge and advances outside OT but related to our practice
●Changes in health care environment, including legal issues
●Ethical responsibility to our clients

Question 6

Professional Development

Answer 6

Professional Development
●Career development process, based in reflection
●Increasing professional roles and responsibilities
●Novice to expert capacities
●How will you move from NOVICE to EXPERT??
●Professional development opportunities, advanced certifications

Question 7

Professional Development

Sustainability

Answer 7

Professional Development
Sustainability
●Where are the gaps in knowledge / skills?
●How can these gaps be filled?
●What is supported by evidence?

Question 8

A few options for development

Answer 8

A few options for development
●Continuing education opportunities
●Professional organizations
             ●Participation / membership
             ●Leadership
●Portfolio
●External credentialing organizations (AMPS, NDT, CHT, etc)
●AOTA Professional Development Tool
●AOTA Advanced Practice and Specialty Certifications

Question 9

Professionalism

Answer 9

Responsibilities to clients, colleagues, profession

●Ethical practice, embedded in societal norms

●Health professional
       ●Humanistic
       ●Empathic
       ●Accountability
       ●Clinical excellence / evidence-based practice

Question 10

Basic Tenets of Professionalism

Answer 10

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Question 11

Collaborating as Teams

Answer 11

Collaborating as Teams
●Multi disciplinary
●Inter disciplinary
●Interprofessional
●Trans disciplinary
●Research
●Scholarship (Scholarly teams)

Question 12

Social Media

Consider…..

Answer 12

Social Media
Consider…..
●Which sites do you use?
●What do you convey?
●Who has access?
●What opportunities are presented?
●Personal and professional selves
●Task:  Identify at least ONE social media site that supports professionalism

Question 13

Professional Development Assessment

Answer 13

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