OT and Professional Development and Competence Flashcards
The principles, rules, and ethics that are the components of delivering good practice consistently
Standards of Practice
Knowledge, critical thinking, motives, traits, characteristics, or skills needed and used to achieve a specific goal or perform job responsibilities
Competence
Commitment to intentional and ongoing _____ is expected in order to improve quality of service and competency.
Professional Development
Professional Development, Competence, and Standards of Practice
- The foundation for competence is built on standards of practice
- Effective practitioners are expected to continuously reflect on their current competence considering professional knowledge and standards.
- Commitment to intentional, ongoing professional development activities is expected to improve the quality of one’s services.
- Excellence in practice requires each practitioner to establish, maintain, and update professional performance knowledge and skills to offer service delivery that is effective, safe, ethical, and accountable
AOTA Standards of Practice
- Professional Standing and Responsibility
- Service Delivery
- Screening, Evaluation, and Reevaluation
- Intervention Process
- Outcomes, Transition, and Discontinuation
How do OTs and OTAs acquire entry-level competencies?
Completing academic and fieldwork education
Competence is related to the ability to use effective ______, which results in effective therapy.
Professional or clinical reasoning
The actual performance of competence and is the result of comparing one’s practice process and outcomes with a specific criterion such as using evidence-based practice
Competency
How is competence determined?
- Completing a self-development tool
- A periodic peer review
- A knowledge examination
- A refresher course offered by the employer
- Recalibrating oneself against published standardized procedures published for an assessment tool
- Meeting continuing education requirements for licensing or certification
- Seeking out professional development opportunities to identify and enhance a skill set to ensure implementation of contemporary approaches during practice
Common approaches in improving competence:
- Post professional education and workshops
- Reading journals
- Getting specialty certifications or specializations
- Participating in speciality groups
- Attending in-service or conference presentations
This organization provides standards and guidelines for practice, self assessment, tools, profession-focused continuing education, and advanced board and specialty certification processes
American Occupational Therapy Association
For this organization, Certification renewal requires acquisition of professional development unit, self-assessment tools and verification documents
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
These organizations indicate Requirements for continuing education established by each state
State Regulatory Agencies
Impose standards related to continuing competency promote institutional supports
Institutional Accreditation Bodies
Steps in Engaging in Continuous Competency:
ISR-DID-ICD
- Identify indicators.
- Self-assess.
- Reflect.
- Develop.
- Implement.
- Document.
- Integrate.
- Critically analyze.
- Demonstrate continuing competence
