OT Practice & Professional Organizations

Question 1

Choose all that apply. The following are considered OT personnel:

(a) Occupational Therapy Assistant
(b) Occupational Therapist Assistant
(c) Occupational Therapist
(d) OT Aide
(e) OTB

Answer 1

(a), (c), and (d)

Question 2

Who is responsible for the OT process including evaluation, outcome, and intervention?

Answer 2

OT

Question 3

True or False

ACOTE ensures that Universities are complying with educational standards.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

True or False

The minimum degree rewuired for an OTA is an associate degree; The minimum degree for an OT is a master degree.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Every OT practicing today has obtained a Master degree or Doctorate.

Answer 5

False

Some OTs hav been grandfathered in with a bachelor degree

Question 6

Who can be a MBR of AOTA?

(a) OTs
(b) OTAs
(c) OT/OTA students
(d) Organizations
(e) all of the above

Answer 6

all of the above

Question 7

True or False

ACOTE ensures that each university meets specific standards

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Choose all that apply. There are professional organizations at which levels?

• national
• global/international
• state
• all of the above

Answer 8

all of the above

Question 9

Define accreditation

Answer 9

A form of regulation that determines whether an organization or program meets a prescribed standard.

Question 10

Define Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education

Answer 10

ACOTE - The national organization that regulates entry-level education for OTs & OTAs

Question 11

Define certification

Answer 11

Refers to the acknowledgment that an individual has the qualifications to be an entry-level practitioner.

Question 12

Define certified occupational assistant (COTA)

Answer 12

An individual who completed an associate or bachelor’s degree from an accredited OT Assistant program and who has passed the NBCOT examination for OT assistants.

Question 13

Define Doctor of Occupational Therapy

Answer 13

Clinical or practice-based doctoral degree; focuses on practice rather than research.

Question 14

Define fieldwork

Answer 14

To advance students thinking, reasoning, performance, and professionalism from the role of the student to that of the practitioner.

Question 15

Define level I fiedwork

Answer 15

Is completed concurrently which academic coursework; it involves observation and participation in selected aspects of the OT process.

Question 16

Define level II fieldwork

Answer 16

Experiences are hands-on clinical training opportunities designed to provide students with in-depth experience in delivering OT services with supervision.

Question 17

Define licensure laws

Answer 17

Provide a legal definition of OT and domain of OT practice that differentiates it from other professions.

Question 18

Define National Board Certification in Occupational Therapy

Answer 18

The organization responsible for administering the national certification examination.

Question 19

Define Occupational Therapist

Answer 19

Autonomous practitioners who deliver OT services

Question 20

Define Occupational Therapy Assistant

Answer 20

deliver OT services under the supervision and in partnership with an OT.

Question 21

Define Occupational Therapy Aide

Answer 21

does not receive specialized training before working on the field.

Question 22

Define registered Occupational Therapist (OTR)

Answer 22

An individual who has completed the requirements for the education of an occupational therapist at an accredited program (master’s degree) passed the NBCOT.

Question 23

Define registration

Answer 23

The listing of qualified individuals by a professional association or government agency.

Question 24

Define service compentency

Answer 24

refers to the OT and OTA performing a skill in the same way or obtaining the same result when measuring a client’s performance.

Question 25

Define supervision

Answer 25

A cooperative process of 2 or more people participate in a joint effort to establish, maintain, and or elevate a level of competence and performance.

Question 26

Identify the 3 categories of occupational therapy personnel.

Answer 26

Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Occupational Therapy Aides

Question 27

Describe the purpose of level I and II fieldwork experiences.

Answer 27

Level I allows students to learn from practitioners, observe client interactions and interventions, engage in practice settings, and complete assignments that reinforce academic learning. In contrast, field II is the hands-on experience during clinical training opportunities.

Question 28

Describe the Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees

Answer 28

OTD is a clinical doctorate, whereas PhD is a traditional post-graduate degree and is researched based.

Question 29

What do the standards of ACOTE include?

Answer 29

• administration procedure
• educational content
• fieldwork processes

Question 30

Who has the power to grant or hold approval in order to receive an accreditation?

Answer 30

Review Board from ACOTE

Question 31

Practitioners who obtained a baccalaureate degree in OT prior to what year are considered to be “grandfathered in” and may continue to practice.

Answer 31

2007

Question 32

Where is AOTA located?

Answer 32

Bethesda, MD

Question 33

Define AOTF

Answer 33

American Occupational Therapy Foundation -

Question 34

Define AOTPAC

Answer 34

American Occupational Therapy Political Action Committee -

Question 35

Define ASCOTA

Answer 35

American Student Committee of the Occupational Therapy Association -

Question 36

Define WFOT

Answer 36

World Federation for Occupational Therapist -

Question 37

What are the 3 professional membership categories exists in AOTA?

Answer 37

OTA
OTS
OT