STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the administrative structure of the department, agency, or facility.

 2. Participate in supervision experiences, including being supervised and supervising other personnel and volunteers.

 3. Compare the occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant’s roles within the assigned service area.

 4. Identify the various roles of the occupational therapy assistant in education and scholarly activities.

 5. Demonstrate an understanding of work site rules, regulations, policies, safety, and incident reporting.

 6. Demonstrate an understanding of reports related to treatment documentation, billing, reimbursement, productivity, service delivery, and budgeting within established guidelines of a facility.

 7. Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of cost on relationship to the delivery of services.

 8. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of quality care, managing time, and utilizing available resources that may affect service delivery within the guidelines of a facility.

 9. Demonstrate behavior congruent with the occupational therapy code of ethics as it relates to clinical reasoning and professionalism.

 10. Identify areas of traditional and emerging practices and promote the profession of occupational therapy to various audiences

 11. Demonstrate effective participant skills in professional activities and continued advocacy for the profession of occupational therapy.

 12. Demonstrate an understanding of the certification exam/renewal process, licensure requirements, and the importance of continuing education and establishing service competency.

 13. Identify the availability and need for malpractice insurance.

 14. Utilize technology resources for intervention planning, evidence-based practice, and the occupational therapy assistant’s role in the research process.

 15. Demonstrate an understanding of the implications and effects of federal and state legislative bodies on practice.

 16. Explain due process, the appeals system when reimbursement is not approved for occupational therapy services, and how to be an advocate for the consumer.

 17. Explain the various systems and service models, including health care, education, community and social models, and how these models may effect service provision.

 18. Demonstrate effective job seeking skills including resume writing and interviewing.

 

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.   Define occupational therapy

 II.                  Ethics

 III.                Clinical Reasoning

 IV.                Professional Behaviors

 V.                  Evidence Based Practice

 VI.                Resume Writing and Interviews

 VII.              NBCOT Exam Study Strategies