During one's college career, you may work a part time job, become involved in various organizations, pull all-nighters, keep in touch with friends and family from home and of course, study anything and everything related to occupational therapy.
Several documents are key for students and new therapists to know and understand.
The current Standards of Practice for Occupational Therapy were published and copyrighted by AOTA in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy. This document is a guide to the requirements in delivering OT services and is written at the minimum standard level. The Standards of Practice include many areas of concern for OT practitioners. These areas include professional standing and responsibility, referral, screening, evaluation, intervention plan, intervention, transition services, and discontinuation. The Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics was established to maintain integrity within the OT community.