Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EDUCATION AND LICENSURE › CONTINUED COMPETENCY › Section 42.52 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in §§
											42.51 and
						42.53-42.58, have the following
						meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Contact hour
-A unit of measure for a
						continued competency activity that equals 50-60 minutes of
						participation.
Continued competency
-The
						multidimensional process by which a licensee demonstrates the development and
						maintenance of the knowledge, skills, attitudes, judgment, abilities and ethics
						necessary to practice occupational therapy in a variety of roles and
						settings.
Educational courses
-Academic and
						continuing education courses delivered onsite or by distance education.
Level I fieldwork
-Introductory fieldwork
						experiences that are a component of an educational program in occupational
						therapy in which students develop a basic understanding of the needs of clients
						through directed observation and supervised participation in the occupational
						therapy process.
Level II fieldwork
-In-depth fieldwork
						experiences that are a component of an educational program in occupational
						therapy that provide multiple occupational therapy services to a variety of
						clients in multiple settings.
Mentor
-A person who holds a current
						license, certificate or registration in a health-related or education field, or
						who is otherwise exempt by statute from the requirement to hold a license,
						certificate or registration, who is engaged in a one-on-one or group
						teaching/coaching relationship with a licensee for the stated purpose of
						imparting specific knowledge and skills that will advance the licensee's
						competency in occupational therapy.
Mentorship
-Participation in a
						formalized, one-on-one or group teaching/learning relationship for the purposes
						of building a licensee's competency in occupational therapy.
Mentorship agreement
-A written agreement
						between the mentor and the protege or proteges that outlines
specific goals and objectives and designates a plan of
						activities.
Professional continued competence
						portfolio
-A document that evidences the licensee's completion of the
						continued competency requirement in §
											42.53 (relating to continued
						competency requirements).
Protege
-A licensee who is engaged in a
						one-on-one or group relationship with a mentor for the stated purpose of
						acquiring specific skills and knowledge related to the practice of occupational
						therapy.
Unpaid service
-Volunteering in an
						organization when the unpaid service directly relates to occupational
						therapy.
The provisions of this §
													42.52 issued under sections 5(b)
						  and 15(a) of the Occupational Therapy Practice Act (63 P. S. §§
														1505(b) and
						  1515(a)); amended under
						  sections 5(b), 8(5)(vi) and 15(a) of the Occupational Therapy Practice Act
						  (63
						  P.S. §§
														1505(b),
						  1508(5)(vi) and
						  1515(a)).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
													42.51 (relating to purpose); and
						  49 Pa. Code §
													42.57 (relating to documentation
						  and reporting of continued competency
						  activities).