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AOTA’s Representative Assembly (RA) is gearing up for its annual meeting in Long Beach, California from April 8th through the 11th. All of the reports are already available on AOTA’s Web site www.aota.org in Leadership & Governance, Representative Assembly, RA Meeting (http://www.aota.org/Govern/RA/RAMeetings.aspx ). Also, in the March 10th OT Practice , most of the motions are listed for this upcoming RA meeting. Some of the topics to be debated include the three member motions below as well as motions to create a voluntary fieldwork credentialing program (COE), health care reform (Speaker), and OTA initiatives (President & OTA Representative). MOTION 1: We move that the Speaker, in consultation with the President, establish an ad hoc committee to develop core competencies for entry-level occupational therapists for practice related to physical rehabilitation of the upper extremity, across diverse contexts and the lifespan. The ad hoc committee would include at least one member representative of the Physical Disabilities Special Interest Section (PDSIS) Hand Subsection, one practitioner who specializes in upper extremity rehabilitation, one practitioner in general physical disabilities rehabilitation, one educator, and a certified hand therapist recommended by the American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT) who is both an ASHT and an AOTA member. The ad hoc committee shall consult with representatives from ASHT and the Hand Therapy Certification Commission in the course of its deliberations. Collaboration with the Commission on Education (COE) and the AOTA ad hoc committee developing the model curriculum shall also occur to ensure the sharing of information and recommendations from the core competencies on physical rehabilitation of the upper extremity ad hoc committee. The ad hoc committee will present a final report with recommendations to the 2009 RA meeting. MOTION 2: We move that the Representative Assembly recommend to the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) to reconsider the possibility for OTAs to participate in OT educational programs as Academic Fieldwork Coordinators. MOTION 3: We move that the President of AOTA establish a task force to categorize our current library holdings and charge this task force to submit a report to the Board within 12 months, recommending which items need to be prioritized in the process of transferring to a more durable digital/electronic form and properly archived/preserved in order to avoid losing our unique body of knowledge. The report should also include recommendations for prioritization due to the item’s unique contribution to our body of knowledge, high risk for loss, estimated cost of properly preserving, and equipment/resources already available to begin transferring to a more durable media. We want to hear from you in order to be able to better represent your concerns and questions. Remember, we are your Arizona representatives and have voice at the national level! Please feel free to call or e-mail us with your feedback, or simply complete the Zoomerang survey at: http://www.aota.org/Govern/RA/RAFeedback.aspx AOTA members are always welcome to sit and observe the RA meeting so join us. We would love to see you at AOTA Conference in sunny California and please know we appreciate your membership in AOTA. AOTA Representative Debbie Hines, MA, OTR/L, Dhinesotr@aol.com AOTA Alternate Representative Chris Griffin, CGriffin@atsu.edu |
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