OT/COTA
Key Events
ASMB
Key People
Miscellaneous
100

Whose responsibility is to keep track of the supervision requirements of the COTA they supervise?

  • It is the COTA’s responsibility to keep the ASMB up to date with their current supervision requirements and documents.
100
  • In the 1980s-1990s what computer became the standard equipment for Occupational therapy services?

Apple Computer

100

Can you practice Occupational therapy without a state license?

Nope. You have to be licensed through the ASMB and pass the NBCOT

100

What did Kielhofner contribute to the field of OT? 

He created MOHO

100

Which founding father of OT has the same birthday as Sydney Myers?

William Rush Dunton 

200

What is the application cost for OT and COTA?

  • OT is $75
  •  COTA is $50
200

T/F: In the 1980s-90s OT became actively involved in stress reduction, working with the elderly, bioelective limbs, and cardiac rehab. 

True 

200

How many CEUs are you required to complete each year to maintain your ASMB license?

10 CEUs

200

Who is considered the mother of OS? 

Elizabeth Yurxa

200

What year did Yerxa develop OS?

1989

300

T/F COTAs can contribute to the evaluation process. 

  • True: Patient evaluation is the responsibility of the OT. The COTA may contribute to the eval process by gathering data and reporting observations. COTAs may not evaluate independently or initiate treatment prior to OT eval.
300

T/F In 1980 there were 57 assistant programs and 52 professional programs? 

False: 57 PROFESSIONAL, 52 ASSISTANT PROGRAMS

300

How many times can you attempt to take the NBCOT and still be registered in the state of Arkansas without additional education?

3x. Applicants who fail more than three times must take additional education work in the area of their weakness determined by the Committee before being eligible for re-examination.

300

What year did Carolyn Baum receive the Slagle lectureship? 

1980

300

Pediatrics became a specialty certification. The first exam was in 1992, how many candidates passed to become board certified pediatric OTs? 

130

400

Who is in charge of the discharge session and paperwork?

The OT. COTAs can contribute to the discharge process as directed by the OT.

400

A shift in personal values and lifestyles brought which paradigm shift came back into play? 

Holism 

400

When does your license expire?

Annually by the end of your birth month. 

400

Who did Robert Bing live with? 

Father of OT

400

Terminology was reorganized into three performance areas. Those are? 

ADLs

Work

Play or leisure 

500

How often is the OT required to supervise the patients of their COTA?

The OT is required to supervise the COTA and patient once every 30 calendar days.

500

Instead of focsing on disease OTs focused on ___ and ___? 

dysfunction and health maintence
500

When the Board requests proof of CEU courses submitted for renewal and/or audit purposes, what is acceptable documentation to maintain and provide?

Hint: there are three



  • Official transcripts documenting completion of occupational therapy-related coursework.
  • Signed verification by the program leader or instructor
  • A letter from a practitioners supervisor on the agency's letterhead, giving names of the CEU programs attended, location, dates, subjects taught and hours of instruction. 
500

Who is this?

Elnora Gilfoyle

500

In 1980 only 5 states have over 1,000 therapists. What were those states? 

California, New York, Michigan, Massachusetts and Wisconsin 

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