Continuing Competence
This is a process involving the examination of current competence and the development of capacity for the future
What is continuing competence?
The WHO defines this as the synthesis, exchange, and application of knowledge by relevant stakeholders to improve health systems and people's health
What is knowledge translation?
This stage of the continuing professional development cycle involves identifying achievements, gaps in practice, and growth opportunities
What is reflection?
This is the recognition of an institution of learning as maintaining standards requisite for its graduates to gain admission to other reputable institutions or achieve credentials for professional practice
What is accreditation?
This accreditation council is responsible for OT education programs
What is the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)?
This organization created the Standards for Continuing Competence to provide occupational therapy practitioners with expectations for the process
What is AOTA (American Occupational Therapy Association)?
This phase in the knowledge-to-action cycle involves identifying, reviewing, and selecting the knowledge to implement
What is the second phase?
This stage involves continuing education so that occupational therapy practitioners can advance their knowledge and clinical skills
What is learning?
These are the two accreditation agencies associated with occupational therapy education
What are The Joint Commission and CARF International?
This section of ACOTE standards focuses on fieldwork, including the alignment of the fieldwork program with the curriculum
What are ACOTE C Standards?
The primary goal of the "standards for continuing competence" is to promote this type of care.
What is value-based care?
This phase in the knowledge-to-action cycle involves assessing obstacles to knowledge application
What is the fourth phase?
During this stage of continuing professional development, practitioners set short-term and long-term goals based on identified learning needs
What is planning?
This organization conducts unannounced site visits to evaluate whether healthcare organizations are providing quality care
What is The Joint Commission?
This document created by OT programs shows how each of ACOTE standards are being met
What is the ACOTE Self-Study Document?
Practitioners need a strong understanding of this to support current and future practice and roles
What is evidence-based practice?
This cycle provides users with a process to apply knowledge in the appropriate setting
What is the knowledge-to-action cycle?
This stage involves reviewing each stage, reflecting on it, and documenting activities to identify changes needed for improved client outcomes
What is evaluating?
This involves _____ where individuals or teams visit an organization seeking accreditation to assess compliance with standards
What are surveys?
This council promotes postsecondary academic quality through the accreditation process
What is the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)?
This phase involves selecting, adapting, and implementing interventions
What is the fifth phase?
Involves identifying and addressing learning needs through reflecting on current and past practices, developing and implementing a plan to meet their learning needs, and evaluating the effectiveness of the plan
What is continuing professional development?
Occupational therapy managers and practitioners should begin formal preparation for a survey this many months before the anticipated survey date
What is 16 months?
ACOTE standards are revised every this many years
What is five years?