Transcript Slide 1

Connecting With
YOUR Profession:
The Representative Assembly
Needs YOUR voice
Objectives
After having attended this session the participant will
be able to:
• Discuss the role of the representative assembly (RA)
within the AOTA.
• Discuss the 6 Motions to be voted on at by the RA at the
2011 AOTA conference in Philadelphia.
• Discuss several action items that will be voted on at the
2011 AOTA conference.
• Describe two methods for casting votes on RA motions
and action items.
• Vote on all motions and action items proposed for the
2011 RA at the 2011 AOTA conference.
AOTA Centennial Vision
2017
• We envision that occupational therapy is a
powerful, widely recognized,
science-driven, and
evidence-based profession
with a globally connected and diverse
workforce meeting society’s occupational
needs.
AOTA Membership
• 41,469 (as of August 2010)
– up 1,125 from July
– up 1,560 from August 2009.
• OT membership is steady, 23,000+ for the past
eight months.
– Expect to surpass 42,000 for the first time since 1999,
– Students membership expected to hit an all-time high.
– AOTA continues work national partnership agreements
hoping to have a positive response in the very near future.
ACOTE
• Initial accreditation to 3 OTA programs
• Granted Developing Program Status to 8
new applicant OTA programs.
• As of August 24, 2010, there are 333
academic programs in the accreditation
system offered at 374 locations.
• The most dramatic recent growth has
been seen in OTA programs.
Representative Assembly
What Happens in the
Assembly…
Representative
Assembly of AOTA
– Policy setting body for
AOTA
– Approximately 75
voting members from
organizations within
AOTA and
representatives from all
states.
Makeup of the RA
Representative Assembly
Commission on
Education
Commission on
Practice
Commission on
Standards and Ethics
CCCPD
Special-interest Section
Steering Committee
Agenda Committee
Bylaws Policies and
Procedures Committee
Credential Review and
Accountability Committee
Nominating Committee
Recognitions Committee
2010 RA Highlights
• Motion 1, requesting that the CCCPD consider recommendation
and evidence of need and demand for a Specialty Certification in
School System practice, DEFEATED.
• Motion 2, supporting Level II Fieldwork Supervision of Occupational
Therapy Assistant Students by Occupational Therapy Assistants in
Skilled Nursing Facilities, DEFEATED.
• Motions 3 and 4 ADOPTED, which approved the revised AOTA
Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards (2010)
and rescinded Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2005), Core
Values and Attitudes of Occupational Therapy Practice and
Guidelines to the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics
2010 RA Highlights
• Motions 5 and 6 ADOPTED, which approved the official
documents, Occupational Therapy Services in the Promotion of
Psychological and Social Aspects of Mental Health (Revised 2010)
and Specialized Knowledge and Skills in Mental Health Promotion,
Prevention and Intervention in Occupational Therapy Practice
(2010).
• Motion 7 to approve the Guidelines for Re-Entry into the Field of
Occupational Therapy was amended and ADOPTED
• Motion 8 ADOPTED, approving the revised AOTA Standards for
Continuing Competency
• Motion 9 to accept the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee
on Member Participation and a substitute motion were each
DEFEATED
• Eight policy revisions recommended by the BPPC were APPROVED
Activity of the RA
• The last online meeting was Nov. 8-19, 2010
• The RA will meet again in Philadelphia at the
AOTA conference from April 12 -17, 2011
• There are currently 6 motions and several
action items on the agenda for the spring
meeting.
• Many of the motions are directly related to
motions and actions that were defeated at the
2010 meeting.
To Review RA motions
• RA motions are
located under the
– “get involved tab”,
– “Representative
Assembly tab”
– “RA Spring Meeting
tab”
• Note: you will need
to login with your
user name and
password
Motion 1:Membership Momentum
• Treasurer to establish a membership opportunity
for occupational therapy practitioners who have
never been members of the American
Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) priced
at $10 for the first year for any practitioner who
has never been a member of AOTA, to be offered
until the year 2017.
• Financial Impact: Increased expenses would
exceed revenue generated by a minimum of
$2,900,000 per year. This excludes any
recruitment campaign costs
Motion 2:Revision to AOTA Code
of Ethics and Standards (2010)
• Proposed revisions include:
– Remove Principle 4, Social Justice
– Revise subsection A to “uphold the profession’s concept of altruism
through actions and attitudes of commitment, caring, dedication,
responsiveness and understanding”
– Revise Principle 3 to “To provide client centered occupational therapy
services that reflect consideration of an understanding of the multiple
differences that each unique individual is and the circumstances that
they have”
– Eliminate subsection G
– Revise Principle 2, subsection B to “make every effort to ensure
continuity of services and/or options for transition to appropriate
services to avoid abandoning the service recipient if the current provider
is unavailable due t0 medical, other absence, loss of employment, or
funding of service is an issue.
– Eliminate subsection D
• Financial Impact: $118,845
Motion 3:Expansion of level of
education for the OTA
• Amend AOTA Policy to include wording
which expands the accepted level of
education for the OTA from the associate
degree to additionally include bachelor
degree level
• Financial Impact: None reported
Motion 4: ACOTE amend its OTA
degree standards
• Charge the President to recommend that
ACOTE change its Standards to read:
“Effective July 1, 2013, all OTA programs
must be offered at the associate or
bachelor degree levels to retain ACOTE
accreditation.
• Financial Impact: The approximate cost of
developing new Standards is $40,000.
Motion 5: Development of a
Document on for Complex Seating
and Wheeled Mobility
• Consider the development of a
Specialized Knowledge and Skills in
Complex Seating and Wheeled Mobility
document that will include a plan for
workforce capacity building in this practice
area, with report back to the 2012
Representative Assembly spring meeting
• Financial Impact: None reported
Motion 6:Educate OTs and Policy
Makers Regarding Access to and
Funding of Complex Rehabilitation
Technology (CRT)
• The President direct the Executive
Director and Affairs Division of AOTA to
develop a Policy Fact Sheet on Complex
Rehabilitation Technology and report back
to the fall 2011 Representative Assembly
online meeting.
• Financial Impact: None reported
RA Vice Speaker: Adopt the document,
Societal Statement on Health Literacy
Financial Implications: None
Commission on
Education (COE):
• Revise the Statement paper: Philosophical Base of
Occupational Therapy (2011)
• Rationale:
– The current statement was adopted in 1979
– The statement needed to be updated to better reflect
current terminology and literature of the profession.
• Document location:
– http://www.aota.org/Governance/RA/SpringRA
• Financial Impact: None reported
Commission on Practice
(COP)
• Adopt the position paper on the Role of
Occupational Therapy in End of Life Care
(revised 2011)
• Document location
– http://www.aota.org/Governance/RA/SpringRA
• Financial Impact: None reported
Commission on Continued
Competence and Professional
Development (CCCPD)
• Implement a Phase I Exploratory Panel to
determine member interest and need for a
specialty certification in school systems.
• CCCPD School System Report Document
– http://www.aota.org/Governance/RA/SpringRA
• Financial Impact: $12,756
Bylaws, Policies, and Procedures
Committee (BPPC)
• Adopt the following revised policies
– 1.8 Standards of Practice.
– 1.12 Occupation as the Common Core of Occupational Therapy.
– 1.17 Reduced Membership Fees for OTs and OTAs 65 or Older
and No Longer Employed
– 5.11 Proactive Positioning of Occupational Therapy Across the
Life Course
– 5.14 Diverse and Inclusive Membership.
• BPPC Attachments
– http://www.aota.org/MeetingsLibrary/SpringRA/BPPCAttach
• Financial Impact: None reported
Nominating &
Recognition Committee
• The nominating committee and the
recognition committee put forth a
combined motion to:
– Adopt the Nominating and Recognitions
Committees Implementation Plan as
presented to the Representative Assembly,
dated January 14, 2011.
• See next slide
• Financial Impact: $2,654
Nominating and Recognition
Committee Implementation Plan
• The two Committees will be in constant
communication with additional input from the
Board/Association groups in order to
populate ad hoc committees, identify/recruit
potential leaders, and to cultivate/train
leaders.
• The two Committees will develop and a large
database to match volunteer leaders with
opportunities
AOTA President: Action Item One
• Adopt the Definition of Occupational Therapy Practice
for the AOTA
– The Definition of Occupational Therapy Practice for the
AOTA is used by legislators and regulators
– The OTPF was revised in 2008 which facilitated the need
to update the current AOTA Model Practice Act’s Definition
of Occupational Therapy Practice (2004)
• Document location
– http://www.aota.org/Governance/RA/SpringRA.aspx
• Financial Impact: None reported
AOTA President: Item Two
•
Transform the AOTA Representative Assembly into the AOTA
Council on Professional Policy & Practice with a:
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20 member Council to include:
– 1 Chairperson elected by the members of the Council who also
serve on the AOTA Board of Directors
– 5 Councilors elected by the AOTA membership by geographic
regions
– 7 Councilors elected by the AOTA membership based on seven
practice areas: Rehabilitation, Disability, and Participation; Children
and Youth; Productive Aging; Mental Health; Work and Industry;
Health & Wellness; and Education
– 4 Councilors elected based on their expertise four areas of AOTA:
Professional Development, Research, Advocacy, & Ethics
– 3 Councilors appointed by the AOTA Board of Directors to ensure
diversity of knowledge and expertise
Financial Impact: $40,950
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AOTA Vice President
• Charge the Recognitions Committee of
the RA to establish the Gary Kielhofner
Emerging Leader Award to annually
recognize an occupational therapy
practitioner who has demonstrated
outstanding leadership and /or
extraordinary service early in his/her
occupational therapy career
• Financial Impact: $234
Affiliated State Association
Presidents (ASAP)
• Charge the COP to revise the recently
approved Practice Advisory: Services
Provided by Students in Fieldwork Level II
Settings to be consistent with the format of
an Official Document
• And for the Representative Assembly to
adopt the revised document as an Official
Document
• Financial Impact: None reported
How to Vote?
• There are two methods for casting your vote with the RA
• Complete and return the attached RA Feedback form
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Timothy A Reistetter, OTR PhD
5319 Bayou Drive
Dickinson Texas 77539
[email protected]
• Votes may also be cast using an online zoomerang survey
which will automatically be sent to the AOTA and your TX RA
representative
• http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BR7PUQNRW
• To vote your are required to submit your submit your name,
AOTA number, and state designation
Comments & Questions?
Timothy A Reistetter OTR, PhD
Texas RA representative
[email protected]
409-772-9441