CORECOM Update
CORECOM is a collaborative initiative to develop a single competency document that will outline entry to practice competencies and describe competencies used throughout occupational therapy practice. The October CORECOM project update is available for viewing here: https://www.corecomcanada.com
Note: CORECOM has consultation sessions about the draft competencies starting on November 23, 2020. Registration for these sessions can be accessed here: https://www.corecomcanada.com/simpl-e-schedule
OT Month
Celebrate the end of OT Month by sharing this special video and links!
What an OT Does with Councillor Arwen Caines
Thank-you from ACOT with Council President Andrea Petryk and Registrar Marianne Baird
Professional promotion is within the mandate of professional associations – check out some of the promotional activities these associations have offered during OT month:
Society of Alberta Occupational Therapists – OT month activities on Facebook
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists – OT month activities on Facebook and on caot.ca
Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists’ promotional site: otontario.ca
American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA) OT month celebrations (occurs in April in the USA): https://www.aota.org/Conference-Events/OTMonth.aspx
ACOT would like to thank all the Council members who appeared in our videos during OT Month and all Occupational Therapist across Alberta for your hard work during these challenging times.
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about today’s update.