Review of Individual Continuing Competence plans

Random Selection of Occupational Therapists

Each year, approximately 20% of registered occupational therapists are randomly selected for a review of their personal continuing competence plan. The random generator is built into the registration database and operates on a series of selection criteria which includes all current practicing registrants who have practiced one full year in the past four years and have not been selected in the previous two years.

 

Review of Materials

The letter to each randomly selected occupational therapist will outline the documents that are to be submitted for review in that particular year. Occupational therapists are required to keep their records for five years.

When received by the College, each individual plan is checked for completeness. The College contacts occupational therapists who have submitted incomplete materials.

 

All reviews are completed by mid-November.

Competence Committee Determines Outcome of Each Review

By the end of November each year, the Competence Committee evaluates the outcome of each review.   A spectrum of outcomes for occupational therapists with unsatisfactory reviews includes:

1. an initial mentoring meeting to discuss their continuing competence plan with the Registrar or a designate of the Competence Committee

2. a practice visit as outlined in the Health Professions Act

Subsequent actions following an initial mentoring meeting or a practice visit may include a meeting(s) to establish a mentorship relationship and plan, or no further action.  If the findings of a practice visit reveal concerns regarding unskilled practice or professional misconduct, a formal letter is submitted from the Competence Committee Chair to the College Registrar.