Annual Report 2019-2020 The Alberta College of Occupational Therapists regulates the profession of Occupational Therapy in the province of Alberta. The College is responsible for ensuring the public receives competent and ethical Occupational Therapy services.
The practice of Occupational Therapy is set out in the Health Professions Act, RSA 2000 cH-7 (HPA) Schedule 15, section 3: In their practice, Occupational Therapists do one or more of the following: (a) in collaboration with their clients, develop and implement programs to meet everyday needs in self-care, leisure and productivity, (b) assess, analyze, modify and adapt the activities in which their clients engage to optimize health and functional independence, (c) interact with individuals and groups as clinicians, consultants, researchers, educators and administrators, and (d) provide restricted activities authorized by the regulations. Occupational Therapy as a profession has been organized in Alberta since 1950, when the Alberta Society of Occupational Therapists formed. In 1975 the Society adopted a new constitution and name, the Alberta Association of Registered Occupational Therapists (AAROT). By 1990, the Occupational Therapy Profession Act, RSA 1987 cO-2.5 was proclaimed and in force. On October 5, 2006, Schedule 15 of the HPA and the Occupational Therapists Profession Regulation AR 217/2006) (the Regulations) were
proclaimed to be in force by Order in Council of the Alberta Legislature. Upon proclamation, AAROT was continued as the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT), and the Occupational Therapy Profession Act was repealed. The Alberta College of Occupational Therapists is governed by a Council comprised of Occupational Therapists elected by their peers, an ex-officio academic representative selected from the University of Alberta Department of Occupational Therapy, and members of the public appointed by the Alberta government. Overseeing the regulatory and administrative activities is the Registrar (HPA s19). Four additional staff members of the College report to the Registrar, and a volunteer force of regulated members assist the College in committee and advisory roles. The College does not set professional fees for Occupational Therapy services, provide guidelines on professional fees nor negotiate professional fees on behalf of its members; it is not approved to do so under section 27 of the HPA. This is the 13th Annual Report of the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists, reporting the year ending February 29, 2020. It is an official document of the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists, and as such, was approved by the Council of the College on June 20, 2020.
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ALBERTA COLLEGE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020
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