Competency standards one year on

22 Jan 2020

It has now been one year since the new Australian occupational therapy competency standards (the competency standards) have been in effect.

The competency standards outline professional behaviours all occupational therapists should demonstrate to practise safely and ethically.They affect occupational therapists working across all practice settings, including research, education, management and other roles not involving direct contact with clients.

The Board has released a new public facing resource that outlines what the public should expect from their occupational therapist and what to do if they are concerned about their care.

There are also a range of other resources produced by the Board to help occupational therapists understand what the standards mean to them, and how to apply the standards in their practice.

Find out more about the competency standards.

Resources

• For the public: Occupational therapy and you (66.2 KB,PDF)