Strategic Plan
Our Mission
To protect the public by regulating, advocating and advancing safe, ethical and quality occupational therapy practice in British Columbia.
Our Values
Accountability
Board members, registrants and college staff are accountable for their actions and decisions.
Registrants are responsible professionals committed to lifelong learning and ethical behaviour within their practice as occupational therapists.
Integrity
We foster trust, honesty, fairness, ethical conduct, openness, respect, diversity, and transparency.
Service Excellence
Our services are efficient, responsive, and accessible.
Organizational Sustainability
We are committed to continuous improvement, to be innovative and proactive, and to build relationships.
Our Strategic Plan: 2007-2012
Key Result Areas
1. Responsive and Accountable Leadership
The College is responsive, credible and accountable demonstrating leadership by how it governs and conducts its business. The College is committed to building, maintaining and enhancing operations to ensure overall effectiveness and long term viability.
1.1 Quality programming and services.
1.2 Effective response to critical emergent issues.
1.3 Relevant, collaborative partnerships and relationships.
1.4 Sufficient financial and human resources to support College business.
1.5 Recognition as a leader in regulatory practice.
1.6 Competent effective Board.
2. Registrant Competence
The College provides registrants with effective programs to promote and monitor their competence. Registrants must have the knowledge, skills, abilities and judgement to maintain, continuously enhance and monitor their practice.
2.1 Statutory programs ensure competence.
2.2 Proactive and responsive provision of support tools.
2.3 Registrants meet regulatory obligations.
2.4 Effective response to emergent issues re: competence.
3. Registrant Engagement
The College informs registrants about the obligations and expectations of a regulated professional. Communication with registrants is essential and includes a system for registrant participation and feedback with the college.
3.1 Registrants clearly understand the role of the College as a regulatory body.
3.2 Registrant participation is sustained, productive and viewed by registrants as a positive professional experience.
4. Accountability to the Public
The College informs the public about their rights to safe, ethical and competent occupational therapy practice. Communication with the public includes demonstration of accountability.
4.1 Increased public awareness.
4.2 Outcome based reporting.
4.3 Improved public access to information.
