News
Continuing Competence Program Update
May 03, 2012Preliminary results confirmed that the current competence maintenance tools need to be replaced by those that are available online and provide focused, individualized feedback. Further analysis will be completed and inform the design of a new tool for launch in 2013.
COTBC Board Begins Strategic Planning
May 03, 2012At this April meeting, the Board brought together two representatives from each College committee to hear about their accomplishments, successes and challenges from the past five years. Committee presentations also reported on emerging issues and identified some of the necessary ingredients for moving forward.
It is anticipated that the Board will finalize the plan at their June meeting. If you have any ideas for the future direction of the College, please email info@cotbc.org and ask that your input be forwarded to the Board Chair.
Diane Graham Elected Board Chair
February 22, 2012At each January meeting the COTBC Board of Directors bids farewell to directors who have completed their terms and welcomes in the new Board. This year, the Board thanked Helen Turner for her two years of service as a director and welcomed Tanya Boudier. Helen will continue on the Standards Committee.
Elections were also held with congratulations extended to Diane Graham who is the new Chair of the Board and Darlene Russell, the Vice Chair. Diane succeeds Carol Williams who was the first public board member to serve as chair. Carol was also recognized and thanked for her two years of service as chair and will continue to sit on the board as a public member.
If you would like to know more about the COTBC Board of Directors, please read their profiles.
Giovanna Boniface Appointed new CAOT-BC Managing Director
February 22, 2012In recognition of the need for strong and viable organizations to address professional issues for occupational therapists living in British Columbia, the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) formed CAOT-BC in the fall of 2011 when the closure of the British Columbia Society of Occupational Therapists (BCSOT) was announced.
Over the past few months a transition planning team has lead the creation of CAOT-BC and we are now pleased to announce the appointment of Giovanna Boniface as the new CAOT-BC Managing Director who will oversee the development and work of the provincial chapter. Giovanna will work alongside an Advisory Committee that will replace the transition planning committee.
Giovanna joins the CAOT team as a resident of North Vancouver, British Columbia. Giovanna graduated from the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Science in 1992 with a degree in Animal Biology followed by a degree in occupational therapy from the UBC School of Rehabilitation Science in 1997.
Giovanna owns and operates, Boniface Consulting, a private practice which focuses on providing expert medical-legal opinion in cost of future care/life care planning, community brain injury and complex orthopaedic work. Outside of her work, Giovanna has a strong history with the British Columbia Society of Occupational Therapists (BCSOT), which includes volunteer positions such as co-president, treasurer, regional representative, and private practice special interest group chair to name only a few. CAOT looks forward to working with Giovanna and continuing her interest in professional issues through new endeavors with CAOT-BC.
Should you have any questions or concerns regarding CAOT-BC activities, please contact Giovanna directly at: GBoniface@caot.ca.
Third Edition of Essential Competencies Now Available
August 23, 2011These competencies are the standard for developing entry to practice requirements and continuing competency requirements and were recently revised by the Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy Regulatory Organizations (ACOTRO). For more information, refer to the article in the Summer 2011 edition of InStep. Download the new edition now.
