Practice Guidelines
These are published by the College of Occupational Therapists of BC to help occupational therapists meet the college's essential competencies by:
- Increasing registrants' knowledge of their responsibilities,
- Describing expectations for practice,
- Defining safe, ethical, competent practice, and
- Guiding critical thinking for everyday practice.
Presently the College has four guidelines:
Supervising Support Personnel
Collecting, Recording and Protecting Client Information
Obtaining Consent to Occupational Therapy Services
Guidelines for Establishing Professional Boundaries to Prevent Sexual Misconduct
Quick Links
Professional Boundaries PodCast
Listen to the keynote speaker Elinor Larney, Deputy Registrar with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario, as she describes the many types of boundary crossings OTs face everyday, and strategies for mitigating the risks of boundary violations.
Note this podcast runs for 1.25 hours and is a large file.
