The Board of Directors of CAOT announced on November 28, 2001, that effective 2008, CAOT will only grant academic accreditation to those occupational therapy educational programs that lead to a professional master's degree in occupational therapy as the entry credential. To assist you in understanding this significant change, please refer to the frequently asked questions (FAQs) sheets:
CAOT Board of Directors, Academic communities and regulators download PDF
Other pertinent documents...
A DIALOGUE ON…Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Education in Canada …the Change to a Professional Master’s Degree by 2008. A Discussion Paper prepared for the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists by D. Parker –Taillon and Associates (November, 2003) Download PDF
Master's level entry education How we came to where we are by Emily Etcheverry, Occupational Therapy Now (January, 2003). Read more.
Report on the Professional Issue Forum on Entry-Level Education held in Calgary. CAOT Task Force on Education (October, 2001) Read more.
For more information, e-mail Kathy Van Benthem, CAOT Director of Standards