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This practice profile was first developed in 2007 based on the Profile of Occupational Therapy Practice in Canada (CAOT, 2007d) and previous work related to assistant roles and competence (CAOT, 2007 a, b, c). This updated version of the practice profile (2018) ensures the use of the term occupational therapist assistants (OTA), replacing the term “support personnel”. Advances in national recognition of OTAs and accreditation of OTA educational programs have promoted the acceptance of this term and role. The overall aim for the profile is that it may be used by:
- OTAs for career planning;
- Occupational therapists for appropriate assignment of occupational therapy service components;
- Managers and supervisors for performance appraisals;
- Employers and managers for workforce planning;
- Employers for assessing qualification requirements for particular practice settings;
- Education programs for providing a qualifications recognition process for OTAs;
- Education programs for providing quality education for OTA; and
- CAOT for accreditation of OTA education programs in Canada.
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