The Status of Occupational Therapy Education in the 90s'

Abstract

This review of the literature examines the status of occupational therapy education in the 90s'. As the millennium approaches, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) continues to play a pivotal role in supporting and monitoring occupational therapy (O.T.) training. There continues to be strong growth in the movement toward graduate occupational therapy education. The discipline of occupational science has been established, and serves as an academic basis for the profession of occupational therapy. Research efforts over the last decade have looked at a number of other areas of O.T. education. These include admissions, prerequisites, core requirements, instructional strategies, and clinical fieldwork training. There is evidence of a continued need for more research and monitoring in the area of occupational therapy education. This will assure the continued survival of the profession into the next century.