AOTA Official Documents
AOTA's Official Documents are documents that clarify and support occupational therapy practice, and are reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis for their applicability. Below listed are the Official Documents relevant to this practice area only.
You may also purchase the "The Reference Manual of the Official Documents of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc" in its entirety online now.
Resources
- Position Paper: Physical Agent Modalities (2012) - pdf, 179 kb -
- Concept Paper: The Role of Occupational Therapy in Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery (2011) - pdf, 139 kb -
- Guidelines for Documentation of Occupational Therapy (2007) - pdf, 92 kb -
- Guidelines for Supervision, Roles, and Responsibilities During the Delivery of Occupational Therapy Services (edited 2009) - pdf, 102 kb -
- Guidelines: Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process (2008) - pdf, 1.1 mb -
- Position Paper: Obesity and Occupational Therapy (2013) - pdf, 350 kb -
- Position Paper: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2011) - pdf, 68 kb -
- Position Paper: Occupational Therapy’s Commitment to Nondiscrimination and Inclusion (edited 2009) - pdf, 69 kb -
- Position Paper: Scope of Practice (2009) - pdf, 166 kb -
- NEW! Position Paper: Telehealth (2013) - pdf, 423 kb -
- Standards for Continuing Competence (2010 Revisions) - pdf, 120 kb -
- Standards of Practice for Occupational Therapy (2010) - pdf, 93 kb
- AOTA's Societal Statement on Health Disparities (2011) - PDF, 47 kb
- AOTA's Societal Statement on Livable Communities (2008) - pdf, 56 kb
- Statement: Occupational Therapy in the Promotion of Health and the Prevention of Disease and Disability (2007) - pdf, 114 kb -
