Commission on Continuing Competence and Professional Development (CCCPD)
The Commission on Continuing Competence and Professional Development (CCCPD) is one of the standing Commissions of the Representative Assembly (RA) established by the Bylaws of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
About the CCCPD
The Commission on Continuing Competence and Professional Development (CCCPD) is one of the bodies of the Representative Assembly (RA) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). In existence since 2002, the CCCPD serves AOTA by identifying, analyzing, and anticipating issues in continuing competence and professional development.
Purpose of the CCCPD
- Promote continuing competence across all aspects of the occupational therapy profession.
- Promote the value of occupational therapy practitioners engaging in lifelong learning through reflective self-assessment, embracing continuing competence in practice, and developing a professional development plan.
- Provide resources and set high quality standards for guiding occupational therapy professionals in building their capacity to perform current and future roles and responsibilities.
- Conduct environmental scans (internally and externally) to understand, trends, practice needs, and systems that affect the continuing competence of occupational therapy practitioners.
- Provide a forum for discussion on continuing competence.
- Serve in an advisory capacity to the Representative Assembly.
- Serve as professional liaisons for AOTA, state regulatory boards, state associations, employers, practitioners, and other professional or public organizations for informing career and continuing competence development by providing resources, advisement, and monitoring.
CCCPD Members
![Meghan Suman](/-/media/aota-images/headshots/suman-meghan.jpg?cx=0.47&cy=0.44&cw=254&ch=254&hash=1B9653854B409A8482674F53358E081B)
Chairperson
Meghan Suman
OTD, OTR/L, BCP, SCSS
2023–2026
![Andrianna Cary](/-/media/aota-images/headshots/cary-andrianna.png?cx=0.42&cy=0.43&cw=254&ch=254&hash=3A0BFEE64AE865014772326CAAC9C736)
Member
M. Andrianna Cary
CScD, MPH, MTS, OTR/L
2021–2024
![Bonnie Fischer-Camara](/-/media/aota-images/headshots/fischercamara-bonnie.jpg?cx=0.34&cy=0.45&cw=254&ch=254&hash=2CADCBF79C7E4EC4D09105C6CEEF4B03)
Member
Bonnie Fischer-Camara
OTD, OTR/L
2023–2026
![Jessie Franco](/-/media/aota-images/headshots/franco-jessie.jpg?cx=0.46&cy=0.4&cw=254&ch=254&hash=C3BB559C42D7DF504D8B4060AE3CB51B)
Member
Jessie Franco
OTD, OT, OTR
2022–2025
![Cheryl Lucas](/-/media/aota-images/headshots/lucas-cheryl.jpg?cx=0.49&cy=0.4&cw=254&ch=254&hash=F18B7D02D4D56A90F4BE4E15CF2E638B)
Member
Cheryl Lucas
OT, EdD, LNHA, OTR
2023–2026
![Christine Myers](/-/media/aota-images/headshots/myers-christine.jpg?cx=0.36&cy=0.41&cw=254&ch=254&hash=683A8F2A514310485AB559F65E5C8187)
Member
Christine Myers
PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FNAP
2023–2026
![Romeo Cuyler](/-/media/aota-images/headshots/romeo-cuyler.png?cx=0.43&cy=0.43&cw=254&ch=254&hash=4504FF38195E58413AFCF3FB36CCDFFC)
Member
Cuyler Romeo
MOT, OTR/L, SCFES, IBCLC
2021–2024
![Emily Rumery](/-/media/aota-images/headshots/rumery-emily.png?cx=0.48&cy=0.32&cw=254&ch=254&hash=18341424371E5761370A79B5CD1CDB35)
Member
Emily Rumery
OTD, OTR/L
2022–2025
![Teresa L. Dufeny](/-/media/aota-images/headshots/dufeny-teresa-l.jpg?cx=0.43&cy=0.44&cw=254&ch=254&hash=126C9CAA7829B042A888875ED57F9272)
AOTA Staff Liaison
Teresa L. Dufeny
PhD, OTR/L
Practice Manager, Advanced Certification