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Occupational Therapy Assistant: Web Resources
This guide provides links to some of our key occupational therapy resources as well as a selection of occupational therapy news and blog feeds. Please explore the tabs at the top of this guide and don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
The American Occupational Therapy Association is the national professional association established in 1917 to represent the interests and concerns of occupational therapy practitioners and students
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is an individual membership professional organization representing more than 100,000 member physical therapists (PTs), physical therapist assistants (PTAs), and students of physical therapy.
The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) administers the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE), the examination that every graduate of a physical therapy or physical therapist assistant education program must pass to become a licensed physical therapist or licensed/certified physical therapist assistant (or to regain licensure/certification if lapsed) in the United States (US).
The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) is the only accreditation agency recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) to accredit entry-level physical therapist and physical therapist assistant education programs;
currently accredits over 200 physical therapist education programs and over 300 physical therapist assistant education programs in the US
Putting it all together
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Accuracy
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Authority
If your page lists the author credentials and its domain is preferred (.edu, .gov, .org, or .net), and, . .
Objectivity
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Currency
If your page is current and updated regularly (as stated on the page) and the links (if any) are also up-to-date, and . . .
Coverage
If you can view the information properly--not limited to fees, browser technology, or software requirement.
