8-21-09
Paper Review: Ethics Commission Revisions to the AOTA OT Code of Ethics (2005)
Deadline for Feedback: October 16
The Ethics Commission (EC) wants your feedback on a major revision to the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2005).
The Code, along with the Guidelines to the Code and the Core Values and Attitudes of Occupational Therapy Practice, have comprised the Ethics Standards.
In this draft revision for 2010, the three documents have been integrated into one document for clarity and ease in application to education, research, and practice. The three original documents can be accessed here. The title of the new, combined document is the AOTA Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards (2010).
Based on feedback, the EC will draft the final version of this document for approval by the Representative Assembly in the spring of 2010.
This document is used by occupational therapy personnel, state regulatory boards and external audiences. It makes a public statement about the values that the profession considers important, so your feedback is important.
Please download the draft document to review it first.
Then take the Zoomerang survey to give feedback on this important document. The deadline for feedback is October 16, 2009.
The EC thanks you for your participation.