Official Documents

Below are links to AOTA's Official Documents. Learn about the different types of Official Documents here. 

Accreditation

• Current ACOTE Standards and Interpretive Guide

Concept Papers

• Concept Paper: A Descriptive Review of Occupational Therapy Education (2007) - pdf, 193 kb  
• Concept Paper: Scholarship in Occupational Therapy (revised 2009) - pdf, 87 kb  
• Concept Paper: The Role of Occupational Therapy in Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery (2011) - pdf, 139 kb   

Ethics

• Ethics: Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards (2010) - pdf, 81 kb
• Ethics: Enforcement Procedures for the OT Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards - pdf, 188 kb

Guidelines

• Guidelines for Documentation of Occupational Therapy (Edited 2013) - pdf, 567 kb  
• Guidelines for Supervision, Roles, and Responsibilities During the Delivery of Occupational Therapy Services (edited 2014) 
• Guidelines for Re-Entry Into the Field of Occupational Therapy (2010) - pdf, 93 kb
• Guidelines: Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process, 3rd Edition (2014) - pdf, 1.1 mb

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

• Specialized Knowledge and Skills in Mental Health Promotion, Prevention, and Intervention in Occupational Therapy Practice (2010) - pdf, 263 kb  
• Specialized Knowledge and Skills in Adult Vestibular Rehabilitation for Occupational Therapy Practice (reviewed 2010) - pdf, 140 kb  
• Specialized Knowledge and Skills in Feeding, Eating, and Swallowing for Occupational Therapy Practice (2007) - pdf, 196 kb  
• Specialized Knowledge and Skills of Occupational Therapy Educators of the Future (2009) - pdf, 119 kb  
• Specialized Knowledge and Skills for Occupational Therapy Practice in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (reviewed 2010) - pdf, 112 kb  
• Specialized Knowledge and Skills in Technology and Environmental Interventions for Occupational Therapy Practice (2010) 

Position Papers

• Position Paper: Complex Environmental Modifications (2015) - pdf
• Position Paper: The Role of Occupational Therapy in Primary Care (2014) 
• Position Paper: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2011) - pdf, 68 kb  
• Position Paper: Fieldwork Level II and Occupational Therapy Students (2012) - pdf, 217 kb
• Position Paper: Obesity and Occupational Therapy (2013) - pdf, 350 kb  
• Position Paper: Occupational Therapy’s Commitment to Nondiscrimination and Inclusion (edited 2014) 
• Position Paper: Occupational Therapy’s Perspective on the Use of Environments and Contexts to Support Health and Participation in Occupations (2009) - pdf, 107 kb  
• Position Paper: Physical Agent Modalities (2012) - pdf, 179 kb  
• Position Paper: Scope of Practice (2014)
• Position Paper: Telehealth (2013) - pdf, 223 kb  
• Position Paper: The Importance of Occupational Therapy Assistant Education to the Profession (2008) - pdf, 78 kb  
• Position Paper: The Role of Occupational Therapy in Wound Management (2013) - pdf, 283 kb  

Standards

• Standards for Continuing Competence (2010 Revisions) - pdf, 120 kb  
• Standards of Practice for Occupational Therapy (2010) - pdf, 93 kb

Statements

• Statement: Academic Terminal Degree (2008) - pdf, 63 kb  
• Statement: Cognition, Cognitive Rehabilitation, and Occupational Performance (2013)  
• Statement: Driving and Community Mobility Statement (2010) - pdf, 137 kb
• Statement: Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Education: Value and Purpose (revised 2009) - pdf, 65 kb
• Statement: Occupational Therapy in the Promotion of Health and Well-Being (2013) 
• Statement: Occupational Therapy Services for Individuals Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence (2011) - pdf, 115 kb  
• Statement: Occupational Therapy Services in Early Childhood and School-Based Settings (2011) - pdf, 74 kb  
• Statement: Occupational Therapy Services in Facilitating Work Performance (2011) - pdf, 164 kb  
• Statement: Occupational Therapy Services in the Promotion of Psychological and Social Aspects of Mental Health (2010) - pdf, 119 kb  
• Statement: Providing Occupational Therapy Using Sensory Integration Theory and Methods in School-Based Practice (2009) 
• Statement: Philosophy of Occupational Therapy Education (2014) - pdf  
• Statement: The Philosophical Base of Occupational Therapy (2011) - pdf, 29 kb  
• Statement: The Role of Occupational Therapy in End-of-Life Care (2011) - pdf, 115 kb
• Statement: Scope of Occupational Therapy Services for Individuals With An Autism Spectrum Disorder Across The Lifecourse (2010) - pdf, 149 kb  

Societal Statements

• AOTA's Societal Statement on Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress (2009) - pdf, 73 kb
• AOTA's Societal Statement on Health Disparities (2013) - pdf, 47 kb
• AOTA's Societal Statement on Health Literacy (2011) - pdf, 17 kb
• AOTA's Societal Statement on Livable Communities (2008) - pdf, 56 kb
• AOTA's Societal Statement on Obesity (2012) - pdf, 42 kb
• AOTA's Societal Statement on Stress and Stress Disorders (2007) - pdf, 72 kb
• AOTA's Societal Statement on Youth Violence (2007) - pdf, 71 kb