AOTA procedural manual
Review standard operating procedures and position descriptions for the American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA) governance bodies and volunteer positions. Learn about the functions and responsibilities, how many volunteer positions are included, and the qualifications necessary to serve.
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Please find PDFs of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and position descriptions for the Board and Representative Assembly.
Administrative standard operating procedures (SOP) & attachments
- Attachment A: Association Guidelines for Meeting Minutes
- Attachment B: Format for Reports to the Association
- Attachment C: Consent to Serve
Board standard operating procedures (SOP)
- Affiliated State Association Presidents (ASAP) SOP
- American Occupational Therapy Political Action Committee (AOTPAC) SOP
- Awards and Recognition Committee (ARC) SOP
- Assembly of Student Delegates (ASDSC) SOP
- Assembly of Student Delegates (ASD) SOP
- Board of Directors SOP
Bylaws, Policies and Procedures Committee (BPPC) SOP - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, Access, and Belonging (DEIJAB) Committee
- Finance and Audit Committee SOP
- Independent Review Procedure for Potential Conflicts of Interest SOP
- Organizational Advisors SOP
- Petition to Challenge Association Action SOP
- SOP to Terminate Membership
- Special Interest Sections SOP
- Special Interest Sections Council (SISC) SOP
- Volunteer Leadership Development Committee (VLDC) SOP
- Attachment A: Procedures for Conducting Association Elections
- Attachment B: Campaign Guidelines
- Attachment C: Statement on Neutrality
- Attachment D: Association Awards Descriptions, Information, Requirements, and General Procedures
- Attachment E: Association Awards Selection Process
- Attachment F: Procedures for Association Appointments
Board position descriptions
- Board Directors JD
- President JD
- President-Elect JD
- Public Advisor JD
- Consumer Advisor JD
- Secretary JD
- Treasurer JD
- Vice President JD
- World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Delegate JD
- WFOT Alternate Delegate JD
Representative Assembly standard operating procedures (SOP)
- Agenda Committee SOP
- Commission on Continuing Competence and Professional Development (CCCPD) SOP
- Commission on Education (COE) SOP
- Attachment A: Occupational Therapy Academic Leadership Council (OT-ALC) SOP
- Attachment B: Occupational Therapy Assistant Academic Leadership Council (OTA-ALC) SOP
- Attachment C: Academic Fieldwork Coordinators-Academic Leadership Council (AFWC-ALC) SOP
- Attachment D: Doctoral Capstone Coordinators-Academic Leadership Council (DCC-ALC) SOP
- Commission on Practice (COP) SOP
- Ethics Commission (EC) SOP
- Representative Assembly SOP
Representative Assembly job descriptions (JD)