Academic Leadership Councils (ALC)
The Academic Leadership Councils (ALC) provide a forum at the national level to present, examine, and debate educational issues such as but not limited to practitioner education, faculty recruitment and retention, student admission procedures, reaccreditation policies, extramural funding, budgeting and administrator workloads, research, and continuing education.
Academic Leadership Councils
Occupational Therapy
Members: Deans, Chairs and Program Directors of academic programs for the occupational therapist.
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Members: Deans, Chairs and Program Directors of academic programs for the occupational therapy assistant.
Academic Fieldwork Coordinators
Members: Academic Fieldwork Coordinators of academic programs for the occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant.
Doctoral Capstone Coordinators
Members: Doctoral Capstone Coordinators of doctoral level academic programs for the occupational therapist.
Join us at an upcoming meeting
Framework for Occupational Therapy Curriculum Design Workshop
Online December 4-5, 2025 - 12:30pm-4:00pm Eastern
A Framework for Occupational Therapy Curriculum Design (AOTA, 2021) is a document created to provide resources for curricular development for occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant programs.
By the end of this workshop, participants will:
- Understand four essential steps for occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant curriculum design at all degree levels.
- Identify influential factors that should be considered throughout the curriculum design process.
- Apply curriculum design principles within the context of building an example curriculum in preparation for applying lessons learned to their own program following the institute.
Instructors: Amanda K. Giles, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA & Tiffany Bolton, OTD, OTR/L
Format: Online (live sessions will be recorded)
Fee: $225 members / $250 nonmembers
Contact hours: 6
2026 Spring Academic Leadership Councils Meeting ~ Anaheim, CA
The Academic Leadership Councils (ALC) provide a forum for deans, chairs, program directors, academic fieldwork coordinators and doctoral capstone coordinators at the national level to present, examine, and debate education issues.
Tuesday, April 21 - 9:00am-5:00pm Pacific
Wednesday, April 22 -9:00am-12:00pm Pacific
Format: In-person & live streamed - Hilton Anaheim Hotel (Headquarters)
Fee: $225 members / $250 nonmembers
Contact hours: 10.5
(Sessions will be recorded)
Agenda coming soon
Included on the 2026 INSPIRE registration formView past meeting presentations
April 1:
- President's Address
- Key Policy Changes Impacting Higher Education & Their Relevance to Occupational Therapy Programs
- Leadership Strategies for Resilience & Adaptation in a Time of Tremendous Challenge
- RA's Competency Based Education Task Group
- COE's Technical Standards
- AOTA Strategic Planning
April 2:
Academic programs annual data reports
Annual summary report compiled from the data reported annually by all accredited academic programs for the occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant.