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
Recorded Sessions: Registrants will receive an access link to the recorded sessions once they are available.
Online ~ October 7, 2026
Registration opens July 28!
This workshop will introduce new Academic Fieldwork Coordinators to essential aspects of the position, including ACOTE compliance, strategies for preparing student and fieldwork educators, and knowledge of the resources available to support fieldwork education.
Online (live sessions will be recorded)
11:30am- 3:00pm (Eastern) I 10:30am-2:00pm (Central) I 9:30am-1:00pm (Mountain) I 8:30am- 12:00pm (Pacific) I 7:30am- 11:00am (Anchorage) I 6:30am-10:00am (Honolulu)
Fee: $75
Contact hours: 3
View past meeting presentations
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.