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
2025 Spring ALC Meeting
In person at Philadelphia Marriott Downtown (Inspire 2025 Headquarters hotel) and
Live streamed
April 1-2, 2025
Tuesday, 9:00am-5:00pm Eastern
Wednesday, 9:00am-12:00pm Eastern
(Live sessions will be recorded)
Full agenda coming soon
Members: $215; Nonmembers: $265
REGISTER TODAY! (included on Inspire 2025 form)
View past meeting presentations
Day 1: September 30
Day 2: October 1
- ACOTE D Standards (DCC-ALC)
- Difficult Conversations about Challenges in OT Education (OT-ALC)
- Practice Resources & Tools for OTA Educators (OTA-ALC)
- Student Recruitment (OTA-ALC)
Day 3: October 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.