Preliminary Professional Competency Standards for Occupational Therapists in India: A Global Review and Adaptation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Competency is the ability to apply knowledge and skills efficiently to achieve required outcomes, typically measured through performance. Professional competency standards in healthcare describe the specific knowledge, skills, and attributes required for practice. In India, the occupational therapy (OT) profession is gaining recognition, highlighting a need for national competency standards to improve quality of care and professional visibility.

Objective

The overall aim of this study is to create a draft set of professional competency standards for occupational therapists in India by reviewing, synthesizing, and adapting existing competencies published in other parts of the world.

Study design

Formative research design involving document analysis of global

SUBMITTER: Dawar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7617921 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature