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Regulatory History Form
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Mapping a Path to Success: Goal Setting Made Simple
Webinars & Podcasts
Mapping a Path to Success: Goal Setting Made Simple (Podcast)
Goal setting is more than just a professional requirement—it’s the key to unlocking your potential as an occupational therapist. Listen to our interview with Amita Rajan from our…
Case Studies
Maintaining Professional Boundaries
At some point in every occupational therapist’s career, the issue of a professional boundary crossing with a client will come up. A boundary crossing occurs when an occupational…
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Privacy Code
Webinars & Podcasts
2025 COTO Board Elections Webinar
Recording of the December 10, 2024 webinar on the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario's 2025 Board of Directors elections, hosted by College Registrar and CEO Elinor Larney….
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Welcome Guide
Welcome Guide A guide for new registrants with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario. This welcome guide provides an introduction to programs, resources, and requirements and will…
Q&As
Documentation after leaving employment
Question: Do I need to respond to questions or requests about past clinical records if I have already left my place of employment? Answer: Yes, as regulated health…
Policies
Confidentiality Policy
Policies
Conflict of Interest Policy
Policies
Code of Conduct
Policies
Quality Assurance Program Policy
Policies
Policy to Approve Agents of the College
Insights from Investigations
Data from June 2024-November 2024
From June 1 to November 30, 2024, the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC) made decisions on a total of 11 investigations—five complaint investigations and six Registrar’s Investigations….
Practice Guidance
College Response to the Coroner’s Report: Death from Transfer Pole, 2024
At the request of the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario, the Geriatric and Long-Term Care Review Committee (GLTCRC) released a report on a death where the…
eLearning Modules
2024 Annual eLearning Module: Record Keeping – More Than Just a Note
This module is developed by occupational therapists for occupational therapists. The module highlights key record keeping concepts and challenges that occupational therapists face in day-to-day practice. Start the…
Practice Tools
Professional Obligations
Occupational therapists are accountable to the people they care for and serve, their peers, other regulated professions and their regulator – the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario….
Standards
Standard Overview
The Standards of Practice establish the minimum expectations for all occupational therapists in Ontario. They describe how occupational therapists will provide safe, quality, ethical, accountable, and effective services….
Standards
Glossary Overview
Co-create is to “create (something) by working with one or more others” (Merriam-Webster, n.d.). Context strongly influences occupational possibilities and healthcare services. There are three layers of context:…
Practice Guidance
Guidance: Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA)
Practice Guidance
Advisory Statement: The Occupational Therapist’s Role in Naloxone Administration, 2017
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Code of Ethics, 2020
Practice Guidance
Guidance: Remote (Virtual) Services, 2024
Legislation & Bylaws
Legislation & Bylaws
What are the roles and powers of the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario? Every health regulatory college has its own legal framework for governing its profession. Learn…
Webinars & Podcasts
Working with the Board of Directors: Interview with Sarah Milton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huWhiNbaTok Sarah Milton is an occupational therapist and professional Director on the Board at the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario. In this interview, she speaks about what…
Webinars & Podcasts
Getting involved with the College: Interview with Elinor Larney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnFqQrCl0Lw Elinor Larney is the CEO and Registrar at the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario. In this interview, she speaks about why you should get involved with…
Webinars & Podcasts
Serving on the College Board: Interview with Teri Shackleton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLkiXrJc6-M Teri Shackleton is the current Chair of the Board at the College. Listen to Teri speak about why she decided to run for the Board, what self-regulation…
Practice Guidance
College Response to the Coroner’s Report: Deaths from Power Recliner Lift Chairs, 2022
Practice Guidance
College Response to the Coroner’s Report: Deaths from Bed Entrapment, 2017
Practice Guidance
Guidance: Controlled Acts and Delegation, 2021
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