Belmont\u2019s Entry Level Doctorate Program in Occupational Therapy was recently granted a 10-year reaccreditation term from the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). ACOTE awards an accreditation period of 5, 7, or 10 years with 7 years as the \u201cstandard number of years for reaccreditation\u201d and 10 years granted to programs with \u201cdemonstrated exceptional educational quality and no areas of noncompliance.\u201d<\/p>\n
ACOTE\u2019s primary purposes are quality assurance and program improvement\/enhancement. To fulfill these purposes, ACOTE requires programs to engage in a self-study and submit an evaluative report. Although program evaluation is ongoing, the formal self-study process was initiated more than a year ago under the direction of Lorry Liotta-Kleinfeld, EdD, OTR\/L, program chair, Yvette Hachtel, JD, OTR\/L, self-study chair, and Debra Gibbs, interim OTD program director in conjunction with the Curriculum Committee and\u00a0occupational therapy faculty, administration, students, graduates, fieldwork educators, staff and stakeholders. The self-study required faculty to participate in intensive reviews to assure compliance with ACOTE standards.<\/p>\n
Prior to the onsite visit, current OTD Program Director Dr. Sabrina Salvant led a series of preparatory discussions in collaboration with faculty, students and stakeholders to further examine adherence to ACOTE standards. The on-site evaluation occurred from Nov. 9-11 and included interviews\u00a0with senior leadership, administration, faculty, students, employers, fieldwork educators and graduates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Belmont\u2019s Entry Level Doctorate Program in Occupational Therapy was recently granted a 10-year reaccreditation term from the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). ACOTE awards an accreditation period of 5, 7, or 10 years with 7 years as the … Continue reading