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ERIC Number: EJ634150
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0008-4174
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The History of Occupational Therapy Assistants in Canada: A Comparison with the United States.
Salvatori, Penny
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, v68 n4 p217-27 Oct 2001
Comparison of the occupational therapy assistant field in Canada and the United States shows rapid growth and development in the latter of formal training, standards, accreditation, regulation, and certification. Canada, in contrast, has no national standards, accreditation, or certification and appears to have resisted professionalization. (Contains 42 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Certification, Comparative Analysis, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries, National Standards, Occupational Mobility, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Professional Associations
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada; United States
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