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Developing New Programs

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1.  All of the following are similarities between starting new programs in clinical versus academic settings EXCEPT:
  1. In both settings, the goal is to meet present needs and be future focused
  2. Both settings have the same clients
  3. In both settings, the goals will be congruent with the vision, mission and strategic plan of the setting
  4. In both settings, the goal is that there will be a new approach to an area of OT practice
2.  The name of the program that encourages OT practitioners to use evidence-based practice to guide day-to-day clinical decision-making is called:
  1. Critically appraised topics (CATs)
  2. The NBCOT matrix
  3. The Choosing Wisely initiative
  4. The OT Practice Framework (OTPF)
3.  In clinical settings, which of the following accredit acute care hospitals?
  1. The Joint Commission
  2. The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
  3. The Carnegie Foundation
  4. The National Board for the Certification of Occupational Therapists
4.  Which of the following should you do to prepare for a clinical accreditation?
  1. Develop a Policy and Procedure Manual
  2. Develop a procedure and track development of clinical competence of the OT staff
  3. Participate on committees within the OT service, the rehab department and the facility
  4. All of the above
5.  In academic settings, it is important that the university's and program's plans are:
  1. Congruent
  2. The exact same
  3. Must forego OT overall vision for that of the university
  4. Very different
6.  An Occupational Therapy educational therapy program needs what governing body to assign a status to the application?
  1. Centers for Disease Control (CDC_
  2. Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
  3. Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
  4. No status is needed
7.  When building an academic program, the first steps should include:
  1. A needs assessment and business plan
  2. Marketing and hiring
  3. Screening of candidates and review of applications
  4. Buying of equipment and remodeling
8.  When looking at faculty and organized bargaining for academics, AAUP stands for:
  1. Authorized Academics Under Professional Licences
  2. American Academics of United Programs
  3. American Association of University Professors
  4. All American University Professors
9.  For faculty mix-qualifications by degree according to ACOTE, doctoral programs need to have:
  1. Up to 30% Post-professional (Clinical) Doctorates
  2. Up to 50% Post-professional (Clinical) Doctorates
  3. Up to 75% Post-professional (Clinical) Doctorates
  4. Up to 90% Post-professional (Clinical) Doctorates
10.  Areas to consider when setting up an academic environment are:
  1. Labs
  2. Classrooms
  3. Faculty offices
  4. All of the above

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