Ladder to professional certification: the Career Mobility Program
Adams, N.G.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association 35(5): 328-331
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0272-9490 PMID: 7246713 Document Number: 172667
The Career Mobility Program provides an opportunity for certified occupational therapy assistants to become occupational therapists, registered. Data were complied about the 43 therapists who completed the program during its first 5 1/2 years. Performance on the certification examination and the candidates' educational and employment backgrounds were studied. The advantages and disadvantages of participating in the program were gathered via follow-up questionnaires. More than 70 percent of 26 reported career advancement.