How NY State will enact the entry level OTD
Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made. (John Godfrey Saxe) The occupational therapy profession is considering a change to requiring a doctoral degree for entry level practice despite the overwhelming opposition to the concept by most practicing occupational therapists. The current requirement for practice in NY State includes training at the Masters level. Academic programs can't begin offering an entry level doctoral degree until they receive approval from the State. Because the OTD is a new degree, Sections 3.47 and 3.50 of the Rules of the NY Board of Regents related to Title VIII of the Education Law that lists approved degrees will need to be amended. There is a lot of confusion and misinformation about this process. This blog post attempts to explain what is happening at both the surface level as well as 'behind the scenes.' The purpose of discussing the process is educational and represents my opinion b