title: Generalist versus specialist occupational therapists.
abstract: The issue is not generalist versus specialist, bachelor's degree versus master's degree, or even registered occupational therapist versus certified occupational therapy assistant. The issue is: What is each professional's product? What is the process by which each produces it? What knowledge, skills, and judgment do each need to competently produce the product? And, under what circumstances and conditions and at what point are each required to assure a quality product? The delineation of the requisite knowledge and skills as well as the delineation of generalist and specialist will flow from the answer to these questions.
authors.affiliation: American Occupational Therapy Association, Bethesda, Maryland 20824-1220, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Foto
mesh_terms: D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000592:standards*; D013038:Specialization