Professional Education, Credentialing

• Entry-level OT practice: This level is achieved following basic professional education. Three major roles are applicable at this level: consumer of research, assistant to a research investigator, and beginning research investigator. 

• Advanced professional practice: This level typically follows post-professional education in OT or masters degree in a related field. Three major roles are applicable at this level: Master clinician/clinical educator/manager, administrator, academic educator. 

• Researcher: This level typically follows additional graduate work, e.g. doctoral education, post-doctoral education. 

• Independent investigator and scholar: This level typically follows additional graduate work, e.g. doctoral education, post-doctoral education.