Objective : The purpose of this study was to develop a competency indicators of occupational therapists
for occupation-based intervention by conducting a Delphi survey to occupation-based intervention
experts.
Methods : After analyzing the data related to occupational therapists indicators in korea, the results
of Delphi survey were collected three times from October to December 2016. Based on the results,
we developed occupational therapists competency indicators for occupation-based intervention
through expert panel’s opinions.
Results : Based on the eight competency elements, the competency indicators were examined by 133
primary and 133 secondary competency indicators. Finally, 131 competency indicators were developed
based on 8 components as occupational therapist competence indicators for occupation-
based intervention. The results of the third delphi showed a high level of content validity of
.95, stability of .10, convergence of 0, and consensus of 1.
Conclusion : The developed occupational therapist competence indicators for occupation-based
intervention could be used in various clinical decision making such as occupation-based intervention,
education training, education development and evaluation.