OTA

5 points

3 points

1 point

Total

Identify a Need

Identify 5 or more needs appropriate for setting. Recommended population included. Possible identified risk addressed. Be creative.

3-4 needs identified. Target population not clearly identified.

Less than 3 needs identified. Needs not relevant to setting.

Program Proposal

Letter

(facilitates specific business aspects of OT Practice

Thorough, supporting research evident and benefits to participants clearly addressed. Proposal is relevant to OT role and cost-effective.

Some or all information is vague regarding the benefits of participants, cost-effectiveness, role of the OT and the projected growth of program.

Letter is lacking information regarding benefit of program to setting and participants, the cost effectiveness of program and role of OT.

Materials, Educational Material/Handout

Creative materials including handouts relevant to occupations, based on identified needs. OT role and benefits of program identified.

Limited materials and handouts

Creative material and handouts lacks relevance to program. Not able to address benefit to participants.

Professionalism of letter

Evidence of APA style/APA format with no grammar or typographical errors.

Professionally written with minimal grammatical or typographical error

Not clearly written, 3 or more grammatical errors.

Presentation of

Proposal

Creative presentation explaining identified need, proposed program, and cost. Presentation is at least 10 min.

Presentation explains the OT roles and identified needs. Lacking information in some areas. Presentation less than 10 min. but at least 8 min.

Lacking information in several areas of presentation. Presentation is less than 8 min.