ALOFT- American League of Functional Therapists

Functional Therapy, OT for the 21st Century and Beyond.

How can I sign up?

There are several levels of membership participation. ALOFT seeks to register all OTs and OTAs to use the titles Registered Functional Therapist RFT^TM or Registered Functional Therapy Associate RFTA^TM. Our mission is to help OT expand and be more understandable to the public as “Functional Therapy”. In order to protect this title to those individuals who have completed the training and practice true OT we have trademarked the titles and seek higher levels of trademark to further ensure public safety and qualification of care providers. The Certification Mark & Trademark Title is conferred to members based on qualifications and not due to membership solely. Those qualifications are verified upon application and clarified based on the level as indicated below.

 

Registered Functional Therapist RFT^TM

    1) Graduate of an Occupational Therapy program approved by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) or accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).

    2) Current License as an OTR/L or OT/L (USA: State, Canada: Provincial)  and qualifications to maintain that license (continuing education, treatment time, etc. per license requirements.)

Please note: current qualification to practice is based on the high standards many state and provincial governments and regulating agencies have for qualifying OTs to practice. In order to accept these as certification standards each is reviewed to ensure it meets an accepted standard. Current licenses and registrations in the U.S. and Canada which have been reviewed for this standard are Connecticut, New York, Alabama, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Alberta. New areas and licenses are reviewed by ALOFT’s and LOFT’s management as interested parties inquire.

 

Registered Functional Therapist RFT^TM – Non Practicing

      As above for an RFT but without current license or upon review with Therapist indicating in writing an interest to be classified as “non practicing”.

 

Registered Functional Therapy Associate RFTA^TM

    1) Graduate of a COTA program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).

    2) Current License or registration as a COTA (USA: State, Canada: Provincial) or equivalent qualification to practice.

Please note: current qualification to practice is based on the high standards many state and provincial governments and regulating agencies have for qualifying OTAs to practice. In order to accept these as certification standards each is reviewed to ensure it meets an accepted standard. Current licenses and registrations in the U.S. which have been reviewed for this standard are Connecticut, and New York. New areas and licenses are reviewed by ALOFT’s and LOFT’s management as interested parties inquire.

 

Registered Functional Therapy Associate RFTA^TM – Non Practicing

    As above for RFTA but without current license or upon review with Therapy Assistant indicating in writing an interest to be classified as “non practicing”.

 

ALOFT Applicant Level Member

       While applying for status as a RFT or RFTA other member benefits apply.

 

ALOFT Student Membership

       A student with proof of acceptance to an Occupational Therapy or Occupational Therapy Assistant program which is approved by the WFOT or ACOTE.

 

ALOFT Supporter Member

       Interested in supporting the efforts of ALOFT and receiving an online Newsletter and access to member services.

 

 

Just looking around a bit and you can find so many other skilled and talented people.

 

Maybe they want to be involved like you do.

Joining ALOFT

Certification and Qualifications