Field work experience ratings and certification examination scores as predictors of job performance and satisfaction in occupational therapy.

The American Occupational Therapy Association's certification instruments, the Certification Examination for Occupational Therapists Registered and the Field Work Performance Report, were examined in terms of their ability to predict future job performance and satisfaction of occupational therapists. A job satisfaction questionnaire was administered to 208 occupational therapists, and their supervisors rated them on a job performance instrument. The resulting correlations between these work adjustment variables and the previously administered certification instruments failed to reveal any predictive ability. Some plausible reasons for these negative results and possible directions for further research into this professional screening process were explored.