La creación de un código deontológico: experiencia del colegio de terapeutas ocupacionales de Cataluña

Introduction: deontological codes serve as a guide for ethical practices of the profession. The growing presence of occupational therapists in Cataluna, as well as the need to have a code adapted to local circumstances, led the Professional Association of Occupational Therapists of Cataluna to create their own deontological code. The objective of this article is to describe the methodology for elaborating the deontological code of the Professional Association of Occupational Therapists of Cataluna. Methods: along a process of 43 months, a committee delegated by governing board of the association was commissioned to elaborate the code through different stages: a bibliographic review and the creation of a theoretical framework, a definition of the code structure, the drafting of articles, the writing of a preamble, the revision of the code, the drafting of the legislative framework, the approval of the code in assembly, the editing of the document and presentation of the same. Conclusion: the discussion of the article explains the main strengths and limitations during the creation of the code, as well as the lines of future work so as to disseminate the document.