Occupational therapy has a professional obligation to maintain a systematic and shared body of knowledge. Which of the following does not serve toward the development of evidence for this requirement?
A) Multiple studies establishing the psychometric qualities of a commonly used standardized assessment
B) A control trial quantifying the outcomes of a treatment strategy
C) The collective clinical expertise of an outpatient occupational therapy department
D) A series of studies testing and refining a practice theory utilized in practice

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The collective clinical expertise of an outpatient occupational therapy department, while valuable, does not directly contribute to the development of a systematic and shared body of knowledge in the same way that controlled trials, studies on assessment psychometrics, and research on practice theories do. These activities generate evidence that can be widely shared and scrutinized within the professional community, whereas clinical expertise is often more tacit and individualized.

Occupational Therapy Has a Professional Obligation to Maintain a Systematic