In the normal course of business here at Advance, I get a number of email notifications from AOTA and other organizations offering handouts, webinars, funding opportunities, calls for papers, virtual chats and other (usually free) resources for OTs and other healthcare providers. With so many great leads popping up in my inbox almost daily, I ...

  This is a topic I've covered before, but I've always wanted to show the emblem I was given after passing my national exam. It was actually enclosed in the envelope with my passing test results. My certification exam was completed under AOTCB (American Occupational Therapy Certification Board) which used to be a part of AOTA (American ...

Keeping elderly drivers safe on the roads has been a growing area of practice for occupational therapists. To draw even greater attention to the issue, AOTA and AARP have teamed up to create a week-long awareness effort designed to educate the elderly, their caregivers as well as health care providers.The organizations have chosen a ...

During this quarter we are learning about wellness and health promotion. The US as a whole is moving toward a preventative care medical model in hopes that this will decrease medical costs so the country can get out of debt. The AOTA also is following in this move showing that occupational therapists are the best professionals to take on ...