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 ...

In a strongly worded comment letter to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services August 24, the American Occupational Therapy Association accused CMS of literally breaking federal law in parts of its proposed 2011 update of the Physicians' Fee Schedule. The document sets the rules as to how much the government will pay for therapy services, ...

I have been studying the history and concept of occupational therapy for the past 21 years, mentored mostly by people like the late Helen Hopkins, the late Gail Fidler, ADVANCE columnist Jane Sorensen, and Texas educator Kitty Reed. The founders' names, the places, are inscribed on my brain. Their philosophies are by this time in my blood. ...

It's that time of year again for all OT's, COTA's and Occupational Therapy students to promote and to share the importance of Occupational Therapy. We are in the profession that is so commonly misunderstood. Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy are fairly widely recognized and what their roles are in rehabilitation is usually understood. When it ...