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AOTA is a Partner in your Practice
Be a Member!
Centennial Vision
We envision that occupational therapy is:
Powerful
Widely recognized
Science-driven
Evidence-based
Globally connected
Diverse
Meeting society's occupational needs
The Impact of Our Vision
“With a freshness of vision, you have the
possibility of a freshness of action….”
Senge, Scharmer, Jaworski, & Flowers. (2004). Presence: An exploration of profound change in people, organizations, and society. New York: Random House.
Power
To Grow our Power AOTA has conducted:
Leadership Development Institute for state presidents
Leadership Mentoring Circles for program directors of professional and assistant level academic programs
Better transitioning from outgoing elected leaders to incoming elected leaders.
PowerTo Use our Power, AOTA advocacy
Protected Medicare coverage and will represent occupational therapy through health care reform debate
Created access to Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
Overturned CMS requirement that occupational therapists be ATP certified to evaluate for wheeled mobility devices
Amended The College Opportunity and Affordability Act ( student loan repayment program) to include OT
Political Advocacy Made Possible
AOTPAC at Republican/Democratic Conventions
Amy Lamb & Penny Moyers Cleveland with Senator Grassley of Iowa
AOTA Board with Representative Chris Van Hollen of MD
Representative Virginia Fox of North Carolina
Widely Recognized• A new brand for occupational therapy, “Living Life
To Its Fullest,” was unveiled in 2008 based on consumer research.
Widely Recognized
USA Today: use of Wii in occupational therapyLos Angeles Times & U.S. News & World Report: occupational therapy careerNew York Times: Sensory Processing DisordersRetirement Living TV: Universal designWashington Times: Chronic painFocus on Healthy Aging: ArthritisFine Living TV: ErgonomicsBackpack Awareness Day (35 local newspapers & 40 local TV interviews)
Science-Driven and Evidence-Based
AOTA is working to create a National Outcomes Database and the development of a patient record and documentation system for occupational therapy services.
Science-Driven and Evidence-Based
AOTA Practice Guidelines –
Adults with Stroke – external review completed
Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders – external review in process
Clinical Conditions Related to Workers’ Compensation – in process
Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease – in process
Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury – in process
Science-Driven and Evidence-Based
• 24 EVIDENCE BYTES in 1 Minute Update
• 6 EVIDENCE PERKS were in OT Practice
• Draft evidence-based guidelines accepted by the California Workers’ Compensation Board
Science-Driven and Evidence-Based
National Institutes of Health (NIH) – AOTA provided comments for the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Strategic Plan; the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee strategic plan of the NIMH; and report language relative to National Institute of Nervous Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
Outreach to the Veterans Administration to promote use of evidence-based occupational therapy with emphasis on head injury, low vision, mental health and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Science-Driven and Evidence-Based
AOTA provided input into the American College of Environmental Medicine’s Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines with the following results.
Clarity on the distinction between occupational therapy and physical therapy.
Description of occupational therapy practitioners as “…trained to recognize both psychological and physical issues that may influence the treatment of back pain.”
Emphasis on occupational therapy as having a greater focus on “cognitive behavioral, occupational, and activity-based approaches.”
Globally Connected and Diverse Workforce
A Prepared Workforce
Model Curriculum
Educational Blueprint for the Future
Board and Specialty Certification
Diverse continuing education and learning materials
Meeting Occupational Needs
• AOTA’s Car-Fit project with American Automobile Association (AAA) and American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
• National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded AOTA a $150,00 to distribute mini-grants encouraging driving rehabilitation program development.
• AARP’s Home Fit Guide: AOTA included occupational therapy’s role in environmental modification.
Meeting Occupational Needs
AOTA Consumer Advocacy
Safety of Seniors Act, also known as the Keeping Seniors Safe from Falls Act
Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equity Act (mental health parity)
AOTA is a partner of the RtI (Response to Intervention) Action Network, a program of the National Center for Learning Disabilities funded by the Cisco Foundation.
Meeting Occupational Needs
Consumer Advocacy
Successful opposition to eliminating Medicaid Rehabilitation Services Option for community mental health centers
Advocate for the Combating Autism Act
Congressional Testimony on PTSD
Be A Member• There are currently approximately 40,000
members.
• There are 140,000 practitioners.
• We are affected by a down economy which could threaten our great work on the Centennial Vision.
• You can insulate AOTA from this negative economy.
Why be a Member Now?
• Health care reform is coming and we must be at the table to ensure consumer access to occupational therapy.
• Occupational therapy must be widely recognized by consumers, the public, and legislators.
• Occupational therapy must have the science to show its effectiveness.
JOIN AOTA!• The value of AOTA membership vastly outweighs the cost. For less
than $19 a month—or just 62¢ a day—you get a host of tangible and intangible benefits that support you in practice.
• AOTA has not raised dues in years.
• AOTA now offers the Easy Pay Option credit card installment plan with payments of just $18.75 per month for occupational therapists and $10.92 for occupational therapy assistants.
• Go to WWW.AOTA.ORG/Membership and join today! Or, download the membership application and mail it to AOTA, Attn: Membership, 4720 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, MD 20824.
• Enter Priority Code M2M09 and be eligible to enter a drawing for a $300 VISA Gift Card (ends March 1, 2009; drawing on March 15, 2009).