Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon

09/05/2025

Calling all Women’s Health OTPs! American Occupational Therapy Association - AOTA is coming to Portland!

09/02/2025

Each year at our annual conference, OTAO recognizes Occupational Therapy Practitioners and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the field. Nominations are now open until September 30th for 2025 awards. Please go to our website to submit a nomination today!

08/22/2025

American Occupational Therapy Association - AOTA is coming to Portland!

Are you passionate about supporting women through one of life’s most critical transitions? Join us October 10-11 in Portland, Oregon for AOTA’s Women’s Health Conference!

With sessions on maternal role transitions, gestational diabetes, teen pregnancy, racial inequities, lactation care, stress management & more, you’ll gain practical strategies and knowledge enabling you to improve outcomes with your clients.

🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/49FbRdN
📣 Already registered? Use our social media toolkit to invite your colleagues to join you in Portland: socialpresskit.com/aota

07/29/2025

Congratulations on joining the incredible field of occupational therapy! We know how exciting and overwhelming this chapter can be.

To support you as you begin your professional journey, OTAO is offering a discounted annual membership rate exclusively for new Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants.

Here’s what you get with an OTAO membership:
- Access to continuing education and exclusive events
- A network of supportive OT/OTA professionals across Oregon
- Advocacy on legislative issues impacting your career
- Opportunities for leadership, collaboration, and visibility

Your voice matters — and we want you with us.

Join today and take advantage of this special new-member discount while it
lasts! (applies to the first year of practice, annual membership only)

$45 New graduate Occupational Therapists
$37 New graduate Occupational Therapy Assistants

Link in bio to join

Let’s shape the future of Occupational Therapy in Oregon—together.

Warmly,

The Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon (OTAO)

https://www.otao.com/Join-OTAO

07/28/2025

American Occupational Therapy Association - AOTAis working hard to advocate for OT & the clients & communities we serve.

07/24/2025

We just got word! The registration for this year's OTAO Annual Conference is live! Join us in beautiful Seaside to learn, connect, and advocate with fellow practitioners!

https://www.otao.com/event-6261134

07/03/2025

Students from the new OTD program at WOU are conducting a survey!

-Audience: OTs & OTAs

Research purpose: This study aims to examine occupational therapy practitioners' perceptions of the relationship between eating disorder and social participation in the context of their practice.

-Introduction & description: We are occupational therapy students (OTS) at Western Oregon University conducting a survey about the relationship between eating disorders and social participation. If you are an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who is currently treating clients with a diagnosis of an eating disorder, or if you have treated one or more clients with a diagnosis of an eating disorder between June 2024 and June 2025, we would appreciate your participation in our survey.

We are interested in learning how occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) perceive social participation in clients with eating disorders to better understand how interventions can be targeted to promote recovery in this population. If you are not eligible or interested in participation but know an OTP who may be, please forward this message and the survey link to them.

-Link to survey: https://wou.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e8V9fZZzzcYPFoG

Sincerely,
Charlotte Gunning, Micaiah Newlin, and Dawn Waddell
Email: wouotdedsp@gmail.com

07/02/2025

📣CALL FOR PRESENTERS
2025 OTAO Annual Conference! 👩‍🏫

November 8th & 9th, 2025⚖️
🌊Seaside Civic and Convention Center

Theme is Occupational Justice for All: Advancing Rights and Equity in Oregon
Vision: Support occupational therapists as advocates for the people we serve.

Please submit your presentation and poster ideas to the conference committee here by 11:59 pm on August 1, 2025. Presenters will be notified of acceptance by September 15th, 2025.

Interested in Joining Conference Committee? Key Participants get FREE Admission
email: otaoconferencecommittee@gmail.com for more information.

https://forms.gle/fBwB4GRyAAfyJuup8

06/27/2025

Mark Your Calendars! OTAO 2025 Conference is Scheduled for Nov. 8-9th in Seaside!! Join us for the Theme: Occupational Justice For All: Advancing Rights & Equity

05/28/2025

It’s time to take action! The House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a wide-ranging budget reconciliation bill with four major provisions that could impact occupational therapy and occupational therapy professionals:

▪️ $625-$700 billion in Medicaid cuts over the next decade
▪️ $9 billion added to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) over the next decade
▪️ Changes to higher educational financial aid for undergraduate and graduate students
▪️ No taxes on overtime bonus pay

Write to your members of Congress TODAY to help shape the next version of this bill. Help us advocate for policies that support the well-being of the occupational therapy workforce and against policies that could harm it and the clients we serve. Learn more & act now: https://bit.ly/3ZqYCez

05/26/2025

There's a new resource available for healthcare professionals who live with mental health and/or addiction issues! Dual Diagnosis and Anonymous (DAA) has started a new specialized meeting that's only for healthcare professionals so that they have a place for peer support without having to worry about running into the clients they serve. Scan QR code or go to https://ddainc.org/ for more information.

04/24/2025

We're recruiting volunteers for open positions on the OTAO board. Volunteering on the OTAO board is a great way to give back to the OT community, network with other OT practitioners across the state, and make a positive impact for you and your colleagues through advocacy efforts.

Below are links to interest forms for our open positions. You will find position descriptions at the top of each interest form. Please fill out the interest form(s) for any position(s) you are interested in by Wednesday, May 14th.

Interest form for open regional representative positions
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-uad-DU2-DhRFnQIbrkZTp8djgwumOHdI4K2XmbKgYVLXzQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Interest form for open communities of practice liaison positions: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAuFWPxlIVic4itDyDi6ze5AeWhZiF3yLSg9wAS-ieHx09pw/viewform?usp=header

Interest form for all other open board positions:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdT9VwIm_cb5VhAp8IpG5gwVz4cNGoP7kuf-phI5pbfSVS2Zw/viewform?usp=header

And don't hesitate to reach out to otaosecretary@gmail.com with any questions.