Choose Occupational
Therapy... for a
full, rewarding life
The
Idaho Occupational Therapy Association is your professional
resource for the occupational therapy profession in Idaho.
Our
member-driven organization works to advance and protect the
occupational therapy profession by monitoring state and federal
legislation and speaking on behalf of our members.
We
develop continuing education opportunities, networking events and
timely communication to keep our members informed of professional
issues that impact the practice of occupational therapy. And
we continually promote occupational therapy to consumers, other
health care professionals and students considering occupational
therapy as a career.
Please
enjoy our website to discover the many benefits our association
offers to occupational therapists and occupational therapy
assistants.
Greetings for the Holidays and the
New Year from IOTA
IOTA Community Outreach
Oaklee Brown, MOTS is supporting a Pediatrics Group gathering at St. Lukes-Meridian, Paiute Room, February 1, 2012, 6:30 p.m. Angie Voss, OTR/L and author of two books on sensory processing disorder will be the guest presentation.
AOTPAC requests your help
Just as IOTA promotes the occupational therapy profession in Idaho, AOTA works to promote the profession on a national level. Amy Lamb, OTD, OTR/L, Chair, AOTPAC and Florence Clark, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, President of AOTA have mailed a letter to IOTA leaders that explains:
"The issues facing Congress and the country in 2011 are serious and challenging. There is much at stake for occupational therapy, including funding for rehabilitation research, implementation of health care reform, and funding for the training of occupational therapy students, and cuts to Medicare and defense...
We need your support today to help us reach our goal and continue to help protect our clients, our services, our students, our research; in short, our profession. When we work together we make a strong imPACt for occupational therapy."
Please consider making a donation today to the AOTPAC at this link.
Executive Board members elected and installed at Annual Meeting
Tammy Haugen, OTR/L was installed as the 2011-2012 President of the Idaho Occupational Therapy Association during the annual meeting held on October 15, 2011.
Joining her on the full Executive Board are:
Vice President Brenda Simon, OTR/L
President-elect Dana Bingaman, COTA/L
Secretary Kelly Buchanan, COTA/L
Treasurer Sarah Oftedal, MOTR/L
COTA Rep Angie Gibbons, COTA/L
Continuing Education SIS/Chair Brian Olson, OTR/L
Reimbursement Chair AJ Jaques, OTR/L
OT Student Rep Sarah Gaudet, MOTS
OTA Student Rep Rebecca Morford, OTAS
Outreach Coordinator Oaklee Rogers, MOTS, COTA/L
AOTA RA Delegate Carrie Mori, Ph.D., OTR/L, BCP
and ex officio Immediate Past President Lacey Osgood, MOTR/L, ATP
Student Occupational Therapy Associations in Idaho are busy!
Brown Mackie College-Boise was one of the sponsors of the 10th Annual Autism Awareness Run/Walk on September 17, 2011. Instructors and students got together on a beautiful Saturday morning to support individuals with Autism and their families. The event was located at Veteran’s Memorial Park and participants walked 2.5 miles through the park and greenbelt. “It was nice to see staff and students get involved with this great organization. I am looking forward to doing it again next year!”
On October 8, they will be walking in the Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome awareness in the Treasure Valley.
Over in Pocatello, the ISU SOTA students held Backpack Awareness for the college-age students with a college textbook weigh-in. KIDK television was there to record the event. Watch the video here.
On October 3, ISU SOTA held the CarFit program and invited the community to participate
A dime-a-day is all it takes to fund IOTA Legislative activities
Have you been looking for a comprehensive review of how the proposed health care reform might affect occupational therapy practitioners? Read what AOTA has to say: http://bit.ly/nEOCb.
