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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.
Join us today.
What's Happening in Idaho OT
Revised OT Practice Act is now in effect
The revised Idaho Occupational Therapy Act is now in effect as of July 1, 2009. You can access the statute here: http://bit.ly/FZSNr
We are waiting to hear from Governor Otter on the appointments to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Board. Once the board members are in place they will begin work on revising the Rules Governing Occupational Therapy in Idaho. This will take place quite quickly, but until the rules are adopted, please remember that Statute is the law. Rules are the guidelines for how the law is enforced. Watch here for continuing information.
Virtual Hill Day AOTA shared on Twitter that Virtual Hill Day was a success. They have new co-sponsors of the home health bill and several thousand contacts were made from the Legislative Action Center. Thanks for sending your messages on behalf of occupational therapy in Idaho!
Brown Mackie College seeks Advisory Board members Brown Mackie College – Boise has just been granted developing status by ACOTE to proceed with the Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Program. The program is in its first year with students currently enrolled and students scheduled to begin their OTA concentration courses this fall.
Brown Mackie is currently seeking OTA Program Advisory Board members to provide feedback on curriculum and program overview. According to Lisa Johnson, MS, OTR/L, Program Director, the program is held to ACOTE standards and guidelines; however it is also important that they involve the OT community for a balanced education. "It is important that our students benefit from the ideas, experience and input from the local OT community,' she explained.
If you are interested in serving as an Advisory Board member, please contact Lisa Johnson at 208-321-8800 or e-mail at: ljjohnson@brownmackie.edu.
Quilt Raffle to take place at Annual Conference
Mary Keith has again donated a beautiful handmade quilt for the IOTA Annual Conference Quilt Raffle. Please download the flyer and send in your entry today. You can also make copies, post the flyer at work and share with your friends and family. The drawing will be held on October 17 during the IOTA Annual Conference. Thank you for supporting IOTA fund raising efforts.
Please click on the picture to enlarge.
Please click here to download the flyer.
Garage Sale being planned to benefit IOTA
Karla Brown, OTR/L has offered to host a yard sale in Boise with all proceeds going to benefit the Idaho Occupational Therapy Association Legislative Awareness Fund. "Even though the economy has slowed down, our needs have not. We have to continue to push forward with our legislative efforts," she said. The sale is scheduled to take place on July 25. More details will be provided in the coming weeks, but start thinking now about what you can contribute to help make this a successful fundraising event. If you live outside of Boise, maybe you could host an event too.
Send an email to Karla to find out more.
Follow us on Twitter
Want to know what's happening in Idaho in real time? Get our updates via Twitter at http://twitter.com/id_ota. Twitter is the latest social networking tool that lets you send and receive messages to your online community and others. Join our community today!
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http://bit.ly/QxPCV.
IOTA will begin working on Rules and Regs in July
IOTA led a very successful effort to revise the Idaho Occupational Therapy Practice Act in Idaho. We've adopted language from the current OT Practice Framework and made our Practice Act more contemporary and comparable to other states. The work continues in July as we begin to work on the Rules and Regulations. If you want to be involved in the process, please send an email to info [at] id-ota.com.
A dime-a-day is all it takes to fund IOTA Legislative activities
Can you contribute your Fair Share? For only a dime-a-day, you can protect your future, your profession and your livelihood. Find out more here and make your pledge today.
- IOTA
encourages Backpack Safety
- IOTA
encourages parents and teachers to keep our students healthy by packing it light
and wearing it right. Please read more:
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Intro to Backpack Awareness
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Backpack Strategies by AOTA
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