Occupational Therapy Month or Life?

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April is Occupational Therapy month and it is vastly approaching. My question is, why is OT recognized once a year? The pressure becomes enormous to try and plan an event or to publicize Occupational Therapy and its wonderful attributes one time a year. For example, consider the pressure you are under when trying to plan holiday festivities.

If you are a hospital, business, or organization that chooses to recognize your Occupational Therapy practitioners and students during the month of April, thank you. This actually becomes an overlooked month, as sometimes an overlooked healthcare profession.

If you are an Occupational Therapy practitioner, student, or educator, I challenge you to pay it forward! Read more...

Global Occupational Therapy Conferences 2009

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Are you interested in exploring the world of Occupational Therapy? Take a look at the upcoming conferences for the 2009-2010 year for your opportunity to go abroad. This is a great way to experience how Occupational Therapy is practiced globally.

Africa

6th Annual Occupational Therapy Africa Regional Group Congress September 28-October 2, 2009

South Africa Waves of Change July 1-3, 2009

Europe

Ergo Austria-Evidence-based Practice in Occupational Therapy March 27 2009

France Ergotherapie Symposium-Interventions in Ergotherapie May 28-29, 2009

Ireland AOTI Conference 2009-Occupational Therapists Visible and Valued April 29-May 1, 2009

First Russian Ergotherapy Conference May 17, 2009

United Kingdom-Brighton 2009 June 23-26, 2009

North America

Canada CAOT-Engaging in Healthy Occupation June 3-6, 2009

USA AOTA-Recharge Your Career in Houston April 23-26, 2009

How Much Are You Worth?

Picture yourself sitting in front of your superior, awaiting your annual review. You have been strategizing how you ask for a raise, greater than the average one given out, yet a competitive Occupational Therapy practitioner wage. Before you state your case, remember a few points.

How is your raise determined?

Your raise is determined by your work read more...