Occupational Therapy Association of Colorado

And for those keeping track at home, YES we also voted in Jennifer Vette as our next Secretary! Exceedingly grateful for Jennifer's involvement and looking forward to her term beginning in 2025.

Jealous?? Don't be! E-mail us at [email protected] and let us know who you'd like to be involved.

The OTAC Polls have closed and we have a winner! Molly Hahn-Floyd was voted in as President and her term will begin in 2025. We are so pleased to see where Molly takes us in the future! Congratulations Molly!!

Grab a cool T-shirt and Support Mesa University OT students!

CMU Occupational Therapy Program | Bonfire We are raising money to help send students to AOTA conferences to continue to learn!. We are raising money to help send students to AOTA conferences to continue to learn...

This is coming up next week!!!!

Pueblo Community College: Meaningful Movement

Save the date: Come together with fellow professionals for an evening of collaboration, testimonials and hands- on learning!

Date: Thursday, November 7th, 2024

Time: 5-7pm
Where: Pueblo Community College in the Fortina Ballroom

All proceeds will benefit student learning opportunities!

Mark your calendars! The OTAC Western District will be meeting on Thursday, November 7th, at 7:00 pm to discuss rural OTP practice.

Let's talk about the issues that affect us as rural OTP's and the resources we can use and share with our clients and their caregivers. This will be our initial discussion, and we will carry the topics we discuss into our quarterly meetings next year.

Click here for the meeting link: https://otacco.org/event-5932090

Occupational Therapist Sensory Integration
Children's Hospital Colorado - Highlands Ranch, CO
Full-time
Salary: $78,660.00 - $118,000.00 Annually
Application Deadline: Nov 26, 2024

"Join a high performing team of specialized occupational therapists located out of the Highlands Ranch Therapy Care location at Children’s Hospital Colorado. This position includes evaluation and treatment of children sensory integration dysfunction and autism. The population includes children with developmental delays, a variety of mental health conditions, etc. There are opportunities for mentorship, leadership, and supervision of therapy aides and students. Our clinic has multiple disciplines to collaborate with, including speech therapy, physical therapy, learning specialists and mental health providers. This role is an entry level position within our Career Advancement Program."

Learn more here: https://otacco.mcjobboard.net/jobs/169374

Do you have late breaking research to share at AOTA INSPIRE 2025?? The fall call for papers is open NOW!

Call for Papers | AOTA AOTA invites prospective presenters to submit proposals for upcoming conferences.

This week we want to highlight another incredible corporate sponsor Lifeway Mobility ! They were the keynote sponsor at our 2024 Conference, and ensured we could bring the incredible Chanda Hinton to Granby as out speaker. Lifeway Mobility works closely with Chanda Center for Health to provide hollistic treatments for people with disabilities who often find barriers to services due to lack of equipment or appropriately prepared environment. Lifeway Mobility works to install the appropriate equipment to help individual age in place and remain at home longer. Did you know they have a show room in Englewood? You can schedule a tour any time!

Lifeway Mobility Denver Lifeway Mobility Denver, formerly Accessible Systems, is your local trusted source for stair lifts, ramps & other accessibility solutions in the Denver, CO metro area

MGA Homecare
Occupational Therapist
Full and part-time positions available in Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo!
Salary: $67,600.00 - $176,800.00

"MGA Homecare is paving the way for quality, in-home, pediatric care. Our tenured team of clinicians recognize us as quick to respond and passionate about providing the best support and education available. We are eager to bring on people who are creative, encouraging, and excited to have a positive impact on pediatric patients and their families.

Joining our team offers a platform for growth and opportunity. We serve a wide range of ages and deficits, opening the door for skill development and meaningful connections. We do our very best to match your skillset, interests, location, and availability to the right homes for you."

Learn more here: https://otacco.mcjobboard.net/jobs/168988

Some more free resources available as we approach Sorkd OT Day!

Celebrate World OT Day with AOTF! 🎉🎉
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World OT Day is coming!! Luckily the folks at the World Federation of Occupational Therapy have created a simple hash tag to use for the celebrations.

How do YOU OT??

WFOT will be using the hashtag to find out how you promote the theme “Occupational Therapy For All”. Please use this when planning your materials for World Occupational Therapy Day 2024.

The OTA students from Pima Medical Institute are at it again! This time, they visited The Sensory Club. Here is what Keatyn had to say: “They provide a sensory gym for families that have a membership with them. It was really awesome to see what is available out there for families as well as see the kind of equipment that could be used for sensory integration.”

What a cool find in the Denver area!

Are you an OT or OTA student ? Share something you’ve learned in the comments!

Oooo Pediatric Bingo. How many boxes can you check off??

Bingo: How many can you check off this week?

From swinging sensory seekers to decoding preschool penmanship, pediatric OT is never dull! We've created this bingo card to celebrate the creative, sometimes messy, and always rewarding moments in pediatric .

Visit https://journals.sagepub.com/home/otj to read some of our articles on pediatric OT!

Voting Closes Today!!

Click here to see the nominees: https://otacco.org/2024-Board-Elections-and-Appointments

Click here to vote(must be signed in to OTAC account): https://www.otacco.org/Sys/Poll/56221

We need 10% of membership to vote in order to certify these elections. It takes just a few minutes, we promise!