NJOTA’s In Person Legislative and Advocacy Town Hall Meeting November 21Let your voices be heard! All are welcome to join NJOTA’s Advocacy Chair on 11/30/2023 at 7 p.m. for a virtual Town Hall event. Become informed on NJOTA’s legislative and advocacy goals over the course of the following year. Click Here to RegisterSchool Based Community of Practice Open to AllNJOTA will host a school based community of practice for occupational therapists working in New Jersey public schools during the school day. This will be open to members and non-members.
The meetings are as follows:
Tuesday November 28th 2:00-3:00 Topic: MTSS Wednesday January 31st 2:00-3:00 Topic: Assessment Thursday March 28th 2:00-3:00 Topic: Documentation Friday May 31st 2:00-3:00 Topic: What Worked This Year? To sign up to receive the Meeting Link Register HERE.
Mission StatementThe New Jersey Occupational Therapy Association strives to provide excellence in educational, legislative, and professional networks and services for our membership, promoting the highest quality care for our clients and the community in the state of New Jersey through maximizing well-being and facilitating participation in everyday activities. AOTA–NBCOT® Joint Initiative: Developing the Occupational Therapy Licensure CompactAOTA and NBCOT staff recently collaborated to write a Health Policy Perspectives column in AJOT regarding the licensure compact initiative.The article is open to all, so please feel free to share the link with anyone that might be interested. Click here to read article
NJOTA's Statement in Response to Inspire 2023We are aware of statements and actions that occurred during the AOTA Inspire 2023 conference which caused harm to individuals in attendance and those words continue to reverberate, harming members in the larger OT community. We call upon our national organization (AOTA) to practice critical reflexivity, engage directly and transparently with the membership to take actions to repair the damage caused in the reported incidents at Inspire 2023 and generate solutions that foster inclusivity, belonging, and accountability.
New Jersey Occupational Therapy Association (NJOTA) Board of Directors is committed to standing up against systems, institutions, and structures that perpetuate the oppression of others and cause harm, whether the harm is intentional or unintentional, conscious, or unconscious, covert or overt. Action and accountability are required to develop sustainable changes that dismantle systems of racism and oppression.
NJOTA Board of Directors asks that AOTA provide a clear and detailed description of the complaints made during AOTA Inspire 2023 to offer context to membership for full transparency. Furthermore, AOTA should immediately explain to the membership and the OT community at large what specific actions were taken when the organization “responded promptly, treated seriously, and addressed confidentiality.” We believe that for AOTA to truly be “intentionally inclusive and equitable and embrace diversity in all its forms” AOTA must outline all actions that will be implemented for truth and racial healing specific to the comments made by AOTA past President Carolyn Baum if we are to achieve Vision 2025.
Special Interests GroupsThe NJOTA special interest groups exist to help practitioners network, share information and expertise, and generally monitor best practice in particular practice areas. They are only as successful as the participants make them. Groups can be started and supported by NJOTA; just contact the Chairs of the Practice Committee.
Membership in the SIGs is a benefit of membership in NJOTA.
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