Arkansas Occupational Therapy Association

Hello!! AROTA has some big plans coming up, but we need your help. We need your financial support to help fund our PAC, so we can support issues in the next legislative session. #AR #OT #AROTA #arpx #arleg #advocacy #involvement #occupationaltherapymatters

It was great seeing everyone today! Can’t wait to see you back tomorrow. #AR #OT #AROTA #arpx #arleg #advocacy #involvement

Motivate registration is now open. Click on this link arota.org/event-5287113 Sign up for magic and more to Motivate you on July 28-29, 2023. #AR #OT #AROTA #arpx #arleg #advocacy #involvement

AROTA CENTRAL DISTRICT AND THE FARM BY PEDIATRICS PLUS OPEN HOUSE THURSDAY, JUNE 22 6-7:30 PM 6910 AR-5 Bryant Arkansas (It should be across from Evergreen Living Center when you map it.) Contact Melissa Bowen for more info: melissa.bowen@baptist-health.org 870-577-4825

Thank you to all the AROTA members for attending and contributing in 2023 @AOTAInc Inspire Conference. Together we can further the practice of Occupational Therapy in AR. As we wrap up conference please tag us, DM us, or email us about your experience. #arota #inspire2023 #AOTA

Hope to see you everyone next Tuesday! Zoom Link for the district meeting:   Topic: AROTA District Meetings Time: Apr 11, 2023 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting us02web.zoom.us/j/83883499207?… Meeting ID: 838 8349 9207 Passcode: AROTA23

We are looking for volunteers willing to run for the office of Treasurer and be an active member of the AROTA Board of Directors. If interested please fill out the nominee information form attached to this email and return to rehabnet.ar@gmail.com. arota.wildapricot.org/resources/2023…

OT COMPACT PASSED IN ARKANSAS!!! Huge thanks to our AROTA Compact Team Becky Crenshaw, Taylor Riddle, Laura Parnell COTA/L, and Jami West OTD, OTR/L. Also big thanks to our representative and senator for this bill! #AR #OT #AROTA #otcompact #arpx #arleg #advocacy #involvement

Thanks to efforts led by the Arkansas Occupational Therapy Association (@arota_1986), Arkansas is the 23rd state to enact the #OTCompact. Read about the other states that have joined and next steps at otcompact.org.

In two months the COVID-19 health emergency will be over. Look here, how this will affect OT’s in different settings. #AR #OT #AROTA #arpx #arleg #advocacy #involvement

We are extremely grateful for the time and effort given by Representative Pilkington (Knoxville) and Representative Gonzales (Okolona). Thank you AOTPAC as well. #AR #OT #AROTA #arpx #arleg #advocacy #involvement #occupationaltherapymatters

Advocacy Issue: Swipe to learn about payment cuts under the Medicare Part B fee schedule. Learn more about how you can advocate to stop budget cuts! aota.org/advocacy/advoc… #AR #OT #AROTA #arpx #arleg #advocacy #involvement

Join us for our quarterly AROTA District Meeting of Four Districts, THIS TUESDAY! Find out the latest update about OT in Arkansas and your district. Receive 1 CEU by participating in a journal club. #districtmeeting #AR #OT #AROTA #involvement

Your vote matters!! We are called to be advocates as OTs and OTAs. So we need your vote! #vote #yourvoicematters #AR #OT #AROTA #arpx #arleg #advocacy #involvement

Happy Halloween from OT programs around the state. #happyhalloween #AR #OT #AROTA #arpx #arleg #involvement

Meet the the chair for the school-based therapy committee of AROTA! Jessica Barnett-Krug, M.S.,OTR/L, ATP, CBIS, she is currently a consultant for Easterseals Outreach Program and Technology Services. #AR #OT #AROTA #arpx #arleg #advocacy #involvement #committeechair

We want to hear your voice! Please fill out the Google form attached below. forms.gle/bYZUkiUg6E5mvf… #AR #OT #Yourvoicematters #involvement

Meet Stephanie Schaaf! She is the secretary of AROTA. Her experience includes outpatient pediatrics, Early Intervention Day Treatment, urban and rural public schools, and acute inpatient rehabilitation. Ms. Schaaf is also a pediatric feeding specialist. #OT #arpx #arleg #involved

Meet Andrea Brown! She is the AROTA District Chair for Northeast Arkansas. Ms. Brown has worked in pediatrics and now academia. She holds a certification in Sensory Integration and serves as the OT faculty for the Interdisciplinary Hippotherapy Program at Arkansas State. #AR #OT

Join Us! ✨ AROTA Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging Committee Fall 2022 Organizational Meeting Date: Thursday September 8, 2022 Time: 6pm 🌐Zoom link: astatecall.zoom.us/j/99338305889 #zoommeeting #diversity #equity #inclusion #belonging #AR #OT #AROTA #advocacy #involvement