Imagining AOTA in 2017 Florence Clark, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA AOTA President Assembly of Student Delegates April 25, 2012

The purpose of a professional association: To serve the profession as a whole To support its individual members To serve the profession as a whole To support its individual members “It helps provide centrality and clarity about what the discipline means.” (Berrett, 2012, p. 5) Berrett, D. (2012). Scholarly groups’ choices yield diverging fortunes. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from

THE OLD MODEL: The Tripod Traditional sources of professional association revenue: Membership Conferences Publications Professional Association Berrett, D. (2012). Scholarly groups’ choices yield diverging fortunes. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from

AOTA’s revenue in the Fiscal Year The Tripod accounted for 73.3% of revenue The American Occupational Therapy Association [AOTA] Annual Report. Rockville, Maryland. Retrieved from

Envisioning the Professional Association of the Future What could AOTA look like in 2017?

Centennial Vision We envision that occupational therapy is a powerful, widely recognized, science-driven, and evidence-based profession with a globally connected and diverse workforce meeting society’s occupational needs. We envision that occupational therapy is a powerful, widely recognized, science-driven, and evidence-based profession with a globally connected and diverse workforce meeting society’s occupational needs.

Power in Numbers Centennial Challenge to increase membership to 80,000 by 2017 POWERFUL

POWERFUL

professional development resources Increased professional development resources to support practitioners reaching leadership positions in their work settings – Emerging Leaders – Middle Managers professional development resources Increased professional development resources to support practitioners reaching leadership positions in their work settings – Emerging Leaders – Middle Managers

WIDELY-RECOGNIZED Materials for the public Materials for the public – Pamphlets about occupational therapy services – Easy-to-use, highly visible consumer information on the web social media Use of social media (Pinterest, Wikipedia, etc.) Commercials Commercials Materials for the public Materials for the public – Pamphlets about occupational therapy services – Easy-to-use, highly visible consumer information on the web social media Use of social media (Pinterest, Wikipedia, etc.) Commercials Commercials

WIDELY RECOGNIZED A Cohesive Image – Sound Bites – Sound Bites on our profession Advocacy materials Educational materials Educational materials for practitioners to use with clients interdisciplinary Participation in interdisciplinary conferences A Cohesive Image – Sound Bites – Sound Bites on our profession Advocacy materials Educational materials Educational materials for practitioners to use with clients interdisciplinary Participation in interdisciplinary conferences

SCIENCE-DRIVEN More research funding Training programs for researchers More research funding Training programs for researchers

EVIDENCE-BASED More staff More staff to keep track of & communicate the evidence accessible Easily accessible directory of CATs podcasts Engaging & frequent podcasts about research updates Smart Phone Apps EBP Smart Phone Apps More staff More staff to keep track of & communicate the evidence accessible Easily accessible directory of CATs podcasts Engaging & frequent podcasts about research updates Smart Phone Apps EBP Smart Phone Apps

Future Directions – EBP Apps  Brief summaries of the best evidence for OT interventions  Short enough to read on your smart phone  List of references include high quality studies and systematic reviews  Resources to explain the purpose and evidence to support your treatment plan  Brief summaries of the best evidence for OT interventions  Short enough to read on your smart phone  List of references include high quality studies and systematic reviews  Resources to explain the purpose and evidence to support your treatment plan AOTA EBP Apps Children & Youth > Health & Wellness > Mental Health > Rehabilitation, Disability & Participation > Productive Aging > Work & Industry >

Benefits of EBP Apps Minimize time spent searching for evidence No need to access electronic databases Targeted for application to practice Make it easy for you to be an evidence-based practitioner! Minimize time spent searching for evidence No need to access electronic databases Targeted for application to practice Make it easy for you to be an evidence-based practitioner! < Falls Prevention Occupational therapy is an important component of multifactorial interventions to reduce the rate of falls in the community among older adults. This has been demonstrated in several randomized controlled trials. Close et al. (1999) found

How will you use EBP Apps? AOTA EBP Apps Children & Youth > Health & Wellness > Mental Health > Rehabilitation, Disability & Participation > Productive Aging > Work & Industry > < Rehabilitation, Disability & Participation Multiple Sclerosis > Orthopedics > Spinal Cord Injury > Stroke > Traumatic Brain Injury > <Stroke ADL & IADL Training > Constraint-induced Movement Therapy > Cognitive Training > Patient & Family Education > Electrical Stimulation >

Access the evidence quickly and easily when: Discussing your treatment plan with other healthcare professionals Explaining your intervention to clients and their families Providing justification for therapy to 3 rd party payers (insurance/Medicare) Discussing your treatment plan with other healthcare professionals Explaining your intervention to clients and their families Providing justification for therapy to 3 rd party payers (insurance/Medicare) < Stroke < ADL & IADL Training Systematic reviews of the literature have concluded that occupational therapy interventions focused on ADLs and IADLs had a significant positive effect on outcomes for patients with stroke (Steultjens, et al., 2003; Legg et al., 2007). Another review found support for including client-chosen activities (Trombly & Ma, 2002).

GLOBALLY CONNECTED

Online forums Online forums to connect with OTs internationally international conferences Presence at international conferences Online forums Online forums to connect with OTs internationally international conferences Presence at international conferences

DIVERSE WORKFORCE Expanded Practice Areas Occupational Therapy Mental Health Act – Would make occupational therapists eligible to participate in the National Health Services Corps [NHSC] Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs as behavioral and mental health professionals Occupational Therapy Mental Health Act – Would make occupational therapists eligible to participate in the National Health Services Corps [NHSC] Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs as behavioral and mental health professionals

DIVERSE WORKFORCE new opportunities Seek new opportunities to expand practice areas through the Affordable Care Act – Accountable Care Organizations – Patient-centered Medical Homes new opportunities Seek new opportunities to expand practice areas through the Affordable Care Act – Accountable Care Organizations – Patient-centered Medical Homes

DIVERSE WORKFORCE: Professional Recruitment

MEETING SOCIETY’S OCCUPATIONAL NEEDS national health promotion Respond to national health promotion and preventive goals – Healthy People 2020 – National Prevention Strategy directory of practitioners Searchable directory of practitioners for consumers national health promotion Respond to national health promotion and preventive goals – Healthy People 2020 – National Prevention Strategy directory of practitioners Searchable directory of practitioners for consumers

MEETING SOCIETY’S OCCUPATIONAL NEEDS public service campaigns Increased public service campaigns (Backpack Awareness, Older Driver Safety, etc.) military veterans Develop and improve tools to meet the needs of our military veterans public service campaigns Increased public service campaigns (Backpack Awareness, Older Driver Safety, etc.) military veterans Develop and improve tools to meet the needs of our military veterans

WHAT CAN YOU IMAGINE?

From imagination to reality… How can we make it happen? – Membership! – Stay involved! COOL Leadership & Volunteer Database – Advocacy! – Networking! OT Connections State & National conferences Interdisciplinary programs How can we make it happen? – Membership! – Stay involved! COOL Leadership & Volunteer Database – Advocacy! – Networking! OT Connections State & National conferences Interdisciplinary programs

YOU are the Professional Association! AOTA is only as strong as its members!!!

References The American Occupational Therapy Association [AOTA] Annual Report. Rockville, Maryland. Retrieved from Berrett, D. (2012). Scholarly groups’ choices yield diverging fortunes. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from

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