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January 2008
Just a reminder to all: at the upcoming AOTA meeting the Multiculturalism,
Diversity and Inclusion (MDI) Exchange is on Thursday, April 10 from 8:30 am
to 11:30 am. In addition, each of the MDI groups will be meeting
individually (times to be posted at the AOTA website). The MDI groups are:
1. Assn of Asian/Pacific OTs in America
2. Black OT Caucus
3. Network for Native American Practitioners
4. Network of Practitioners with Disabilities
5. Orthodox Jewish OT Chavrusa
6. Terapia Occupacional para Diversidad, Oportunidad y Solidaridad
7. The Network for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns in OT
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April 2007
In January, GOTA was alerted by several members that the Georgia Board of Education was accepting public comments in regards to the definitions of OT and PT as related services in the public schools. When reviewing these changes, it was found that the definitions for both disciplines read exactly the same which prompted us to solicit input from our members as to how OT should be defined for this practice area and to prevent the potential of encroachment in the future.
With the help of Vicki Maxwell and her staff and Kellie Laird, a letter was sent to the board with our comments and suggestions. These comments were inserted into the guidelines and are currently up for public comment again before they are granted final approval. Please visit www.gadoe.org/pea to view the amendments. The rule is number 21 under definitions for related services.
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Georgia Occupational Therapy Association- Annual Conference 2006
October 13-15, 2006
The Atlanta Speech School, Atlanta, GA
The Art and Science of Occupational Therapy…A Taste for Everyone
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The 2006 GOTA Conference was held at The Atlanta Speech School on October 13-15, 2006. It was well attended by over 160 people with 14 vendors participating. Vendors included Piedmont Hospital, AOTA, Super Duper, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta,Care Rehab and Atlanta Pediatric Therapy just to name a few. Attendees were provided with topics ranging from Allen Cognitive Levels, mental health issues in school age children, occupational therapy in the school setting, low vision, visual perception, Medicaid changes, home modifications and Physical Agent Modalities. Penny Moyers, our upcoming AOTA president, spoke as the Keynote Speaker on Saturday, October 14, 2006 inspiring attendees to merge the gap between evidenced based practice and everyday occupational therapy delivery. All of the hard work required to make this year’s conference successful wouldn’t have been possible without the help from the GOTA Continuing Education Committee. GOTA would like to express thanks to those committee members which include Erin Brennan, Vanessa Cavalheiro, Jackie Oddo, Missy Thurlow (co-chair), Sloane Nguyen (co-chair), Susan Orloff, Debi Hinerfeld, Shahnoor Dharamsi, Shelley Margow, and Tammy Ziemba. These committee members helped throughout the year to make the conference successful. In addition to the committee members, there were numerous other volunteers that provided their time and efforts all year as well as during the conference. GOTA would like to thank each volunteer that donated their time to the conference to make this one of GOTA’s most successful and well attended conferences ever!.
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