NBCOT Innovation and Impact Award Recipients Announced for 2022
Congratulations to this year's winners! We are inspired by your exceptional work.
NBCOT by the Numbers in 2022
We've compiled information on students preparing for their exams, products and services for certificants, and general information about NBCOT.
Yes, Your Certification Really Does Matter… and It Comes With Valuable Benefits Too!
You renew your NBCOT certification every three years. Are you taking advantage of all the benefits your certification has to offer?
A Year in Review from NBCOT CEO Paul Grace
2021 highlights include NBCOT’s commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion; ANSI and NCAA accreditations; OT Compact progress; NBCOT Navigator updates; and many more.
Impact and Innovation Award Submissions for OTRs and COTAs Open on February 1, 2022
Award recipients receive their respective award, a featured spotlight in NBCOT publications and social media, a press release to share the news, and their next certification renewal is free.
OTR’s Pioneering Diversity Research in Health Care Leads to Innovative Theater-Based Interventions
Dr. Sally Wasmuth, an OTR from Indiana, focused her research on racial disparities among clinicians and ways to diversify the health care field.
OTR’s Vision and Action Help Build a Skilled and Agile VHA Workforce, Providing Quality Occupational Therapy Services to Veterans
For the past 11 years, OTR Deborah Voydetich worked to build a foundation for telehealth as a service delivery tool within the VHA. Her forward thinking made it possible for continuity of essential care, even as we faced a global pandemic.
COTA’s Contributions to Education, Diversity and Inclusion Efforts, and Practice Standards Make an Impact
Krysta Rives is a COTA who has devoted herself to ensuring that future COTAs, and the patients they serve, are heard, prepared, and ready for the next phase of their lives.
OTR Creates Innovative Lymphedema Program to Aid Patients With Spinal Cord Injury in Recovery and Rehabilitation Efforts
Rebecca Hammad, an OTR and certified lymphedema therapist, started a lymphedema program at Shepherd Center in Atlanta, GA, where she used her training to modify the traditional approach to CDT for individuals experiencing acute and chronic edema after injury or illness.
OTR with Cardiopulmonary Specialization Guides Care and Rehab Interventions for Patients With COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, Dr. Jamie Wilcox pioneered programs and services that focused on guiding patients through their health challenges throughout the continuum of care, from hospitalization to rehabilitation to the return home.