NBCOT Board of Directors: Call for Candidates
Interested in applying to NBCOT's Board of Directors? Complete the online application and submit a current résumé by April 8, 2022.
OTR and COTA Positions Open on Board in 2022
NBCOT’s board of directors is responsible for establishing the organization’s strategic vision and promoting long-term growth and financial stability.
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.
Exciting Updates to the NBCOT Navigator®
There are many exciting updates to NBCOT Navigator on the horizon, including four new tools for OTRs and two new tools for COTAs.
Practice Assessments Provide Certificants Opportunity to Demonstrate and Represent Knowledge
These tools recognize certificants who have demonstrated knowledge in a focused area of practice and provide opportunities for new areas of professional growth.
New Look for OTR and COTA Certification Digital Badges
You earned your certification, promote it with pride!
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.
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.