NEWS!

TOTA District Activities
July 28, 2010 Gulf Coast East will host a workshop. Gretchen Stone, PhD, OTR, FAOTA will will speak on "Motivating Clients for Successful Therapy Outcomes". The workshop will be held at Sammons Preston-Patterson Medical Branch, 5373 West Sam Houston Parkway North,Houston TX 77041 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Lunch will be provided. $120.00 for members, $255.00 for non-member OTs, and $225.00 for non-member OTAs. See the Gulf Coast East home page for more information.
      Gulf Coast East District Meetings are also broadcast at outlying locations throughout the state via Megameeting. Cut your travel while receiving quality continuing education credits and participating in the activities of TOTA. Check the GCED schedule for location details. Starting in August there will be megameeting sites in Houston, Clearlake, Galveston, Tomball, Kingwood, and El Paso.

August 10, 2010 Capital Centex district will host a workshop. Carol Ramberg, OTR will speak on "The Power of Participation in Patients with Late Stage Alzheimer's DIsease. See the Capital Centex home page for more information.

August 17, 2010 Trinity North will host a workshop. Dr. Susan McDuff will speak on "Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of Children". The workshop will be held at the Therapy 200 Corporate Office, 2535 Lone Star Drive, Dallas, Texas 75212. See the Trinity North home page for more information.

August 18, 2010 Gulf Coast East will host a workshop. Dr. Kitty Reed will speak on "The Use of Obsolete and Outdated Tests". See the Gulf Coast East home page for more information.

September 14, 2010 Alamo South will host a workshop. RIOSA Therapists will speak on "Transdisciplinary Approach to Brain Injury". The workshop will be held at Warm Springs Rehab Hospital, lower level Community Resource Room (132), 5101 Medical Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229. See the Alamo South home page for more information.

September 14, 2010 Capital Centex will host a workshop. Dr. Patricia Boyer will speak on SCOPE (Short Child Occupational Profile). The workshop will be held at the Austin Community College, Eastview Campus. See the CapItal Centex home page for more information.

September 15, 2010 Gulf Coast East will host a workshop. Dr. Barbara Doucet will speak on "Updates on Rehab Technologies for Stroke". See the Gulf Coast East home page for more information.

October 2 and October 3, 2010 Rio Grande district will host a kinesiotaping workshop. See the Rio Grande home page for more information.
 

ABOUT TOTA

The Texas Occupational Therapy Association (TOTA) is a non-profit professional association incorporated in Texas. TOTA is an affiliate of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.

The Texas Occupational Therapy Association was established for the benefit of professionals and students of occupational therapy. Membership services includes public relations materials, legislative information, practice forum, educational meetings and student services.

Additional services provided by the association include a research foundation (TOTF) and political action committee (TOTAPAC). Please follow the links to learn more about the function of these entities.

The mission of the TOTA is to be responsive to the professional development, information needs, and educational requirements of its members; to advance and improve the practice of occupational therapy for the benefit of the consumers; and to anticipate and respond to the organizational, political, economic and social features of the health care delivery system at the local, state and national levels.

Our Goals:
Serve the Membership
Serve the Profession and the Consumer It Serves
Maintain a Viable Organization Which Supports Its Purpose, Objectives and Functions.

Licensing in Texas is through the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners (TBOTE). You can access the TBOTE web site by following this link. The licensing board can also be reached by phone at 512/305-6900, by e-mail, or by regular mail at:

TBOTE
333 Guadalupe, Suite 2-510
Austin, TX 78701-3942

Executive Council of Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Examiners: Licensure / Regulations / Practice Issues

Contact Information
Executive Director: Mary Hennigan – mary@tota.org
Provider and Exhibits Programs: Vicki Mason – VendorServices@tota.org
Member Services: Debbie Mincher – debbie@tota.org

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