American Occupational Therapy Association
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) is the national professional association established in 1917 to represent the interests and concerns of occupational therapy practitioners and students and improve the quality of occupational therapy services. AOTA membership is approximately 63,000 occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and students.
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| Abbreviation | AOTA |
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| Founded | October 19, 1917[1] |
| Type | Professional association |
| 13-1526422[2] | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(6)[2] |
| Purpose | To advance occupational therapy practice, education, and research through standard-setting and advocacy on behalf of its members, the profession, and the public.[2] |
| Sherry Keramidas[3] | |
| Subsidiaries | The Fund to Promote Awareness of Occupational Therapy (501(c)(3)), American Occupational Therapy Association Political Action Committee (527)[2] |
Revenue (2019) | $21,469,960[2] |
| Expenses (2019) | $19,272,678[2] |
| Endowment | $286,293 (2019)[2] |
Employees (2018) | 85[2] |
Volunteers (2018) | 800[2] |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy |
The National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy was the founding name of the AOTA. William Rush Denton and Thomas B. Kidner were two notable founders of the original society.
AOTA designated April as Occupational Therapy Month.[4]
AOTA has offered Reiki certification at their conferences.[5] Reiki is a pseudoscience[6] with no empirical evidence attesting to its efficacy.
See also
- American Journal of Occupational Therapy published by AOTA since 1947
- Anna Jean Ayres (1920–1989), a developmental psychologist known for her work in the area of sensory processing disorder
- American Occupational Therapy Foundation, a charitable, scientific and educational non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of occupational therapy and increased public understanding
References
- "American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., The - Initial File Number: 762419". Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. Government of the District of Columbia. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". The American Occupational Therapy Association Inc. Internal Revenue Service. June 30, 2019.
- "Executives and Staff Leadership". American Occupational Therapy Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- "Occupational Therapy Month". American Occupational Therapy Association. AOTA. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- "Reiki at AOTA Conference | Holistic Occupational Therapy Community". Holistic OT. February 28, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- Semple, David; Smyth, Roger (2013). "Ch. 1: Psychomythology". Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press: 20. ISBN 9780199693887. Retrieved April 25, 2023.