NCOTA Fall Conference, November 9-11, Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center"Relax, Reconnect, Rejuvenate" Call for Proposals is now OPEN! This year, we have an exciting new opportunity...Call for Crafts. Deadline for submission is July 2 and August 1, respectively. Keynote Speaker: Michael Pizzi, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA. Click here for more details on Michael and his influential work for the profession. Call for Nominations! NCOTA Leadership PositionsSubmission deadline May 25th for nominations! Click here for more information. Register now for Advocacy Day on June 5th! Click here to register for Advocacy Day. Advocacy Day provides members an opportunity to advocate on behalf of our profession, meet legislators, attend committee meetings, and network with fellow occupational therapy practitioners interested in advocacy work. Advocacy Update-NC Telemedicine Policy On May 17th, the North Carolina General Assembly convened where House Bill 967 Telemedicine Policy was introduced. Read more. The Benefits of Membership
NCOTA aims to advocate, educate, and communicate. Membership in any professional association offers you to opportunity to lend your support, as many others have done in the past, to the mission and activities of that association and to your colleagues who are already involved. In addition to what you give, members also receive a few valuable benefits. Membership has been proven to enhance professional identity and pride. Members receive substantial discounts at continuing education events, making license renewal easier to manage, while knowing that those events are being produced specifically for you. Members become part of various networking resources, both locally and statewide. Members have a voice when lawmakers are considering legislation that might impact the care OT practitioners offer or access to that care for NC citizens. Join Today
Welcome to NCOTAThe North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association was founded in 1957 and was incorporated as a nonprofit professional association in 1976. Dedicated volunteers also led the drive for licensure in 1984. From then until now, occupational therapy has grown from a few therapists around the state to over 5,800 licensed OT and OTA practitioners in many different specialty fields. And yet the mission continues. Providing leadership in advocacy to legislation and policy makers. Supporting continued competence of OT practice through several comprehensive educational conferences each year, from the coast to the mountains. Helping to create networking opportunities and resources for our members. We hope you will find your visit to our site useful and, if you are not a current member, that you will consider joining with us. The future is exciting and we are looking forward to enjoying it together.
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