Issue1September1st,2012

DearOccupationalTherapyStudents, Itisourvisionforthispublicationto becomearegularplaceforstudentsto turntoforinformationabouthowAOTAis workingforthemandhowtobestutilize themanyresourcesathand.Weenvision thisnewsletterbeingamilestonenotonly totheprogressoftheCentennialVisionin ofourprofession,butalsotothe empowermentofstudentswhomakeupa largeportionofthecurrentAOTA membership. Weencourageyoutogetinvolvedand remaininvolvedinyourprofessionasyou continuebeyondgraduation.Please enjoyandletusknowifany improvementscanbemade,afterallitis ourjobtospeakonyourbehalf. Sincerely, The2012ASDSteeringCommittee
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TheAssemblyofStudentDelegates isrunbyagroupofelectedstudent ocials.Thesestudentselectedto thisSteeringCommitteerepresent thevoiceofallstudents.The studentsontheSteeringCommittee arededicatedindividualswhoare highlymotivatedandindependent, andwhopossessleadershipskills.

LauraMills ChairpersonandLiaisontotheBoardofDirectors TheCollegeofSt.Scholastica,MN

RussellThompson OTViceChairperson Governor'sStateUniversity,IL

SaraAndroyna OTAViceChairperson MacombCommunityCollege,MI

AshleyNichols Secretary UniversityofSouthernMaine,ME

JamieMorris CommunicationsandAdvocacyChairperson LomaLindaUniversity,CA

NicoleCortes StudentRepresentativetotheCommissionon Education(2yeartermServes20122014) CreightonUniversity,NE

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AndreaMcElroy StudentRepresentativetotheCommissionon Practice(2yeartermServes20112013) ThomasJeersonUniversity,PA

KristinJ.Davis StudentRepresentativetotheRepresentative Assembly(2yeartermServes20122014) LouisianaStateUniversity,LA

A Message from your Secretary

Hello fellow students! My name is Ashley Nichols and I am completing my final year in the mast of occupational therapy program at the University of Southern Maine. In addition to my busy life as a student, I currently serve as Secretary for the Assembly of Student Delegates Steering Committee. You may be curious as to what the role of ASD Steering Committee Secretary consists of and I am here to tell you! The secretary serves for a one year term. My term runs from April 2012 to April 2013. As the secretary to the ASD Steering Committee I am responsible for recording the minutes during all of our meetings. Once I have typed and edited the meeting minutes, I then forward them to my fellow ASD Steering Committee members (as well as our ASD AOTA liaison) for review. I also work very closely with my fellow committee members, assisting with projects and volunteering when needed. During November, my fellow committee members and I will be given the opportunity to assist with the 2012 Student Conclave which will be held in Columbus, Ohio. In addition to the student conclave, we will play a role at the AOTA National Conference, which will be held in San Diego during April of 2013. I have thoroughly enjoyed my position of secretary and am extremely thankful to have been given the opportunity to serve in this position. If you have any questions regarding my position as secretary please feel free to contact me via OTConnections my username is Ashley Nichols.
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How can you get involved?

Run for an office position on the Steering Committee Become a AOTA Student Delegate for your school http://www.aota.org/Students/ ASD.aspx Get involved with or create a Student Occupation Therapy Association SOTA at your school Join live chat sessions hosted by the Steering Committee Get connected to other OTs and OT students on OTConnections http://otconnections.aota.org/ Stay tuned for exciting events for students to get involved with that we will be highlighting in this newsletter!

Wanttofeelmoreinvolved?Understandmoreabout AOTA?Dosomethingotherthanstudy?

Createa3060secvideotopromotetheSCCandwhyitssoimportantto makethatpledge Include: *HowAOTAhelpsrecentgraduatessucceed *HowmakingthepledgewillhelpAOTAgrowandempowertheOT profession SubmititviaYouTubeandemailbyOctober12,2012 Voteonlineforyourfavorite,detailstocome ListenforyourvideotobeannouncedandshowcasedatStudentConclave onNovember910,2012

TolearnmoreabouttheSCC,visitwww.aota.org/scc Rules:AllvideosmustbereceivedbymidnightonOctober12, 2012.NoexcepRons!Pleasesendalinktoyourvideo(on YouTubeorsomeothersite)toafogle@aota.org(donotsend thevideoasanaXachment).Videoscannotexceed60seconds (thatincludeseverything).EveryonecreditedwithcreaRngthe winningvideowillberequiredtosignovercopyrightofthe videotoAOTA.Therefore,allsubmiXersmustbereadyto providedocumentaRonthattheyownthecopyrighttoany imagesandmusicused,thattheseitemsareinthepublic domain(pleasenotethatjustbecausesomethingisonthe Internetdoesntmeanititsinthepublicdomain),orthatthey havereceivedpermissionfromthecopyrightholdertousethe informaRoninthevideo,withnosRpulaRonsonthisuse. SubmiXersareresponsibleforanyfeestogetthesepermissions. Anyonelmedinthevideomustsignarelease.Youdonotneed tosendthisinformaRonunlessweinformyouthatyouthatyou areanalist.ThenalistswillbeselectedbytheASDsteering commiXee,andthewinningvideowillbechosenbyAOTA studentmembersandinformedbyWednesday,October29, 2013.QuesRons?Contactafogle@aota.org

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The top 3 schools that receive the highest percentage of NEW SCC enrollment will be entered in a special raffle where 1 lucky person from each school will win a iPad2

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Winners will be announced at the Students Un-Conferenced event at the 93rd Annual Conference and Expo in San Diego on April 25, 2013. And, we will also be recognizing the winning schools delegates at the ASD annual meeting at conference for all their hard work, spreading the SCC word. Contest ends January 31, 2013.

Completed cards must be mailed back to AOTA, Attn: Amanda Fogle, 4720 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814 by February 7, 2013. Online registration is also available at: www.aota.org/scc. Registration after January 31, 2013 will not be counted towards raffle. One registration per person please.

5 things you need to know about your Profession!

A word about advocacy

The Affordable Care Act Supreme Court decision affirmed that health care reform efforts will continue to be implemented. Learn more about how this affects occupational therapy at http://www.aota.org/Practitioners/Advocacy/Health-CareReform.aspx If the Congress can't avoid the mandatory budget cuts that will occur January 1, 2013, school system therapy is likely to be negatively affected. Take action now at http://capwiz.com/aota/issues/alert/? alertid=61591971&PROCESS=Take+Action Did you know that about 30% of OTs and OTAs work in more than one type of practice setting? The most common secondary setting is skilled nursing facilities. Source: AOTA 2010 Compensation and Workforce Study

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 Get to know who represents you in Washington DC and in your state capitol. They may have a key vote on a bill that affects occupational therapy in the future. Find your legislators at http://capwiz.com/aota/dbq/officials/ and use the link to the Issues and Legislation to send an email to your elected officials. Come to Capitol Hill Day! OT practitioners and students converge on DC September 24 for a morning briefing and afternoon meetings with elected officials. A great advocacy experience. Details at http://www.aota.org/Practitioners/Advocacy/HillDay-12.aspx

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Boardroom to Classroom:! A game changing opportunity!!

BoardroomtoClassroomisaprogramthroughtheAmerican OccupationalTherapyAssociationthatconnectsAOTAsBoardof Directorstostudentgroupstoincreasetheirknowledgeabout professionalissuesandopportunities.Discussionsareonehourlong questionandanswerteleconferenceorvideoconference.Theyfocuson oneofsixtopics(AdvocacyinOccupationalTherapy,Importanceof AOTAMembership,GettingMoreInvolvedinAOTA,CurrentFactors AectingOccupationalTherapy,ImportanceofResearchandEvidencein theProfession,RecentSuccessesofAOTAforOccupationalTherapy). JaclynTarlo,MS,OTR/Lcreatorprogram. MembersoftheAOTAsBoardofDirectorsinteractwithstudentsvia teleconferenceorvideoconferenceinaquestionanswerformatthat revolvearoundtopicsof:Advocacy,ImportanceofAOTAMembership, GettingInvolvedinAOTA,CurrentFactorsAectingOT,Importanceof Research&EvidenceandRecentSuccessesinAOTA. Aftereachsession,boththeBODmemberandstudentsareencouraged toleavefeedbackandcommentoftheeectivenessofthesessionto furtherempowerotherstogetinvolved!

Whatisit?

Sohowdoesitwork?

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 IfeltmuchmoreconnectedtoAOTA.Thediscussion madeAOTAseenreal,notjustanorganization. IlearnedalotmoreaboutwhatAOTAandthewebsite AOTA.orghastooertostudentsandbeyond. IreallyenjoyedthelectureItwasinspiringandit makesmewanttobemoreactivelyinvolvedinAOTA. ContacttheAssemblyofStudentDelegatesSteering Committee:ASD@AOTA.ORG SharethisinformationwithyourStudentOccupational TherapyAssociationAdvisor,orProgram directortotakefulladvantageofthisgamechanging opportunity!

Studenttestimonials

HowtosetupaBoardroomtoClassroomsession

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http://www.aota.org/ConfandEvents/Conclave.aspx November910,2012 Columbus,Ohio GetReadytoKickYourFieldGoals! Asanoccupationaltherapystudentandsoontobenew practitioner,youhavealreadystartedsettinguptheeldgoalsfor yourcareer.The2012AOTA/NBCOTNationalStudentConclaveisa terricopportunityforyoutoknowhowtoscorethosepointsand beanOTpro! Here'swhyyoushouldattend Evidencebasedknowledgeaboutcurrentissuesandemerging practiceareas Exclusiveopportunitiestospeakwithleadersandexperts Perfectchancestomeetwithjobrecruitersandhaveyour rsumcritiqued ImportantinformationontheNBCOTcerticationexam Supernetworkingwithpeersfromyourschoolandacrossthe country Seeyouatthe2012StudentConclaveinColumbus,Ohio, November910!

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ExceptionalStudent Highlight
BillWong,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia
BillWongisanincrediblyhardworkingstudentfromtheUniversityof SouthernCalifornia.Hehasaccomplishedmoreinthelast2yearsthan mostpeopledoinalifetime.Hehasalsohadtoovercomemorethan mostpeoplehave.WhiletakingtheOTworldbystorm,heisalsotaking onastormwithinashebattlesthemanychallengesthatAsperger's Syndromepresents.

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IhavehadnumerousopportunitiestoworkwithandsharetimewithBillandI ndhimtobeaninspiringanduniqueinalltherightwaystypeofperson.Upon informinghimthatheisthisissuesexceptionalstudent,Iaskedhimtohighlight theachievementsheismostproudof.Helistedthefollowingforme. 1.PresentingonmultipleoccasionsatOTACconferences(theOccupational TherapyAssociationofCalifornia) 2.SittingonaFamilyPanelattheAOTAAutismWestconference 3.BeingapanelistforanAOTAPediatricsVirtualChat 4.ServingasStudentCommitteechairfortheAssociationofAsianPacic OccupationalTherapistsinAmerica 5.Andcurrentlyisaimingtobetherstpersonontheautismspectruminthe worldtohaveadoctoratedegreeofanykindinOT CongratulationstoBillWongforbeingourrstexceptionalstudenthighlight!

Ifthereisanexceptionalstudentyouwouldliketonominate,please 21 emailJamieMorris:jamielynnmorrisot@gmail.com