2016 MOTA Conference

36th Annual Conference of the Maryland Occupational Therapy Association 

November 11, 2016 

 DoubleTree by Hilton Baltimore North—Pikesville 

1726 Reisterstown Rd Pikesville, MD 21208 

LINK TO SESSIONS

Registration Fees MOTA OT $195 MOTA OTA $145 MOTA Student $55 Non-member OT $275 Non-member OTA $225 Non-member Student $85 Student Volunteers (full day) $25 * Neighboring Association Members will get MOTA Member discount * Mota.memberlodge.org/Events Questions? Email conference.mota@gmail.com  

Inspiration

The Zion Harvey Story

If you haven't read this story yet, you should!

Quick SI Fact Sheet

Hey Team,

On Thursday August 25th at 4PM at the main office SW play therapies will give a presentation on sensory integration. Attached is a fact sheet from AOTA on using SI approach with Adults

Take a look!

Hope to see you there :)
Kailie

Back pack awareness

Back to school season is approaching

American Occupational Therapy Association’s National School Backpack Awareness Day is held annually on the third Wednesday of each September which is September 21st, 2016 this year.

Although our setting is not school based we can still participate in ergonomic education!

Below are some links for ergonomic strategies, feel free to add any other links for ergonomic education!


Proper backpack ergonomics
Ergonomics for Briefcase
Ergonomics for purse

The Dementia Enabling Environments Project

Hey All,

Take a look at this site!!


It provides practical tips, guides and resources to help make the places in which we live more dementia enabling. This will encourage a person with dementia to lead as full and independent life as possible. These can be simple modifications that anybody can make to their home, to landscaping or architectural design changes. Use this site to explore different home settings and learn more about key design principles in each area of the house and to download useful information and resources.

The Dementia Enabling Environment Project can help you develop an enabling environment for a person living with dementia. It can make a significant difference to their independence, quality of life and wellbeing.
A well designed environment, planned with cognitive impairment in mind, can help maintain abilities and provide meaningful engagement by providing essential prompts, accessibility and reduce risks to support a person with dementia. A poorly designed environment can be confusing, disorienting and at worst, disabling and even dangerous for those with dementia and other educational information.




Link

Its that time of year again!!

2016 License Renewals have begun!

You should have been sent a postcard with information but here is some of it

Grace period ends 6/16/16 after that a 25$ late fee will be applied

Fees are determined by your MD issue year

Even years = 2 year renewal

$290 for OTs

$200 for OTAs

Odd years= 1 year renewal

$145 OTs

$100 OTAs

contact information if you need assistance or have questions ( if you lost your registration code):

Marilyn Pinkney 

marilyn.pinkney@maryland.gov

(410) 402-8556

Click here for website

Did you know??!

May is SLP month!

This post is to bring awareness and help promote a fellow rehab discipline, as many of our patients can and do benefit from this therapy

Below is some great links provided by ASHA:

Adult Speech and Language

Clinical Topics and Disorders

Take a look!