Unlearning: What 4 OT Leaders Got Wrong About Minds, Spaces, and Systems
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What do four national occupational therapy leaders wish they’d known sooner?
Join us for an evening of honest reflection and practical ideas, part of our Across the Lifespan: A Focus on Neurodivergence series. Four past leaders of the American Occupational Therapy Association will share what they got wrong, what changed their thinking, and what they’re doing differently now.
THE TALKS
🔹 Alyson Stover, Past President, AOTA: An early adopter’s mistakes with AI, neurodivergent children, and underrepresented communities
🔹 Debra Martins, Former Vice President, AOTA: What I got wrong about where OT belongs; unlearning the rules we think define an OT career in student, clinical, and collaborative spaces
🔹 Wendy Hildenbrand, Former President, AOTA: Unlearning self-neglect: burnout and clinician mental health
🔹 Amy Lamb, Past President, AOTA: We have asked for permission for too long: building neurodiversity-affirming fieldwork and workplaces
SCHEDULE
5:30 Welcome
5:35 Lightning talks
6:15 Moderated conversation and Q&A, led by OT and OTA students
7:00 Small-group fireside chats with the presenters
7:30 Networking and light refreshments
8:00 Event ends
CONTINUING EDUCATION
🎓 2 VA Type I contact hours
🎓 2 NC points (approved continuing education course)
🎓 2 NBCOT PDUs (Activity ID #18)
WHO SHOULD COME
OTs, OTAs, OT and OTA students, educators, fieldwork coordinators, and anyone who supports neurodivergent people at school, at work, or in the community.
GIVE BACK
There’s no registration fee. Instead, please consider a donation to Chesapeake Bay Academy, the speakers’ charity of choice: https://tinyurl.com/273v5574
👉 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/4y5v94hf
What do four national occupational therapy leaders wish they’d known sooner?
Join us for an evening of honest reflection and practical ideas, part of our Across the Lifespan: A Focus on Neurodivergence series. Four past leaders of the American Occupational Therapy Association will share what they got wrong, what changed their thinking, and what they’re doing differently now.
THE TALKS
🔹 Alyson Stover, Past President, AOTA: An early adopter’s mistakes with AI, neurodivergent children, and underrepresented communities
🔹 Debra Martins, Former Vice President, AOTA: What I got wrong about where OT belongs; unlearning the rules we think define an OT career in student, clinical, and collaborative spaces
🔹 Wendy Hildenbrand, Former President, AOTA: Unlearning self-neglect: burnout and clinician mental health
🔹 Amy Lamb, Past President, AOTA: We have asked for permission for too long: building neurodiversity-affirming fieldwork and workplaces
SCHEDULE
5:30 Welcome
5:35 Lightning talks
6:15 Moderated conversation and Q&A, led by OT and OTA students
7:00 Small-group fireside chats with the presenters
7:30 Networking and light refreshments
8:00 Event ends
CONTINUING EDUCATION
🎓 2 VA Type I contact hours
🎓 2 NC points (approved continuing education course)
🎓 2 NBCOT PDUs (Activity ID #18)
WHO SHOULD COME
OTs, OTAs, OT and OTA students, educators, fieldwork coordinators, and anyone who supports neurodivergent people at school, at work, or in the community.
GIVE BACK
There’s no registration fee. Instead, please consider a donation to Chesapeake Bay Academy, the speakers’ charity of choice: https://tinyurl.com/273v5574
👉 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/4y5v94hf
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Where is it happening?
821 Baker Rd, Virginia Beach, VA, United States, Virginia 23462
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Host or PublisherChesapeake Bay Academy
