Important Update from the Ohio OTPTAT Licensure Board Regarding OTA Licensure Renewal.

For the upcoming 2020 renewal:

• Expiration date for current OTA licenses has been extended through December 1^st, 2020
• OTAs are encouraged to renew by June 30^th if ready to renew
• 20 units of CE continue to be needed by June 30^th, 2020 (completed between July 1, 2018-June 30, 2020, including one hour of ethics, jurisprudence, or cultural competence)

Please see the full memo here.

On-Demand Webinars Available from OOTA

OOTA is now offering 13 on-demand webinars.  Each webinar link will take you to a registration form. Your confirmation email will provide you with the video link and link to the post-test.  Certificates will be issued upon completion of the post-test.  Non-Members can join OOTA on the registration form and enjoy the discounted member rate.

 1. Telehealth in School-Based Occupational Therapy Practice: Embracing Technology and Opportunity
Presented by Melanie Criss, OTD, OTR/L
In this 1.5 contact hour continuing education webinar, participants will gain understanding of the benefits/disadvantages of telehealth, technology used, ethical considerations, and evidence based research regarding telehealth in a pediatric setting. Free.  
2020 Telehealth in School-Based Occupational Therapy Practice

 2.  Diverging, Colliding, Merging- Paths of Communication
Presented by Angela K. Johnson, MS, LPC
Objectives: Participants will gain knowledge of different types of communication, appropriate conflict resolution in the workplace, promoting healthy working environments, and tips for improved verbal/nonverbal communication. 
1.5 CEUs. This webinar will satisfy the ethics requirement for Ohio licensure renewal.  OOTA Members $10   Non-Members $35
Diverging, Colliding, Merging- Paths of Communication Webinar

 3. Ethics: What I Need to Know 
Presenter: Jeri Jahn, OTR/L. North Central Chair
This one hour webinar will fulfill the ethics requirement needed to renew your license. OOTA Members $10   Non-Members $35
On-Demand Webinar: Ethics - What I Need to Know

4. Evidence Based Practice Application Round Table
Presented by: Owens Community College OTA class of 2020.
Students will present application of evidence-based practice observed at fieldwork placements. A variety of settings and topics will be addressed. 2 CEUs will be awarded upon completion of the post test.  OOTA Members $10   Non-Members $35
On-Demand Webinar: Evidence-Based Practice Application Roundtable

5. The New Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM): Everything You Wanted to Know (But Were Afraid to Ask!)
Presented by Becky Finni, DHS, OTR/L
1.5 CEUs.  OOTA Members $10   Non-Members $35
PDPM Webinar

6. Concussions Across the Lifespan: The Role of OT
Presented by Talia Gibson, S/OT
1.5 CEUs.  OOTA Members $10   Non-Members $35
WEBINAR: NW Concussions Across the Lifespan: The Role of OT

7. Non-Traditional Sleep Patterns: The Role of OT
Presented by Katelyn Merzke, S/OTA
2 CEUs.  OOTA Members $10   Non-Members $35
Webinar: Non-Traditional Sleep Patterns: The Role of OT

8. Pediatric Behavioral Health Occupational Therapy: Looking at the Whole Picture
Presented by Miranda Tippie, MOT, OTR/L
1.0 CEU. The webinar consists of 1 video and 1 downloadable handout. $15.   https://oota.thinkific.com 

9. You're Doing the Work, Now Give Yourself the Credit: Secrets of Skilled Documentation
Presented by Maria Reinbolt, OT, OTR/L and Connie Burcin, BA, COTA/L
1.5 CEUs.  OOTA Members $10   Non-Members $35
On-Demand Webinar: Secrets of Skilled Documentation

10. Telehealth for the Pediatric Population
Presented by Chelsea McNichols
1 CEU. Members $10  Non-members $35
On-Demand Webinar: Teletherapy for the Pediatric Population