The Ohio Occupational Therapy Association is a strong supporter of evidence-based practice and the research required to obtain and support that evidence. We are also mindful of the large number of requests received by our members from other sources asking for their time and response. Accordingly, OOTA does not forward research or survey requests to our membership in an effort to maintain robust communications between the association and its members.

To support our members and still provide avenues for student research support:

• You are able to get a free list of all licensed occupational therapy practitioners in Ohio from the licensure board if you choose to do so. They can be found at https://otptat.ohio.gov/
• Current student members of OOTA can post their research project to the OOTA website Community Forum for Research.

Official CE approval is provided by the OT Section of the OTPTAT Licensure Board. Section 4755-09-01 of the Ohio Administrative Code pertains to Continuing Education requirements for OT Practitioners. Specifically, it states:

• (B) Acceptable continuing education activities may include: (1) Activities sponsored or approved by the occupational therapy section, the American occupational therapy association (AOTA), the Ohio Occupational Therapy Association (OOTA), the national board for certification in occupational therapy, or offered by an AOTA approved provider. 

For CE not falling under the above description, there is generally not a need for an official approval from the OT Section as long as the OT/OTA is able to justify that the content is OT-related and relevant to their practice. If there's a question of whether that is the case, you can submit the CE/activity info directly to the OT Section and formal approval can be received through their application process via the licensure board website  at https://otptat.ohio.gov/