Upcoming events

    • 12 Oct 2024
    • 9:00 AM
    • 13 Oct 2024
    • 5:30 PM
    Rhythmic Movement Training for School Readiness

    This is a 14 credit hour Rhythmic Movement International course emphasizing using RMT with groups of young children rather than just one on one.

    Instructors
    Elizabeth Hickman, PT, MPT, Owner of Thrive Therapy, Elmhurst IL  elizabeth@thrivetherapy.info  
    630-881- 0736,
    and/or 
    Cheryl E. Hunt MS, OTR/L, Owner of Kids' Connection Therapy Services, Mount Horeb, WI, kcots831@gmail.com 
    608-332-2205. 

    Location: Kids' Connection Therapy Services 
    222 East Front Street, Mount Horeb, WI 53572 

    Date: October 12 &13, 2024, 9am - 5:30

    Cost: $450 Early Registration - before July 5
              $475 Full Registration - after July 5

    Click here for more information and to register 

    Maximum # of Attendees: 12

    For additional information, please reach out to the instructors 
    • 15 Oct 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Virtual Webinar
    Register

    WOTA Everyday Ethics: Session 7:

    Professional Competence, Education, Supervision, and Training (Section 5) 

    WOTA is pleased to offer an exciting new webinar series this year specific to ethics for the occupational therapy practitioner. Each session will welcome special guest speakers from the AOTA ethics committee. The session will follow the newly released book, Everyday Ethics & the Occupational Therapy

    This is the 7th session in this Ethics series. This will focus on section 5 of the Code of Ethics with topic areas of Professional Competence, Education, Supervision, and Training

    Speaker Information:

    Rena Purohit, JD, OTR/L

    Rena Purohit, JD, OTR/L is an occupational therapist and an attorney. She is a member of the AOTA Ethics Commission. Rena is a full-time faculty member at Touro University's occupational therapy program in New York City.

    Barbara Elleman, OTD, OTR/L, C-NDT

    Barbara Elleman is an occupational therapist who currently serves on the AOTA Ethics Commission as the Practice Representative. She works at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and is an Assistant Professor at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Barbara graduated from East Carolina University (1992) with a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, completed a post professional Masters of Health Science at University of Indianapolis (2002), earned her post professional doctorate at Eastern Kentucky University (2020) and is currently working on a dissertation for a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences at University of Kentucky. Her interest and passion for ethics stems from the prominence of ethical situations in an ever changing healthcare environment and a desire to help current and future occupational therapy practitioners navigate ethical decision making. Barbara has authored and co-authored chapters and AOTA advisory opinions on various ethics topics; developed and instructed graduate courses focused on ethics and provided ethics related presentations within the United States.  She lives in Northern Kentucky with her husband and "child"ren and enjoys traveling, playing tennis and spending time with family.









    • 18 Oct 2024
    • Bryant and Stratton College
    • 3
    Register
    This registration is for WOTA conference presenters only. This includes session presenters and poster presenters.  
    Please register here for your discounted price for conference. 
    • 18 Oct 2024
    • Bryant & Stratton College, Wauwatosa, WI

    Thank you for your interest in being an exhibitor at the 2024 WOTA conference. We have a full day of events, including speakers, posters and open time for visiting with exhibitors. We plan to set aside vendor/exhibitor/networking time during our light breakfast from 8-8:30 and again during the lunch time from 11:30 - 12:30. 

    Below are the packages available for vendors:

    Gold- $500 

    • Online advertising

    • Free Job posting on WOTA Website/Social Media 

    • Logo promotion on handouts 

    • Logo promotion in the conference center 

    • Booth in conference center to exhibit on the day of event 

    Silver - $250 

    • Logo promotion on handouts 

    • Booth in conference center to exhibit on the day of event 

    Thank you for your support and we look forward to having you at the event.

    Please use this page to register your organization. 


    • 18 Oct 2024
    • 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    WOTA 2024 Annual Conference

    Connect  

    We are excited to announce the annual WOTA conference. Our theme this year is Connect and want to highlight our goal for rebuilding OT community and connection through WOTA with OT and OTA practitioners across the state of WI. Please register today for this 1 day event. 

    Online registration includes:

    • Keynote Speaker 
    • Live stream access to 2 morning and 2 afternoon breakout sessions in the main hall (Sessions listed as Room 1 on the schedule will be online)
    • WOTA Business Meeting and Awards 

    7 CEU credits available 

    See WOTA Conference Schedule for Details


    • 11 Nov 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Virtual Webinar
    Register

    WOTA Everyday Ethics: Session 8:

    Documentation, Reimbursement and Financial Matters (Section 3) 

    WOTA is pleased to offer an exciting new webinar series this year specific to ethics for the occupational therapy practitioner. Each session will welcome special guest speakers from the AOTA ethics committee. The session will follow the newly released book, Everyday Ethics & the Occupational Therapy

    This is the 8th session in this Ethics series. This will focus on section 3 of the Code of Ethics with topic areas of documentation, reimbursement and financial matters. 

    Speaker Information:

    Deborah Yarett Slater, MS, OTR/L

    Deborah Yarett Slater, OT, MSOT, FAOTA, is currently a term lecturer for the interprofessional ethics course at the MGH Institute of Health Professions and an occupational therapy member of the Board of Allied Health Professions in Massachusetts. Her career has included diverse clinical and organizational management roles in healthcare organizations throughout the Boston area. Most recently, she was the ethics program manager and governance liaison to the Ethics Commission (EC), the Special Interest Sections and the Representative Assembly at AOTA. Deborah also served for a number of years on the MAOT Board of Directors. As the AOTA Ethics Program manager, Ms. Slater led the EC through multiple revisions of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and its Enforcement Procedures. She educated practitioners and stakeholders in applications of ethical principles across practice settings, consistently instructing, modeling, mentoring, consulting, and advocating for decisions that upheld these principles and values. Ms. Slater has authored or co-authored over 30 articles, book chapters, online courses, and professional guidelines on applied ethics and practice management. In addition, she has provided numerous presentations to local, state, and national audiences and as well as teaching ethics in OT educational programs.

    Wayne L Winistorfer, MPA, OTR, FAOTA

    Wayne has been active in WOTA,and AOTA throughout his career. Proud husband, (44 yrs), father of two, Papa of three, and The Pie Guy of Oshkosh    Wayne is “mostly retired” but working PRN OT in Inpatient Behavioral Health and teaching one class in the OTA Program at FVTC-Appleton.     

    Wayne is a UW Madison OT Program grad: 1977. (Go Badgers!)  MPA from UW Oshkosh with Master’s Thesis focused on ethics. Served as Chair of the committee that addressed ethical issues at Winnebago Mental Health Institute and Co-Chair of Ethics Committees for Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton and Mercy Hospital, Oshkosh for over 20 years.

    Wayne is an OTR with work experience in administrative, clinical, education, private practice, expert witness and consultant roles.  Wayne has presented, taught, written, regulated, served and volunteered for WOTA, WisCouncil, AOTA, NBCOT and the State of Wisconsin.  

    Wayne served as an AOTA Ethics Commission member for 4 years and elected Chair for a three year term.  Wrote, co-wrote and contributed content to recent publication: Everyday Ethics & Occupational Therapy (2024, AOTA Press). 










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