Western Regional OT Spring Symposium

Thank you to all of our 2023 Western Regional OT Spring Symposium attendees, presenters, volunteers, leaders, sponsors and state associations. We couldn't do any of it without our amazing OT community.

Here are a few things to look forward to in the coming months:

💜 NOMINATIONS for OTAC Leadership positions are due by March 31, 2023. See link in our IG bio.

💜 Call for Proposals for the 2nd Annual OTAC Academic Symposium has been extended to the following Monday, February 13th. Check our link in bio to see submission guidelines.

💜 Recordings from the Oncology Symposium, Tea with a Scholar, and other sessions will be available to view and purchase very soon. Stay tuned...

💜 If you missed the Tea with the Scholar, you can still register and view the recording for Part 1 and join us for Part 2 on October 1st. Participants are sharing wonderful feedback!

💜 OTAC Annual Conference & Innovation Expo will be in Pasadena, CA this year from November 9-12, 2023. Call for Proposals is also open and can be found in our link in bio.

💜 The OTAC Awards Committee is accepting nominations for awards to be presented at the annual conference. Check our link in bio to nominate a deserving OTAC member to be honored for their contributions.

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WROTSS is just a few days away! Online registration is now closed, but attendees can register ON SITE at the Tuscany Suites on the 2nd floor in the Florentine Foyer.

Did you know about WROTSS' PRACTICE AREA TRACKS? Here are a few highlights for the physical disability/rehab/
oncology track:

🎰 Session 24: Elevating the Practitioner Role in Post-Acute Care (1 PDU); Sabrena McCarley, MBA-SL, OTR/L (CA), CLIPP, RAC-CT, QCP, FAOTA

🎰 Session 27: An Innovative Approach to Chronic Pain Treatment (1 PDU); Brian L. Thompson, OTD, OTR/L (UT); John V. Rider, PhD, OTR/L (NV), MSCS, CEAS

🎰 Session 35: Yoga for Optimal Pelvic Health and Wellness (1.5 PDUs); Holly Mulvaney, OTD, OTR/L (AZ), CLT, RYT200; Heidi Carpenter, OTD, OTR/L (AZ), CBIS, RYT200, Pn1; Tania Shearon, MOT, OTR/L (AZ), CHT, C-IAYT

🎰 Session 37: Graded Motor Imagery: Achieving Optimal Function Through Neuroplasticity (1.5 PDUs); Megan Doyle, MS, OTR/L (ID), TPS, PSF, Cert-APHPT

🎰 Session 43: Error Augmentation in Stroke Rehabilitation (1 PDU); Re*****on Markwell, OTS; Regina Yi, OTS; Andrew Coleman, OTS

🎰 Session 44: Occupational Therapy’s New Standard for Partial Hand Amputation Care (1 PDU); Chelsea Welch, MSOP, CO (CA)

🎰 Session 46: Promoting Pelvic Health: Strategies in Your Toolbox (1 PDU); Carlin Daley Reaume, OTD, OTR/L (CA), MAEd; Lindsey Vestal, MS, OTR/L (NY)

🎰 Session 53: Grooving to the Beat: Dance-Based Fall Prevention Program (1 PDU); Casey Javier, OTD (NV); Julia Graham, OTD, OTR/L (NV); Shannon Martin, OTD, OTR/L (NV), BCG

🎰 Session 73: Retrospective Study on Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Treatments (1.5 PDUs); Maria Soledad Magpantay, OTD, OTR/L (NV), CLT

🎰 Session 80: Ergonomic Approach for E-Sport Athletes (1 PDU); Donnamarie Krause, PhD, OTR/L (NV); Nicholas Pierides, OTS; Kaitlin Ploeger, OTD, OTR/L (NV), BCP

🎰 Session 83: Identifying Occupational Therapy’s Vital Role in Oncology Rehabilitation (1.5 PDUs); Lisa Marshall, OTR/L (DE), CLT, CLWT

WROTSS is just a few days away! Online registration is now closed, but attendees can register ON SITE at the Tuscany Suites on the 2nd floor in the Florentine Foyer.

Did you know about WROTSS' PRACTICE AREA TRACKS? Here are a few highlights for the academic/leadership track:

🎰 Session 11: Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics: Ensuring Ethical Practice (2 PDUs); Trent Brown, MOT, OTR/L (UT), BCG, ATP, CFPS, CGCP

🎰 Session 17: Creating an Intentional Professional Development Plan; Abi Swidergal, MS, COTA/L (NV), CKTP; Melissa Tilton, OTA (MA), MS, COTA, ROH

🎰 Session 20: Apprenticeship to Mentorship; Natasha Smet, OTD, OTR/L (AZ); Abi Swidergal, MS, COTA/L (NV), CKTP

🎰 Session 30: Leading with Compassion: A Guide for Practitioners and Managers (1.5 PDUs); Deborah Bolding, PhD, OTR/L (CA), FAOTA; Kathryn Wise, OTD, MHsc, OTR/L (CA)

🎰 Session 47: Meeting the Need: Community-Based Fieldwork Site Development (3 PDUs); Candace Chatman, OTD, OTR/L (CA); Mary Kay Wolfe, OTD, OTR/L (CA); Deanna Mannarelli, OTD, OTR/L (CA); Clarissa Saunders-Newton, PhD, OTR/L (CA)

🎰 Session 60: Transitioning from Clinician to Academician (1 PDU); Luis Arabit, OTD, MS, OTR/L (CA), BCN, BCPR, C/NDT, FAOTA; Allen Espelita, OTD, OTR/L (NV), C/NDT, CEAS; Terry Peralta-Catipon, PhD, OTR/L (CA)

🎰 Session 63: Creating an Evidence-Based Culture through Knowledge Translation (1 PDU); Maria Roots, OTD, OTR/L (AZ); Aimee Piller, PhD, OTR/L (AZ), BCP, FAOTA

🎰 Session 66: Questioning Our Foundations: Decolonizing OT Education (1 PDU) Janet Gunter, OTD, OTR/L (CA); Jennifer Jones, OTD, OTR/L (CA), BCP; Tessa Milman, OTD, OTR/L (CA)

🎰 Session 82: Clinician to Academician: A Beginner’s Guide (2 PDUs); Amy Sadek, PhD, OTR/L (CA), DipACLM; Brett Buford, OTD, OTR/L (CA)

🎰 Session 97: Lived Experience as Pedagogy: Integrating Experts into Curricula (3.5 PDUs); Celso Delgado, Jr., OTD, OTR/L (CA), BCMH; Sarah Bream, OTD, OTR/L (CA); Tessa Milman, OTD, OTR/L (CA); Leslie Moreno; Maggie Yeo Gaik

Western Regional Spring Symposium is just a few days away! Online registration is now closed, but attendees can register ON SITE at the Tuscany Suites on the 2nd floor in the Florentine Foyer.

Did you know about WROTSS' PRACTICE AREA TRACKS? Here are a few highlights for the pediatrics/school-based track:

🎲 Session 12: Assistive Technology: What School Practitioners Need to Know (3 PDUs); Matthew Press, MHS, OTR/L (AZ), ATP

🎲 Session 15: Start Your Pediatric Telehealth Occupational Therapy Business (2 PDUs); Hiral Khatri, OTD, OTR/L (CA)

🎲 Session 22: Utilizing Pediatric Therapeutic Resource Guides in Developing Countries (1 PDU); Jacqueline Morrison, OTS; Alison Matous, MS, OTR/L (AZ)

🎲 Session 31: Pandemic Burnout in School-Based Occupational Therapy (1.5 PDUs); Susan Lingelbach, OTD, MA, OTR/L (NV)

🎲 Session 51: Addressing Diverse Feeding Difficulties in Pediatrics (1 PDU); Aimee Piller, PhD, OTR/L (AZ), BCP, FAOTA

🎲 Session 52: Experiences of Children with Neurological Conditions and Families (1 PDU); Charmaine Alexis Pasion, OTD

🎲 Session 62: Administration, Scoring, and Interpretation of SOSI-M and COP-R (1 PDU); Gustavo Reinoso, PhD, OTR/L (FL); Juliana Gutierrez, OTD, OTR/L (CA); Dominique Kiefer, OTD, OTR/L (CA)

🎲 Session 71: Assessment and Treatment of Pediatric Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (1 PDU); John Rider, PhD, OTR/L (NV), MSCS, CEAS; Monica Tay, OTD, OTR/L (NV)

🎲 Session 77: Refining Clinical Reasoning in Pediatric Practice (3 PDUs); Dominique Kiefer, OTD, OTR/L (CA); Erna Blanche, PhD, OTR/L (CA); Lisa Test, OTD, OTR/L (CA)

🎲 Session 95: Executive Function for OTs - Introducing the Train Model (3.5 PDUs); Cara Koscinski, OTD, MOT, OTR/L (FL)

🎲 Session 100: Menstruation: A Journey Supporting Clients Transitioning to Adulthood (2 PDUs); Alexandra Arguelles, MOT, OTR/L (CA)

🎲 Session 102: Beginning Strategies to Address Pediatric Incontinence (2 PDUs); Ivan Hardcastle, OTR/L (ID)

Western Regional Spring Symposium is just a few days away! Online registration is now closed, but attendees can register ON SITE at the Tuscany Suites on the 2nd floor in the Florentine Foyer.

Did you know about WROTSS' PRACTICE AREA TRACKS? Here are a few highlights for the behavioral health/mental health/wellness track:

🎲 Session 10: Horses in Occupational Therapy (1.5 PDUs);
Antonietta Iannaccone, OTR/L (CA), OTD, HPCS

🎲 Session 13: OT Practitioner's Guide to Quality Dementia Care (3 PDUs); Lisa Hong, OTD, OTR/L (ID); Joanne Trammel, MS, OTR/L (ID)

🎲 Session 25: Life Skills Interventions at a Reentry Center (1 PDU); Rebecca Wolf, JD, MPH, OTR/L (AZ); Dalenna Bellum, OTS

🎲 Session 26: Trauma-Informed Approaches in Pelvic Floor Therapy (1 PDU); Kristen Springer, OTS

🎲 Session 40: Promoting Occupational Justice in Palliative Care (1 PDU); Joahnes Gatdula, OTD, OTR/L (CA), ITOT

🎲 Session 45: Transgender Care and Occupational Therapy (1 PDU); Marieliz Llanos, MHPEd, OTR/L (NV); Aesa Jackson, OTR/L (NV), CNT, NLP, NTMTC

🎲 Session 55: OT for Women At-Risk of Homelessness (1 PDU; Kelcey Parker, OTR/L (CA)

🎲 Session 75: Supporting Traditional Mexican Spiritual Practices, Curanderismo, Through OT (1.5 PDUs); Elaina Rodriguez Garza, OTD, OTR/L (CA); Brianda Karina Cortez, MS, OTR/L (CA)

🎲 Session 90: Structural Awareness in Indigenous Health Care for OT Practitioners (1 PDU); Gretchen Bachman, OTD, MBA, OTR/L (AZ), CHT; Kelsey Christopher, OTS; Brianna
Lees, OTS; Amber Seowtewa, OTS

🎲 Session 98: OT Role Facilitating Dance Groups within Inpatient Mental Health (1 PDU); Violeta Kofman, OTD

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Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2023 Western Regional Spring Symposium held March 3-5, 2023, in Las Vegas, NV.

Lunch Featuring AOTA President:
Alyson Stover, MOT, JD, OTR/L, BCP
Hear about the latest updates on AOTA and national issues of interest to occupational therapy practitioners. Indicate your intent to attend the lunch by circling Activity B on the Program Selection grid. We will only guarantee lunch for you if you circle this activity.

Saturday, March 4th
12:30pm – 1:30pm

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Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2023 Western Regional Spring Symposium held March 3-5, 2023, in Las Vegas, NV.

KEYNOTE
Embrace Your Worth: Living and Loving Your Life as an OT
Practitioner (1.5 PDUs)
Linda Crawford, OTR/L (CO), CDW™
Facilitator

Saturday, March 4, 2023
8:00am – 9:30am

A commonly heard phrase among occupational therapy practitioners is “Nobody understands what I do.” Do you often find yourself questioning your value and “hustling” for your worthiness? Or have you fully explored and embraced your inherent worth? Get ready for an innovative and interactive session of self-exploration and self-discovery. Through personal story and fun-filled facilitated activities you will learn five steps you can take to embrace living in your unique value as an occupational therapy practitioner. You’ll be challenged to explore potential barriers including shame and perfectionism as you gain an understanding of how the concepts of creativity, courage, compassion, and storytelling can help you revalue ourselves and your occupational therapy practices.

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Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2023 Western Regional Spring Symposium held March 3-5, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV.

CHECK OUT THESE SYMPOSIUM HIGHLIGHTS!
🎲 Saturday Keynote: Embrace Your Worth: Living and Loving Your Life as an OT Practitioner (1.5 PDUs)
🎲 More than 70 sessions. Tracks include: Behavioral and Mental Health/Wellness, Pediatrics/School-based, Physical Disability/Rehab/Adults, Academics/Leadership/General, and more
🎲 Friday Pre-Symposium Institute (separate fees apply)
🎲 Saturday Lunch: Featuring AOTA President Alyson Stover, MOT, JD, OTR/L, BCP
🎲 Sunday Lunch: Updates on OT Compact Initiative

Registration Portal for California can be found here: http://ow.ly/H7rL50MmbBg

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