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Assembly of Student Delegates Steering Committee

Assembly of Student Delegates Steering Committee. 2008-2009 Projects. Involvement in Committees of AOTA. Centennial Commission Commission On Education Commission on Practice Representative Assembly. You Are The Future (URTF). Charge from the Centennial Commission

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Assembly of Student Delegates Steering Committee

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  1. Assembly of Student DelegatesSteering Committee 2008-2009 Projects

  2. Involvement in Committees of AOTA • Centennial Commission • Commission On Education • Commission on Practice • Representative Assembly

  3. You Are The Future (URTF) • Charge from the Centennial Commission • Engage students in projects to realize the following aspects of the Centennial Vision • Increase public awareness of OT • Advocate more Mental Health • Linking Research, Education & Practice • Increase student diversity

  4. AOTA membership open to all academic programs both OT & OTA students Gold Membership increased by 65% in 2008 SilverMembership increased by 80% in 2008 Student Membership Circle

  5. Evidence Based Practice • "We envision that occupational therapy is a powerful, widely recognized, science-driven, and evidence-based profession with a globally connected and diverse workforce meeting society's occupational needs." (AOTA,2006) • The Disconnect: Classroom vs. Clinic • Action: Develop a resource for fieldwork educators in clinical practice • Goal: Incorporate EBP into FW assignments for students

  6. Loan Forgiveness • Goal: create a central location where students can go to learn about various loan forgiveness programs • Links to various resources on AOTA website under “Students” tab

  7. Prospective Student Live Chats • Goal: provide a forum for prospective OT students to ask questions regarding OT profession, applying to school, fieldwork, etc • Once a month for 1 hour • Students can call in or sign into online chatroom • Chats are recorded and available as podcasts through AOTA website • 2 student representatives and 1 AOTA staff representative are on the call to field questions

  8. Ask a Student • Through the AOTA website, prospective students can email questions about educational programs, practice areas, etc. • Steering Committee members reply with student perspective answers. • Email address is: askastudent@aota.org

  9. Encourage Student Involvementwith AOTPAC • AOTPAC Student Challenge • Capital Hill Day • Student Advocacy for OT • Educate students about AOTPAC • Active as Advocates (AaA) program

  10. AOTPAC Student Challenge • Challenge initiated in 2003 by University of New Mexico • Annual Student Challenge increasing success year after year! • Collectively schools have donated $1000s of dollars to AOTPAC!!!! • Encourage your school and classmates to fundraise and join in on the Challenge!!!

  11. Active as Advocates • AaA was created to provide mentors for students interested in advocating for OT in various political arenas • AaA allows students to partner with active professional advocates across the U.S. in hopes to create OT advocates for the future

  12. Student Discussions The ASD and SOTA Connection

  13. How is your SOTA Structured? • Is membership required of all students? • Is there a leadership structure? • How are projects and activities funded? • Delegate funding for ASD

  14. How do you as a delegate share information with your school? • How have past delegates communicated information from ASD? • How have past delegates communicated AOTA updates to your classmates? Ideas for improvement? • How does your school prepare the next year’s delegate?

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