Essential events for your professional growth
Explore the many ways you can feed your creativity, fuel your purpose, and broaden your knowledge. AOTA offers a wide variety of educational programs, events, conferences, and more that are specially created to help you connect with your profession and realize your full potential.
AOTA Fall Conferences
Register today for the 2026 Mental Health Specialty Conference
From facilitating community involvement and moving beyond coping skills, to our role in eating disorders, intimacy, addiction recovery, and pediatric mental health, this conference has it all. Earn up to 10.75 contact hours with hundreds of mental-health minded OTs and OTAs.
Join us for the 2026 Education Summit
The Education Summit is where you become part of the future of OT education—navigating changes in student needs, curriculum development, fieldwork demands, and technological advancements in the classroom and the workplace.
Don’t Miss the 2026 Children & Youth Specialty Conference
Pre-conference sessions on December 3. Earn 10.75 contact hours, meet other practitioners who share your passion for meeting your clients where they are, and deepen your ability to provide whole-child, collaborative care.
AOTA Live Webinar Series
Elevate your practice with the AOTA Live Webinar Series that presents practice-related information and emerging trends—all in a real-time, interactive environment. Not able to attend the live webinars? Register and access these webinars on demand at your convenience after the live presentation.
If you are interested in presenting a Live Webinar, please reach out to conference@aota.org with your topic.
October 13 | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm ET
Indiana University (IU) Indianapolis occupational therapy leaders share how they use CORE to streamline fieldwork and build a more sustainable approach to curriculum mapping and ACOTE preparation. Learn how IU centralizes fieldwork scheduling, evaluations, and partner communication while using CompMS to map ACOTE standards, engage faculty, identify curriculum gaps, and keep accreditation evidence current between self-study cycles.
Celebrate occupational therapy all year long!
Enriching lives through meaningful engagement is at the core of the occupational therapy profession and AOTA’s Vision 2030. This April and all year long, we celebrate OT practitioners and the power of occupational therapy.
New & notable events
Occupation-Based Pelvic Health CoP Open House
September 15 from 7:00 pm-8:00 pm ET. Join the Occupation-Based Pelvic Health Community of Practice's discussion on bowel health - colorectal and GI considerations.
Courageous Conversations Leading with Integrity
September 16 from 7:30 pm-9:00 pm ET. Part of the BOLD Conversations series. Free for AOTA members. Registration required.
Making OT Theory Meaningful: Teaching Strategies for Today’s Learners
September 24 from 7:00 pm-8:00 pm ET. Please join the AESIS for an engaging practice chat. Register today!
Volunteer Leadership Pathways Conversations
Various dates and times from September 8-October 13. Learn about leadership opportunities, ask questions, and hear firsthand experiences from current and past volunteer leaders.
Upcoming Events
AOTA event code of conduct
AOTA is committed to providing an environment that encourages the free expression and exchange of ideas and promotes equal opportunities and respectful treatment for all participants.
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