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.
The Conference Focused on Mental Health & OT Practice
In person | October 9-10
Registration is open for the Mental Health Specialty Conference! Join fellow mental health-minded OT practitioners in suburban Chicago, IL, for two days of actionable strategies to meet your clients where they are.
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.
September 10 | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm ET
Complex wounds affect more than tissue integrity; than can significantly disrupt occupational performance, participation, and quality of life. This webinar examines the impact of wounds on meaningful occupations through an occupational therapy lens and explores occupational therapy’s unique role in functional wound recovery. Participants will identify physical, psychosocial, and environmental barriers to participation and discuss occupation-centered interventions that support independence, engagement, and holistic rehabilitation outcomes within interdisciplinary wound care practice.
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
Annual Business Meeting
August 4 from 8:00 pm-9:30 pm ET. AOTA members are invited to participate in the 2026 Annual Business Meeting to hear highlights for fiscal year 2026 and key initiatives for fiscal year 2027.
Nominate a colleague for AOTA Awards
August 5 at 11:59 am ET (just before noon) through August 28 at 11:59 am ET (just before noon). AOTA members: Be a part of the process by nominating a colleague for one of AOTA’s prestigious awards!
AOTA Private Practice Office Hours
August 13 from 12:30 pm-1:30 pm ET. Ask questions, share challenges or opportunities you're facing, or just listen about all things private practice.
Addressing Functional Cognition in Women's Co-Occurring Care: Early Insights
August 18 from 7:00 pm-8:00 pm ET. Please join the MHSIS for an engaging practice chat. Register today!
Upcoming Events
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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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