2026 Mental Health Specialty Conference
Pre-conference sessions on October 8
In-Person
Earn Up to 10.75 contact hours
Questions? Email conference@aota.org
Attend the Mental Health Specialty Conference without leaving home
This fall, learn about trauma-informed interventions, addiction recovery, social prescribing, pediatric mental health, eating disorders, intimacy, self-care and more. Join us in suburban Chicago October 9-10 or get virtual access, so you can learn at your own pace from your office or home.
Earn up to 10.75 contact hours alongside practitioners who are just as passionate about mental health as you are.
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In-person and virtual options, so you can learn the way you want to
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Earn up to 10.75 contact hours
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Keynote & Closing Sessions
From 3% to More: Strengthening Mental Health Occupational Therapy Workforce Development
This session engages practitioners, researchers, and academicians to identify barriers to clinical education and job shadowing in mental health. With ~3% of occupational therapy practitioners in mental health settings, participants will explore solutions to expand learning and workforce pathways.
Advancing Occupational Therapy in Mental Health: Professional Identity, Resilience, and Workforce Development
Using an autoethnographic approach, this session examines barriers to occupational therapy practice in mental health and illustrates how professional identity and resilience drive advocacy, program development, and workforce advancement.
AOTA resources
Browse AOTA resources about mental health for use in your everyday practice.