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I just finished a 6 Saturday workshop for Chinese teachers.

Normal 0 This will be an experience for me. Since I'm working in China at an international school, some people might be interested in what I'm doing. Let me layout the physical first: Shenzhen is just across the water from Hong Kong on mainland China. It is a city...

Happy 4th of July everyone! Well today I spent some time meeting with a colleague from another department who will be going up for promotion to Clinical Professor soon. I ran that gauntlet 2 years ago and was thrilled to be successful. A key criterion for becoming a "full" professor is having...

Hi Colleagues! I am a candidate for AOTA's Delegate to the World Federation of Occupational Therapists. I am excited about this opportunity and would welcome any questions or comments you might have about the WFOT or how I might best serve our Association in this position. You can also contact...

Happy New Year! It is hard to believe it is already 2010! In terms of the World Federation, it seems like just last year I was in Sydney Australia attending the World Conference. What a great conference! It is such a wonderful opportunity to look and see how occupational therapy is growing and evolving...

Hi Friends! Just recently, an ECU colleague asked me why I wanted to run for a national office when I told her I was nominated for WFOT delegate. The question is a good one as I do not need it for promotion and I do more service than required by the University already, so there is no external motivation...

Wow! Chile was fantastic! The conference was excellent with great speakers, but the best part was meeting friends and colleagues from all over the world. What a great networking opportunity! I was disappointed I lost the election, but as with many things - it turned out to be best! I had a wonderful...

With the upcoming RA meeting and all the discussions pro and con to the restructuring process, I think it is worth some consideration of AOTA's role in professional practice both here and internationally. I do believe that AOTA 's restructuring effort is needed. The RA includes very committed...

Please see the attached OT job opportunity sent by the WFOT. It is with an organization in Lao that offers P&O services. Deadline to submit an application is June 11. Sue

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Here's a post I just put on the International forum (sorry for the repeat), and some attachments that might be useful. I am so pleased to see these posts with great ideas about building up the local OT in countries that are under-resourced, while also recognizing that it can be difficult to...

Here's an opportunity for you Spanish speaking, globally interested OT practitioners and students. The Confederacion Latinoamericano de Terapia Ocupacional is holding it's congress in Caracas, Venezuela Oct 26-Nov1, 2013. This will be a wonderful experience for OT global connections. The website...

Yesterday I watched my new OT hero at work. Dorothy Chinguo is a Malawian OT,and former nurse. She amazed me as she walked through the wards of Queens Hospital, a huge public hospital l in Blantyre. She had relationships with so many of the staff who now greatly appreciate OT. She pointed out the patients...

This free event has a variety of topics over a 24 hour time period. Enter your time zone so you know the schedule in your area. http://ot4ot.com/ot24vx2012/ You can follow the developments through the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OT24vx

I realize that members likely are not seeing the reports of activities I submit to AOTA, so I'll post some reports from this year. February 5, 2012 (required in advance of the March meeting) Report of the US Delegate to the World Federation of Occupational Therapists To the Representative...

I am sharing this link to encourage respondents for this survey: Dear OT, We are a group of 4 students working with a faculty adviser, Dr. Ingrid Provident in the Chatham University Masters of Occupational Therapy Program. We are currently researching International Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Experiences...

I often get emails from members who are interested in practicing internationally. To be more efficient and share the information more broadly, please comment here and I will respond. As WFOT Delegate my primary role is to represent AOTA to the WFOT and bring communication from WFOT to AOTA. That gives...

For World OT Day you can join a free virtual exchange occurring Oct 29-30. Check out the topics and times: http://ot4ot.com/ot24vx2012/ I am attaching a schedule for Eastern Daylight time. Tomorrow- Oct 27 - is OT Global Day of Service. How can you be involved? : http://promotingot.org...

Accessible tourism is an area I have been involved with through UNC student fieldwork projects. This post is to summarize the projects, with hopes that others could add any experiences and ideas. 2009 - OT Student (at the time) Ailse O'Neill proposed an internship with Kenan Institute Asia in...

For an idea of how OT is promoted internationally, check out the attached pdf prepared by the WFOT.

The August 2012 WFOT Newsletter is now available at: http://mail.cdaa.com.au/t/ViewEmail/r/1BA703EBF8ADB2FF/4EC9DBB1E4D406CB2438807772DD75D1 The newsletter links you to stories of WFOT international collaborations and projects in Uganda, Brazil, and beyond. You can find updates from the recent Council...

The call for abstracts is coming up soon for the WFOT congress in 2014. Submission dates are Dec 2012-March 2013. The early dates are because many delegates must have proposals accepted a year in advance in order to request funds from their governments to attend the Congress. So mark your calendars!...

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The Taiwan Occupational Therapy Associations' volunteers have produced a video, as a memento of their experience and involvement at the recent Council Meeting 2012 in Taiwan. This is also a gift to the WFOT. The video can be viewed at: http://youtu.be/995cV8wEqNM The Taiwan OTs...

Please see the attachment that summarizes all the exciting materials and events for World OT Day,