OT in the News (January)

January was a busy month for occupational therapy in the media! Here are just a few stories worth checking out that feature fellow OTs and members of AOTA:

• On January 10, a story titled, Back from war, fear and danger fill driver’s seat, appeared in The New York Times. This story provides insight to occupational therapy techniques behind the wheel for returning military service members who have been deployed to war zones.

• On two evenings in January, WBAY-TV ABC 2 News (Green Bay, Wisc.), aired a two-part story on the recovery of Sgt. Adam Alexander. Alexander suffered a severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) while serving overseas. The stories, An inspirational day with Sgt. Adam Alexander and A day in Sgt. Alexander’s recovery from war explain how OT is putting him on the road to leading a normal life.

• Occupational therapy firm Fit For Work taps into Shale demand, the San Antonio Business Journal, Jan. 27. This story about workplace OT was originally published in the San Antonio Business Journal and was later re-run in several other publications including The Denver Post and The Cincinnati Enquirer.

• The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio) January 30 report Thinking Outside the Classroom explains coursework for the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program.

• A January 30 story in The Daily Press (Newport News, Va.), Study: Returning soldiers may struggle adjusting to civilian roadways, details the current research by Erica Stern, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA at the University of Minnesota.

• And finally, The American Occupational Therapy Association made a prestigious list this week. According to ExpoWeb.com, The AOTA’s Annual Conference made No. 10 of The Top 25 Fast-Growth Shows of 2011.

Did you see occupational therapy mentioned in the news? While we monitor thousands of media outlets and choose only the best to post here, we’d like to hear from you. Email Media Relations Manager Katie Riley at kriley@aota.org.