08/17/2021

RA Update

The August 2021 RA meeting had 2 voting items. Both were adopted.

The first was to accept the new Code of Ethics Enforcement Procedures.

The second was to Rescind Attachments A & C  of the Ethics Commission Standard Operating Procedures.

For the Fall 2021 RA Meeting here are following activities and timelines:

Requests for Actions due: September 3^rd.

Online Town Hall Session with members: November 1^st.

RA Meeting via Zoom: November 15^th.

My term as the Arkansas Representative ends June 30, 2022. Please consider running for the next term. It runs for 3 years and starts July 1, 2022. If you are interested, please contact the RA staff at: RA@aota.org.

Cindy Meyer,

Arkansas Rep to the AOTA Representative Assembly.

ARRep@ra.aota.org

05/10/2021 

Summary of AOTA Spring 2021 Representative Assembly Meeting

Approved Motions:

• ·       Revised position statement on Importance of Interprofessional Education for Occupational Therapy
• ·       New position statement on Role of Occupational Therapy in Pain Management
• ·       Rescind position paper on Obesity and Occupational Therapy
• ·       Discontinue development of position statement on Occupational Therapy and Community Violence
• ·       Develop a position statement on Role of Occupational Therapy in Critical Care
• ·       Develop a professional policy on Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM)
• ·       Develop an official document in support of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
• ·       Review official documents related to Community Violence
• ·       Develop a professional policy on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Affirmation
• ·       Develop a societal statement condemning the use of conversion therapy
• ·       Present the National Mentorship Ad Hoc Report to the AOTA Board of Directors and request a feasibility study
• ·       Request for a Dry Needling Task Force interim report

Approved Requests for Action:

• ·       Development of a position paper on occupational therapy's role in sustainability and climate change
• ·       A work group will provide a briefing paper regarding if formal future action needs to be taken.
• ·       Development of guidelines for intraprofessional collaborative practice to include occupational therapists (OTs) and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs)
• ·       A work group will provide a briefing paper regarding if formal future action needs to be taken.

Not Approved Requests for Action:

• ·       Development of a position paper on occupational therapy’s role in gun violence prevention
• ·       This topic can be considered in the community violence position statement.
• ·       Development of an official document on occupational therapy’s role in oral health

Respectfully,

Cindy Meyer, OTR/L

Arkansas Representative to the AOTA Representative Assembly

12/1/2019

The motion regarding adopting a single point of entry into the occupational therapy profession, for occupational therapists, at the level of: entry-level doctorate – was defeated. If you are interested in submitting a motion for the Spring Face-to-Face meeting, please go to the following link for more information: https://www.aota.org/AboutAOTA/Get-Involved/RA.aspx. Motions are due by January 29, 2020. Thank you, Cindy Meyer, Arkansas Representative to the AOTA Representative Assembly

Respectfully,

Cindy Meyer, OTR/L

Arkansas Representative to the AOTA Representative Assembly