Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association

Vision

The Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association (POTA), within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, promotes the recognition, preservation, and advancement of occupational therapy as the preeminent profession promoting health, productivity, and quality of life for individuals and society through the therapeutic application of occupation.

Mission

POTA will serve and support its membership by providing opportunities for:

Mentoring

POTA will collaborate with AOTA and with consumers of Occupational Therapy services to:

Uphold the core values, ethics and standards of practice.
Assure effective communication within and about the profession.

POTA will work towards increasing practice diversity and opportunity in the state by:

Keeping members up to date on health care issues and maintaining relationships with other
disciplines, health care agencies, third party payers, legislative and consumer groups.

News and Announcements

WELCOME TO OUR ENTIRELY NEW WEBSITE!

As of May 12, 2012, POTA has a new presence on the web! Please check us out and come back often to learn news in our profession across the state and try our new website features. Over the next week we'll verfiy that all sections are up and operational, however, if you find something that's not working, let us know at webmaster@pota.org

Board of Directors Openings

The Nominations Committee is soliciting candidates for three Board positions: OTA Representative at Large (2012-2014), Secretary (2012-2014) and Tresurer-elect/Treasurer (2012-2015). Elections will be held this summer and terms begin at the close of the Business Meeting held on September 28, 2012 during our annual conference.

Annual Awards: Call for Nominees

Recognize your colleagues, coworkers, students and faculty by nominating them for a POTA annual award. Award winners will be announced at the POTA Conference in Lancaster, PA (September 28-29, 2012). Don't wait another minute to say Thank You to someone who has made a difference in your life or the lives of others! Award nominations are accepted through June 24, 2012.

POTA Member Selected for Leadership Development Program

Jennifer Lantz, MS, OTR/L has been selected by AOTA to participate in its inaugural Leadership Development Program for Middle Managers. This program relates to the Centennial Vision strategic objective: Building the profession's capacity to influence and lead. Ms. Lantz is the facility director of Occupational Therapy for UPMC's Montefiore Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital, and Western Psychiatric Institute. Send your congratulations to Jennifer!