New York State
Occupational Therapy Association

With Heartfelt Sadness

Gary Kielhofner, noted occupational therapist, researcher, and author of the Model of Human Occupation, died peacefully in his sleep early on Thursday September 2nd. He influenced our profession and touched many individuals. We have lost a great friend and visionary. Please keep Gary's family in your thoughts and prayers. Visit Gary's Facebook page to leave or read comments.

The New York State Occupational Therapy Association (NYSOTA) is the only professional organization for Occupational Therapy in New York State.

Our Mission

Our mission is to promote the profession of occupational therapy and to represent the occupational therapy practitioners who work and live in New York State.

• NYSOTA is a membership organization with a very strong legislative and advocacy agenda. We contribute to the Occupational Therapy Practice Act and the Continuing Competency Act - two bills that are directly related to the licensure and regulation of Occupational Therapy in New York State. 

        Visit our Advocacy Center

• NYSOTA provides resources to Occupational Therapists, Assistants, Students and Consumers of OT services.

        Visit our Resource Center

• NYSOTA is an AOTA Approved Provider of Continuing Education. NYSOTA hosts education events throughout the state. The annual NYSOTA conference is usually the highlight of these events. NYSOTA strives to provide education of exceptional quality for an affordable price to its members. 

        Visit our Learning Center

Support Occupational Therapy

Become a supporter of Occupational Therapy. If you are a practitioner, join the association, volunteer your time for NYSOTA activities, or allow others to do more through your membership dollars. If you or a family member received, or are receiving occupational therapy services, donate to NYSOTA to help us improve the quality of care through research and education. Look out for our new “Give a HAND to OT” campaign and you can “Help And Nurture Development (HAND) in OT.

Promote Occupational Therapy!

PromoteOT.org

Find a variety of materials to support local celebrations of Occupational Therapy Month each April. Includes sample press release and OT Month Proclamation, public service announcements, logos, ideas, and more.

AOTA.org

The American Occupational Therapy Association is a national professional society that advances the quality, availability, use and support of occupational therapy through standard setting, advocacy, education and research on behalf of its members and the public through early intervention, schools,...

Ten Things You Can Do

Ten Things You Can Do to Celebrate Occupational Therapy Month.

I Want to be an Occupational Therapist

While the name at first may suggest something along the lines of career counseling, it's true meaning is much broader, more dynamic, more inclusive in application...