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Advocacy can feel intimidating! But advocacy does not always have to be a large, organized event or take significant time. Small advocacy endeavors (‘pebbles’) can make large-scale ripples that drastically shape our profession and the work we are able to do.
Some examples of ways you can advocate for OT:
- Attend our annual advocacy day at the state capitol
- Send an email to your legislator and tell them about occupational therapy
- Email an event coordinator or group facilitator when you notice OT has been left out of a relevant training, conference, or webinar. Educate them about OT and ask to be included
- Speak up in team meetings-openly share your clinical reasoning and make your voice heard
- Clearly document your clinical reasoning in your notes, even if you feel no one is reading them
- Present at interdisciplinary conferences
- Make cool Tiktok videos on your facebook page about how awesome OT is
- Decorate your nametag to ensure everyone knows you are an OT or OTA
- Set up a meeting with your local insurance provider and ask their ideas about OT coverage and innovative clinical services OT could join
- Wear a jazzy OT shirt
- Update your signature line to say “Advocate for OT” or “OT improves quality of life”
- Complete your Doctoral capstone with NCOTA
To help you become the best advocate you can be, we’ve created an advocacy toolkit: Advocacy Toolkit
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