Welcome to the Gerontology Special Interest Section!

OTs, OTAs, and students work with older adults in a variety of settings with the goal to promote safety, Independence, and participation. Challenges and joys experienced with clients are similar for all occupational therapy practitioners. The NCOTA Gerontology Special Interest Section provides to our members: evidence-based education; an inclusive forum for networking with other practitioners and students who work with older adults throughout the continuum of care; and advocacy for our diverse members and clientele. Together we can enhance our profession, improve the services that we provide, and strengthen our roles as leaders within the occupational therapy profession and within our facilities and treatment environments.

Helpful Resources:

• The Journal of Gerontology The Journals of Gerontology: Series A | Oxford Academic (oup.com) 
• The Occupational Therapy Hub Therapy Articles | The Occupational Therapy Hub (theothub.com) 
• Global Aging textbook Kunkel, S., Brown, J. S., & Whittington, F. J. (2021). Global Aging: Comparative Perspectives on Aging and the Life Course 
• Community-based interventions to enhance healthy aging in disadvantaged areas: Perceptions of older adults and health care professionals. https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12913-018-3855-6.pdf 
• Why do family dementia caregivers reject caregiver support services? Analyzing types of rejection and associated health impairments in a cluster-randomized controlled intervention trial. https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12913-020-4970-8.pdf 

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