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November 14, 2026
Hosted by the TNOTA Rural West District
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 8:00AM-12:00PM Central Time
In-Person Event ONLY
West Tennessee Healthcare – 620 Skyline Drive | Jackson, TN 38301
About This Course: TNOTA's OT Compliance Day is an opportunity for OTs and OTAs to take continuing education courses required for their licensure. OTs and OTAs are required to have 2 hours of Ethics & Jurisprudence coursework each licensure cycle (every 2 years). OTs are required to have 2 hours of suicide prevention training every 2 licensure cycles (every 4 years). Due to the nature of suicide prevention, the event will not be live streamed or recorded.Attendees can register for E & J, suicide prevention, or both. This event is open to any OT practitioner (TNOTA members and non-members).
Schedule:
- 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Ethics and Jurisprudence
- 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Suicide Prevention Training
Location: West Tennessee Healthcare – 620 Skyline Drive | Jackson, TN 38301
Course Objectives:
After this occupational therapy continuing education course, the learner will be able to:
- Understand the basic principal of ethicsUnderstand the principles of the AOTA Code of Ethics and the NBCOT Code of Conduct
- Understand the ethical decision making process recognize appropriate ethical behavior
- Identify causes and warning signs of suicide.
- Ask a person if they are having thoughts of suicide.
- Describe strategies to persuade a person to stay safe.
- Explain how to refer a person to resources.
Presenters: Megan Gaylord, LPC-MHSP and Nina Woods, MBA, OTR/L
Megan Gaylord, LPC-MHSP is the suicide prevention trainer for a child-serving non-profit agency. She also maintains a supervision practice, Back Porch Counseling, Consulting, and Publishing. She has served previously as adjunct faculty at the University of Tennessee at Martin.
Nina Woods, MBA, OTR/L works for Transitional Care Center in Jackson, TN.
TNOTA members are entitled to free registration at the link, below! Must be logged in to access.
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