West District Meeting: Ethics and Jurisprudence in Occupational Therapy

Wednesday, November 10th, 2021, 6:00-8:00 PM CST

Virtual CEU via Aspire OT and GoToMeeting

Description of course: This course consists of two one-hour modules which will be delivered in a virtual, synchronous manner. Module One is on ethics in OT practice and is designed to help occupational therapy professionals with the ethical dilemmas they may face in the workplace. Content includes the recently updated 2020 AOTA Code of Ethics and the rules of the Tennessee Board of Occupational Therapy, Chapter 1150-02: General Rules Governing the Practice of Occupational Therapy. Module Two centers on jurisprudence and includes information about the Tennessee Board of Occupational Therapy, the Tennessee Code Annotated Title 63- Chapter 13: The Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act, and rules regarding licensure and supervision in the OT profession in the state. This course is designed to meet the 2 hour Tennessee OT Board requirement for ethics and jurisprudence and promote a better understanding of ethics, morals and legal behavior in the hopes of facilitating a better decision making process for professionals in ethical situations.

Course Objectives:

1. Identify types of ethics issues occurring in occupational therapy practice.
2. Discuss requirements for issuance of temporary and new OT licenses in Tennessee.
3. Identify procedures for renewal of OT license in Tennessee.

Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Lancaster, EdD, OTR/L, ATP, CDP has been an OT practitioner for 30 years. She is the program director and an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She serves as Vice Chair of the Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD) and is Tennessee’s representative for AOTA’s Representative Assembly. She hosts the On The air podcast about OT. Her research interests center on the impact of technology in the clinical and educational arenas with an emphasis on technology for learners with diverse needs. Stephanie received the TNOTA Educator of the Year Award in 2020.

Cost to attend: Free for TNOTA Members, $40 for non-members, 2 CEU hours

Register HERE!