In the U.S., April is Occupational Therapy Month.
What are your plans to celebrate?
If you need a little inspiration, read on for some simple ways to celebrate OT!
- Celebrate Your OT Co-Workers: Organize ways to recognize all the great OTs on your team. Hang a banner, bring in breakfast one day, send a thank you email or have a recognition ceremony for the year’s accomplishments.
- Volunteer: Take your OT brain and skills and make a difference in your community this April. Join a Carfit event, attend career day at a school, complete home assessments for Habitat for Humanity, or speak about falls prevention at a senior center.
- Post on Social Media: The OT Toolkit crew will be posting a new ABCs of OT series this month, so be sure to follow! Also repost the best content you see this month that emphasizes the impact of OT on the health of our patients.
- Learn Something New: Buy a new OT reference book, read the latest research published by The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, sign up for a couple of extra CEUs, or shadow an OT in a different field.
- Deliver Your “Elevator” Speech: See how many times you can talk to someone new about OT – in an elevator, at a party or in a checkout line!
- Thank Someone Important in Your OT Career: Think back over your OT career to the people that made a difference. Take a moment to say thank you– in person, make a call, send a text, or write a note.
- Attend the 2026 AOTA Conference: This is one of my favorite events, and I love that the AOTA conference is in April this year. If you are coming to Anaheim, be sure to stop by the OT Toolkit booth and say hi.
Enjoy celebrating our great profession this month and raise awareness of the impact OT has each and every day for patients of all ages, in all settings and with any condition.
