2018

ASD Annual Meeting

Wednesday April 18, 2018

Salt Lake City, Utah
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AOTA Assembly of Student

Delegates

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 You are here to:
Learn about your role as an ASD Rep
Further develop your leadership skills
Prepare to be a great representative
 Table
Module 1: Team and Teamwork
of Contents
What is the ASD? How does it relate to SOTA? AOTA?
Defining OT’s distinct value: Elizabeth Hart, MS, OTR/L
Presidential Address: Dr. Amy Lamb, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Module 2: Values and Ethics

Leadership Questionnaire
Soft Skills
Your Pitch
LUNCH!
Module 3: Roles and Responsibilities
Developing Leadership
Opportunities for Leadership
Advocacy Panel: Diane Durham, MS, OTR; Lauren Wengerd, MS, OTR/L; Yvonne Randall, EdD, MHA, OTR/L,
FAOTA; Jill Tighe PAC/Grassroots Associate

Module 4: Wrap it Up/ Next Steps

Priorities as a Rep
Plan for future
Leadership Panel: Khizer Ashraf, OTR/L; Felicia Foci, OTR/L; Melissa Tilton, OTA, BS, COTA, ROH
 MODULE 1: TEAM AND TEAMWORK

Welcome to the Assembly of Student Delegates Team

(Or welcome back!)
 2017-2018 ASD Steering Committee
Jordan Powers Natalie Scott Sarah Szymczyk Lena Menkes

Chair OT Vice-Chair OTA Vice-Chair Secretary

Tay Amin- Arsala Brian Herr Carolina Omelanczuk Sam Talisman

Rep to COE Rep to COP Rep to RA Communications

and Advocacy
 2018-2019 ASD Steering Committee
Jordan Powers Lauren Henderson Sarah Szymczyk Lena Menkes

Chair OT Vice-Chair OTA Vice-Chair Secretary

Tay Amin- Arsala Brian Herr Mary Gallagher Sam Talisman

Rep to COE Rep to COP Rep to RA Communications

and Advocacy
IceBreaker!
 Name?
School?
What piece of adaptive
equipment would you be?

30 Seconds each!
 Assembly of Student Delegates Mission
To support student members of AOTA by communicating their interests and
advancing their professional contributions
To promote Association membership
To provide a forum for the development of student leadership and political
awareness to enhance the viability of the profession.
Annually, ASD representatives from OT and OTA educational programs across the
country meet to represent their schools at the ASD Annual Meeting.
 What does the Assembly do?
★ Central source of information, materials, and opportunities for all AOTA student
members
★ Promote news, resources, calls to action, and opportunities that are relevant to
students
★ Represent the student voice on AOTA governance committees
★ Promote AOTA membership and engagement
★ Support potential OT and OTA students by responding to questions and concerns
Assembly of Student Delegates Structure

You are here!

Board of Directors
Representative Assembly (RA)
Commission on Practice (COP)
Commission on Education (COE)
 ASD Steering Committee
Member

Tay

Brian
ASD Steering
Committee
Member
 Board of Directors: governs all association affairs, develops
Strategic Plan, approves budget, creates Board & advisory
Student committees

Representation in Representative Assembly (RA): AOTA “Congress”; establishes

professional policies & standards; takes action on issues &
AOTA concerns affecting OT

Commission on Education (COE): identifies, analyzes & anticipates

issues in education; generates education-related policy
recommendations (e.g. Interprofessional Education, MOT vs
OTD discussion)

Commission on Practice (COP): develops, interprets, & revises

standards, guidelines & official documents related to OT
Practice (e.g. OTPF, Best Practice)
Defining Occupational Therapy’s Distinct Value

If you don’t know what occupational

therapy is, how do you represent it
to other individuals?
 Up Next:
Our Roles At Home?
Regional Break out!
Region 1: New England (Maine- Delaware) , Puerto Rico
and Virgin Islands

Region 2: Maryland- Florida

Region 3: Illinois- Alabama

Region 4: Midwest

Region 5: West
 2017 AOTPAC Regions

Region I

Region II
Region V
Region III
Region IV
Prompts:

How do you advocate for your specific university?

What fundraising events have you organized?

What is the organization of your SOTA Leadership Team?

What regionally specific issues have you faced and

overcome… or not?
BREAK!

Be back in 10 minutes to begin with the Keynote address

Presidential Keynote
Dr. Amy Lamb: Keynote, Vision 2025, New
Practitioner Pledge, Leadership strengths and
weakness
Take the Lead:
Design the Practice you Want to Have
ASD Annual Meeting
#AOTA18 Annual Conference
Salt Lake City, UT
April 2018

Amy Lamb, OTD, OT/L, FAOTA

AOTA President
Associate Professor, Eastern Michigan University
Owner, AJLamb Consulting
alamb@aotaboard.org
@ajlamb1216

Special Thanks to my collaborator Wendy Hildenbrand, PhD, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA

What is your Vision?
Opportunities for Change
How do we get there?
Model the Way

• Find your voice

• Set the example
Inspire a Shared Vision

• Envision the future

• Enlist others
Challenge the Process

• Search for opportunities

• Experiment and take risks
• Resist the inner quicksand
Enable Others to Act

• Foster collaboration
• Strengthen others by sharing power and
discretion
Encourage the Heart
• Recognize • Celebrate values and
contributions victories by creating a
spirit of community
What’s Your Vision?

Embrace your personal & professional power

 Life is change.
Growth is optional.
Choose wisely.
~ Karen Kaiser Clark
Module II
Values and Ethics
Objectives for this Section
Develop your personal pitch

Identify your core values

Develop an understanding of soft skills, including what they are and why they are
important to you

Refine your personal pitch to help you continue as a successful leader

 Becoming A Leader
To be a leader, it is
important to have a refined
personal pitch

Helps you demonstrate your

skills to others

Allows you to make the

connections you need to be
successful
The Pitch: Promoting Your Value
Purpose:
Communicating why
you are someone
worth hiring, helping,
or working with.
The Pitch: Personal Pitch

Your Distinct Value: Why you are someone worth hiring, helping or working with?

★ Times to pitch:
○ Networking events/Mixers
○ Job Interviews: “Tell me a little about yourself”
○ Cocktail parties: “What do you do?”
★ Three Rules:
○ 30 seconds or less
○ Your skill or benefit should be clear
○ There should be a goal or “ask”
Developing Your Pitch

Reflect on:

★ Skills: What do you do well?

★ Confidence: What is your greatest strength in this area? Or the
best compliment you’ve ever received about your skill?
★ Goal: What would you like to do?
★ Motivation: What’s your “why”?
★ Your Action Phrases: How are these values uniquely yours? How
do you demonstrate these actions?
 Basics

1) Introduce yourself
2) Give your pitch
3) Make the Ask Building your
4) MOVE ON
Network
Tip: Write on their card 2
things you learned about
them
The Follow-Up
Follow-Up Emails:

● Send within 24-48 hours

● Make it personal
● Close with an Ask
● Follow-up with Thank You
notes (if necessary)

Don’t leave them hanging...

 Time to
practice!
Give your personal pitch to the people
around you

Talk to people you don’t know! You

never know what kind of connections
are here
 Personal Pitch
It was great to meet you at the ASD Annual
Meeting last week. Thank you so much for your
time and for sharing about what your role is
within AOTA, especially within the VLDC. I truly
feel that I was able to relate and identify my own
pathway and future in the field. I especially
appreciated your advice with starting in our
shared state of Texas’ organization. As I begin my
journey as an OT, would it be alright to stay in
contact with you if I have any questions?
Again, thank you so much for your time!
Make it personal**
Example of using your network to find a job
I’m reaching out because I’m currently searching for
my first position. Through my fieldwork and clinical
experience I have found that I have a desire to work
with the older adult population.
I am planning to move home to Chicago to be closer
to my family. Do you have any contacts in the
Chicagoland area that would be interested in a
informational interview? I am looking to gain insight
into the different settings that exist with the older
adult population.
Thanks in advance for your help! I look forward to
hearing from you.
Networking is about building
relationships
 Knowing Yourself
Your core values are the building blocks of who you are

Knowing your values and the values of others will benefit you as a leader

Core values will guide your interactions and choices throughout your life
Core Values Activity
Answer the questions on the sheet of paper in front of you

Our goal is to help you understand the values you have and how you can use them
to be an effective leader

QUIETLY REFLECT

5-10 min
Answering the “Who?” and “Why?”
Who:

What are your core values?

How were they formed?

What are your non-negotiables? Do they reinforce your core?

Why:

What is your purpose as a leader?

How does this translate to your mission that drives your actions as a leader?
Answering the “What?” and “How?”
What:

What outcomes do you want to achieve as a leader? (Your professional goal)

How:

How will you show up as a leader in a way that is aligned to your core values, your
purpose and your desired outcome?

Action and Attitude

Spend time sharing your selections with the people at your table and discuss how
you came to your answers
Why do this?
Knowing your values will help
you plan and set goals

To be an effective leader it is
important for you to understand
how your values may be similar
or different from others

Understanding why you do what

you do will help you stay
motivated and focused
Consider What Will
Make you Successful
What skills should you be developing on your path to
leadership?
Soft Skills
What Are Soft Skills?

Personal Attributes you have that allow you to succeed

Require awareness of yourself and others

Necessary to be successful in any position

Soft Skills
Communication
Sets the tone for how people perceive you

Teamwork
Success is normally achieved through a team effort

Adaptability
Finding effective solutions is all about being flexible to the problems around you

Problem solving
Knowing how to think on your feet will allow you to fix more and more complex issues

Critical observation
Data doesn’t mean much if you don’t know how to interpret it

Conflict resolution

Working with others has the potential to create conflict. Its human nature.
Scenario
Imagine you are putting together a fundraiser for your SOTA and notice that a lot of
members are complaining about the event. One person thinks the event is more
work than it’s worth. Another member thinks SOTA is a waste of time and wishes
they could go home. Another member thinks this event is stupid and would rather
be working on a social event.

How would you address the complaints so that the group stays cohesive and has a
successful event?
Back to the Personal pitch
Time to give the refined version

Think about the core values and soft skills you want to display

Remember the rules!

○ 30 seconds or less
○ Your skill or benefit should be clear
○ There should be a goal or “ask”
LUNCHTIME!!

Spend time together!

Practice that Pitch!

Please return by 12:45 pm

Leadership
Opportunities!

Lena Menkes, OTD, OTR/L and

Natalie Scott, MOT, OTR/L
BREAKOUT-How do you lead?

● Share with your table. What activities are you involved in

outside the classroom?
○ SOTA

○ Research

○ Teaching Assistant

○ Community

○ State OT association
We want YOU to be a leader in OT!
● In this module:
○ Ways to get identify interests and kickstart involvement
○ Unique opportunities to engage with OT professionals
○ A discussion with current leaders, the scoop on how they
got there, and what you can do to reach your leadership
potential!
 ASD Steering Committee
● The student board that leads the Assembly of Student
Delegates!
● ALL OT students are encouraged to apply- not only ASD reps!
● Open position for 2019 election:
○ Chair
○ Secretary
○ Rep to the COP
○ Communications & Advocacy Chair
○ VLDC Liaison (New)
● Open for nominations in the fall!
B2C- Boardroom to Classroom

● Opportunity for students to connect with members of the

AOTA Board of Directors
● Through online teleconferencing, leaders host a 1-hour-long
discussion with a focus on one or more of the following
topics:
○ Advocacy and Current Factors Affecting Occupational
Therapy
○ Leadership Opportunities
○ Applying Evidence to Practice
○ Articulating OT’s Distinct Value
STUDENT PULSE

● Monthly e-newsletter for AOTA student members created by

the Assembly of Student Delegates

○ Written by students for students!

● The newsletter includes updates and perspectives on

occupational therapy issues, news, resources, and
opportunities that are meaningful and relevant to students.
 Leadership and Advocacy

● Leaders in OT can use their positions to advocate for positive

change in the profession
● Here we have a panel with different leaders who
demonstrate a few examples of advocacy within the
profession
 VLDC- Volunteer Leadership Development Committee

● Promotes member participation and engagement, volunteer

leadership development, and participation initiatives of AOTA

● Identifies and recruits diverse and qualified candidates for

service to the Association through elections and
appointments, recipients of awards, and other leadership
activities.

● Serves as a resource to members and various leadership

groups within AOTA to further enhance its professional
activities and priorities.
 Emerging Leaders Development Program

● 2-day Leadership Institute at AOTA headquarters followed by

a 1- year program with mentorship and creation of a project
● For students AND new graduates with less than 5 years of
experience
● GREAT way to get involved early in AOTA leadership!
● Learn more here:
https://www.aota.org/Education-Careers/Advance-Career/EL
DP.aspx
● Apply by May 2018!
 SIS- Special Interest Sections

● Connect to colleagues in your field and areas of interest

through the Quarterly Practice Connections.
● Invaluable networking and resources
● You can join up to 3 SISs, and designate one as your primary
SIS.
● Student Internship Program
○ Collaborate with other OT practitioners in practice area
of interest
○ Receive mentoring
○ Gain exposure to the leadership
SIS- what’s available?
PANEL DISCUSSION
● Yvonne Randall, EdD, MHA, OTR/L, FAOTA
● Jill Tighe, PAC/Grassroots organizer
● Lauren Wengerd, MS, OTR/L
● Diane Durham, MS, OTR

What are the current issues affecting students and OT?

Module IV: Next Steps As A Rep
 What Have You Learned So Far?
Your Role as ASD Rep

Your Personality

Your Value and Skills

Your Leadership Opportunities

GREAT!
Apply Yourself to Your Role!
Worksheet: Prioritizing as a Rep
Plans as a Rep

What did you choose as your priorities?

Tying Priorities into Your Role
Reminder of the ASD mission: “The mission of the
Assembly of Student Delegates is to support student
members of AOTA by communicating their interests
and advancing their professional contributions. This
Assembly upholds the AOTA mission, promotes
Association membership, and provides a forum for the
development of student leadership and political
awareness to enhance the viability of the profession.”
Worksheet: Future Vision
What Did You List?

What do you plan to do as a rep?

● After this meeting:
● 1 Month:
● 3 Months:
● 3+ Months:
Leadership Journey Panel
Khizer Ashraf, OTR/L: Secretary, Network for LGBTQIA+
Concerns in OT

Felicia Foci, OTR/L: Chief Editor, OT Student Pulse &

Occupational Therapist Fellow, Cincinnati Children’s
Hospital Medical Center

Melissa Tilton, BS, COTA, ROH: AOTA Board of Directors

Post-Grad Leadership Opportunities
Emerging Leaders Development Program

SIS Young Professionals Coordinator (look for more Fall

2018)

Fellowships
Resource List 2018
Twitter - @ASD_AOTA

Facebook – AOTA Assembly of Student Delegates

Instagram - @ASDAOTA

ASD Handbook – www.aota.org/students.aspx

VLDC - www.aota.org/AboutAOTA/Get-Involved/Leadership/Leadership/VLDC.aspx

Emerging Leaders - www.aota.org/Education-Careers/Advance-Career/ELDP.aspx

SIS-www.aota.org/Publications-News/AOTANews/2017/VLDC-Seeks-Candidates-for-New-Special-Interest-Section-Positi
ons.aspx

Boardroom 2 Classroom – www.aota.org/AboutAOTA/Get-Involved/ASD/Boardroom-to-Classroom.aspx

Student Pulse - www.aota.org/Education-Careers/Students/Pulse.aspx

Fellowships - https://www.aota.org/Education-Careers/Advance-Career/fellowship.aspx
 Student Sessions (Salt Palace Hall 3)
Thursday 4/19: ● Student 101: Launch into Your Career as a Professional
● Student 102: Professional Development- Life After Commencement
● Student 103: Strategies for Passing the NBCOT- Life After Commencement
● Student 104: LII Fieldwork Panel- Sustainable Practices for Stellar Fieldwork Experiences
● Student 105: Assistive Tech and Executive Functioning in the Classroom

Friday 4/20: ● Student 201: Short-Term Contracts- Considering Travel Therapy 101 and Panel
● Student 202: The Distinct Value of OT in the Acute Care Unit
● **Student 203A/B: NBCOT Strategies for Success for OT/OTA Students (**Salt Palace 260)
● Student 204: Identifying and Addressing Self-Harm Among Clients in a Clinic: An Insider’s Perspective

Saturday 4/21: ● Student 301: Service Dog Training- An Experiential Learning Treatment Modality
● Student 302: Connecting Virtual Reality and Occupation
● Student 303: New Practitioner Panel: Successfully Making the Transition
● Student 304: Exploring Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Role Throughout the Breast Cancer
Treatment Continuum
● 2018 AOTA/EBS Knowledge Bowl
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 Thank you,
We’ll miss you
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