The Psychiatric Occupational Therapy Action Coalition

Welcome to the new POTAC.org!

Welcome to POTAC’s all new website, developed by Jesse Burgheimer. We hope you find our redesigned website to be a useful resource about the practice of psychiatric occupational therapy.

If you would like to list an event, post a job, or submit other content for this site, please contact Amy Brokering, our new web coordinator, at potacinfo@yahoo.com.

Budget Action Alert for Mental Health

Your help is needed!

The State Legislature is considering whether to put the Mental Health Services Act (Prop. 63) before voters to divert funding away from effective community mental health services in order to help address the state’s budget deficit in 2010–11. Read more »

Occupational Therapist (Santa Cruz)

Occupational Therapist (Santa Cruz)

Salary Range: $6,247 – $7,027 per month

Application Deadline: Now through 02/12/10

Job Summary

Position requires familiarity working with persons who have a serious and persistent mental health diagnosis; diagnoses may include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder with psychotic features, and major depression. Under general supervision, the OT will administer standardized OT assessments.

Requirements

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying—for example, one year of OT experience working with the disabled (or experience in an OT internship program might be substituted for the required experience on a month-for-month basis). Also, possession of a valid license issued by CBOT to practice as a Registered OT in California. (Note: Copies of your certification must be submitted for your application to be considered complete.)

To Apply

Apply online at www.santacruzcountyjobs.com or call 831-454-2600 for an application packet.

Steering Committee Meeting – 3/20/10 – Host: Eileen Auerbach

March 20, 2010
10:00 amto12:00 pm

Saturday, July 25, 2009
10 am to 12 Noon

Host: Eileen Auerbach
Please e-mail Eileen for details.

Occupational Therapist (San Leandro)

Occupational Therapist

John George Psych. Pavilion – San Leandro

Full-time OT position available at the John George Psychiatric Pavilion in San Leandro (an Alameda County Medical Center facility). This position requires rotating Saturday shifts, approximately one Saturday in every six weeks. Therapist will provide OT services in rehab programs for emotionally ill persons in this facility at 2060 Fairmont Drive, San Leandro.

For further details, see job posting at www.acmedctr.org, or contact Terri Daugherty, OTR/L at tdaugherty@acmedctr.org or 510-701-1514.

Deputy Director (CiMH – Sacramento)

Deputy Director

Calif. Institute for Mental Health – Sacramento

Exciting full-time opportunity for OT with California Institute for Mental Health (CiMH) Center for Multicultural Development (based in Sacramento). Position is responsible for a broad scope of CiMH projects, including areas of prevention/early intervention, reducing disparities, and evidence-based/emerging practices implementation and research. Functions as part of CiMH’s Executive Management Team; requires management/leadership experience, Master’s degree, and a minimum of five years’ experience in healthcare. Salary commensurate with experience; excellent benefits.

To apply, contact Sandra Naylor Goodwin at CiMH, 2125 19th St., 2nd floor, Sacramento, CA; E-mail: halvidrez@cimh.org.