Author: Sara Delucchi

AOTA MHSIS is seeking input to determine whether there is a need for a Board Certification in Mental Health, and if board certifications have an impact on AOTA membership. The results will be shared with AOTA to inform certification moving forward. The survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete.

Survey Link

The new membership year for POTAC begins in July. Our billing statements are mailed out in September after the first Steering Committee meeting, so please watch your mailboxes. You can download an application from our Website on the Join POTAC page.

Kimberly Aspelund

January 13, 1960 – January 8, 2004

by Vivian Banish Levitt, MA, OTR/L, ATR-BC, LMFT

The death of our friend and colleague, Kim Aspelund, has left an enormous hole in the occupational therapy community. Our profound grief is for the loss of a pioneer and teacher in the field of community mental health and for the loss of a compassionate, special person who touched so many lives.

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Download POTAC Scholarship PDF

Since the loss of our dear friend and active Steering Committee member, Kim Aspelund, POTAC has been accepting contributions to sponsor a scholarship in her name. The scholarship is for eligible students from California schools of occupational therapy who will be participating in community-based psychosocial internships. If you would like to apply for this scholarship, please download the application and instructions as directed on the link.

Chair of the Kim Aspelund Memorial Scholarship project is Ruth Ramsey, Ed.D., OTR/L, Dominican University of California at San Rafael.