Event Title: Answering the Call: Presenting as Part of Your Purpose-Driven OT Journey
Event Description:
This session provides practical guidance for crafting and submitting a professional presentation proposal, as well as effectively designing and delivering a presentation on the selected topic. Participants will move from generating focused topic ideas and determining appropriate content depth to writing clear learning objectives and compelling session descriptions. The session also explores the ethical and practical applications of AI tools in presentation development. Foundational presentation skills, key characteristics of engaging presenters, and strategies for successful collaboration with co-presenters will be highlighted to support confident and impactful delivery.
Date of Event: Monday, March 16th
Time: 6:00PM-7:000PM
Format: Presentation via Zoom
Learning Objectives:
Speakers' Biographies:
Cherie Graves - Cherie has been an occupational therapist for 20 years, including the past 12 years in higher education, where she has refined and strengthened her presentation skills. She has presented at the local, regional, and national levels, with a primary focus on fieldwork education. Throughout her career as an OT educator, she has also mentored students in developing and delivering both poster and platform presentations at local and national conferences.
Christine Minke - Christine is an occupational therapist with 35 years of clinical and educational experience. For the past 15 years, Christine has focused on mental and behavioral health, working as a consultant supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the interdisciplinary teams who support them. As a presenter, Christine is known for delivering engaging, practical, and highly applicable training experiences. She translates complex clinical concepts into clear, actionable strategies and uses a variety of interactive teaching methods to support adult learning, critical thinking, and real-world application. The training she provides equips participants with tools they can immediately integrate into practice while strengthening confidence and clinical reasoning.
Target Audience: All
Education Level: Introductory
Practice Area: All
Contact Hours: 1
Fee: Free for all.
Course Title: Occupational Therapists as providers in post secondary settings: Navigating this emerging area of practice- and what we have already in place.
Occupational therapists are exploring the breadth of what we can do more than ever. Some of us are born innovators, others just want a change and the ability to add some creativity, and some just want to get away from models that are designed around payor structures. This presentation explores the current state of college campus practice (not teaching) in post secondary settings, an overview of research and practice, and priority areas of opportunity where collaboration is being actively sought. You may be surprised at how much work has already been done and what is needed to better establish this area of practice moving forward.
Date of Event: March 18th, 2026
Time: 6:00PM- 7:00PM
Speaker's Bio:
Jeanne Eichler, Ed.D, OTR/L, MT is both an educator and practitioner with strong clinical experience as an occupational therapist across the lifespan and in multiple settings. As co-founder of the OT-U International Collaborative, she has been an advocate, mentor, and champion for the intentional development of the role of occupational therapist as a clinical provider in post-secondary settings. She is currently an Associate Professor and the Director of OTD Admission at Augustana University and has her own private practice, OT on Campus.
Level of Content: Intermediate
Practice Area: Children and youth, Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Rehabilitation & Disability
Participants will:
1. Articulate at least three current roles that occupational therapists play as providers in post secondary settings
2. Discuss important considerations for fieldwork and capstone experiences in post secondary saettings
3. Identify areas of opportunity for practice in their own communities
4. Discuss licensure requirements and defining practice parameters depending on state defined scope of practice
5. Explore current research and important journal articles that define current practice.
Fee: Free for MOTA Members, $30 for Non-MOTA Members
Event Title: Community-Based Burn Education Course for Rehabilitation Practitioners: Empowering Knowledge and Skills
Event Description: This burn education course is a four-module program designed to equip therapists and healthcare providers with essential knowledge and practical skills for comprehensive burn rehabilitation.
The modules cover:
(1) basic burn information, including burn physiology, healing stages, and pain management;
(2) positioning and splinting to prevent contractures and promote optimal functional outcomes;
(3) scar management and therapeutic interventions to support tissue healing, mobility, and participation in daily activities; and
(4) psychosocial, cultural, and community reintegration considerations to address the emotional, social, and environmental factors that influence long-term recovery and quality of life.
Date of Event: Tuesday, March 24th
Time: 6:00PM-7:30PM
Sarah Thums, BS, OTDS: I am currently a third-year Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) student at Huntington University in Indiana completing my capstone project. I completed my Level II fieldwork rotation in an outpatient burn unit, where I found the holistic approach to burn care both meaningful and professionally fulfilling. Coming from a rural area of Wisconsin, where the closest burn center is approximately three hours away, I became increasingly aware of the barriers to accessing specialized burn care. This experience highlighted the need for accessible, high-quality burn education and training for healthcare providers worldwide in order to improve continuity of care and increase access to appropriate rehabilitation services for burn survivors.
Target Audience: OT
Practice Area: Rehabilitation & Disability
Contact Hours: 1.5
Fee: Free for MOTA Members, $30 for Non-MOTA Members.
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