Occupational Therapy Month
Each April, AOTA is a rallying force bringing occupational therapy practitioners, educators, students, and supporters together to celebrate OT Month, a commemorative campaign that is anchored in both honoring the profession and driving awareness about it.
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Celebrate occupational therapy all year long
- Though OT Month will continue to be commemorated each April, we believe that the profession deserves year-round celebration in honor of its profound and often life-changing impact on the lives of patients, caregivers, and communities it serves.
- In 2025, our commemorative campaign theme is “Occupational Therapy: Inspiring Hope, Changing Lives”. It is through this campaign that AOTA educates the public about OT – what it is, why we might need it, how to ask for it, and its impact on one’s overall quality of life.
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OT stories
Read these inspiring OT stories submitted by your fellow colleagues and those inspired by the OT community.
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What is occupational therapy?
Learn more about what occupational therapy is, and how it can help clients achieve their goals.
How to promote the profession
Use AOTA's promotion resources to spread the word about the distinct value of occupational therapy during OT Month and all year long.
Ready to start celebrating occupational therapy?
Here are some more ways you can spread the word that occupational therapy is changing lives today!
Issue a local proclamation
Learn how to create and implement a proclamation with your local government step by step.
Promote OT online
Social media junkies and newbies alike will love these 10 ideas for promoting OT online.
Download these fun (and free!) OT graphics
We have NEW free graphics that you can download and share in celebration of OT Month. Don’t forget to use the #OTMonth hashtag when you share these.
Listen to an OT Month podcast
Listen to occupational therapists Shannen Marie Coley and Dr. Heather Jackson-Pena, as they use their platforms to educate thousands in celebration of Occupational Therapy Month.