Be your creative best, change the lives of the people you serve
No matter where you are in your professional journey, AOTA membership provides the knowledge and inspiration you need to make a real difference in peoples' lives. From selecting the right academic program to continuously growing your expertise, AOTA lifts you up throughout your career so that you can realize your boundless potential and create life-changing solutions for those you serve.
Realize your boundless potential with AOTA
AOTA provides the essential resources and guidance that inspires occupational therapy practitioners and students to be their passionate, creative best as they create solutions that facilitate participation in daily living for clients.
Stay current on best practices
Your AOTA membership provides access to essential content that keeps you connected to the latest practice insights, research, and emerging trends in occupational therapy so you can feel confident in your abilities to create life-changing client outcomes.
Everyday practice guidance
Get client-centered, evidence-based best practice guidance that sets the standard for evaluation, assessment, and interventions in a wide variety of practice areas and settings. Stay current on high-priority and emerging topics.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJOT)
The profession's premier peer-reviewed journal is your first source for research to support evidence-based occupational therapy practice.
Business and practice knowledge
Practice essentials provide the knowledge and tools to be the most effective professional you can be, with guidance on ethics, technology, quality, and beyond.
OT Practice magazine
Your monthly OT Practice® magazine keeps you on top of practice news and trends, hands-on techniques, policy updates, career advice, and job opportunities.
Occupational Therapy Practice Framework
Access the Framework, an official document that describes the central concepts that ground occupational therapy practice and builds a common understanding of the basic tenets and vision of the profession.
External OT journals
Get exclusive access and discounts to partner occupational therapy journals
Grow continuously at every stage of your professional journey
Membership unlocks access to key resources to help you sharpen your skills, implement best practices, explore new opportunities, and reach your professional development goals.
Launch your OT career
Receive guidance to choose your academic program, develop foundational skills, prepare for your certification exam, and select your career path.
Chart your career path
Connect with employers and find options that fit your chosen career path and lifestyle through OTJobLink and AOTA's Virtual Career Fairs.
Professional development and continuing education
Acquire new knowledge and capabilities to improve your effectiveness and create new opportunities. Your state licensure requirements are covered with more than 190 courses available to Plus+ and Premier members, covering all major practice settings, with new courses added regularly.
Salary and workforce reports
See how you measure up with full access to the most comprehensive salary and compensation data available for occupational therapy practitioners.
Advanced certification
Demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and critical thinking abilities to meet current and future practice demands through exam-based certifications—your membership grants you a special rate.
Transitioning your AOTA membership post-graduation
Whether you’re still preparing to graduate or have your diploma in hand, these six steps to success will help map your AOTA membership to pass the Exam, secure your first job, continue your education, and solidify your transition into a newly minted occupational therapy professional.
Stay engaged to realize your occupation's full potential
Membership means you have a powerful voice within the organization, across the profession, and into your communities.
Protect your profession
Gain knowledge of the key issues that impact your profession, and find tools to take action and be heard by policymakers to protect your scope of practice and expand the role of occupational therapy.
Raise awareness of occupational therapy
Take part in raising awareness of occupational therapy and increasing access to services.
Ensure fair reimbursement
You deserve to be paid fairly for your hard work. Get up-to-date advice for documenting outcomes, coding, and billing.
Foster a more inclusive profession
Play an active role in building a more inclusive profession that is strengthened by the diversity of its practitioners and equipped to address the needs of clients of all backgrounds and identities.
Connect with OTs and OTAs
Join our active community of OTs and OTAs who understand your aspirations and your unique challenges. Share your knowledge and ideas, and inspire creativity and innovation.
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Member-only perks
Enjoy member-only savings on products from AOTA and through our exclusive partners.
I gladly renew my AOTA membership to have an educated voice in advocacy and to be equipped to succeed in the ever-changing health care arena.