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Mental health occupational therapy

From: AOTA (@AOTAInc)

Contribute your knowledge and expertise to AOTA’s 2026 Mental Health Specialty Conference! The call for papers and reviewers is open now through April 28, 2026. Find more information and submit your proposal at https://t.co/1eUHrh67VA 📄 https://t.co/St69hRr2Nf

Deadline: April 28, 2026Detected Apr 9

Suggested angles

Share evidence-based interventions you've developed for specific mental health conditions (anxiety, depression, PTSD) that occupational therapists can implement in their practice settings, positioning your work as immediately actionable for conference attendees

Present data on how occupational therapy addresses the social determinants and occupational barriers that worsen mental health outcomes—such as employment gaps, social isolation, or loss of meaningful activities—that medical-model approaches often miss

Showcase a case study or program model demonstrating how OT's focus on occupation-as-intervention improves mental health outcomes in underserved populations, addressing the conference's likely emphasis on equitable, community-based care

Propose a 60-minute session on [specific mental health condition] that gives OTs concrete assessment tools and activity-based interventions they can use with clients Monday morning.