The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research (OTJR), published by the American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF), is proud to introduce a new Infographic Series—created to help bridge the gap between research and practice.

These visually engaging, evidence-informed resources are designed to make core concepts in occupational therapy more accessible, shareable, and ready for implementation across various settings.

Whether you're supporting emotional regulation, promoting daily function, or working in emerging areas of occupational therapy (OT) practice, our infographics can serve as quick references, teaching tools, or conversation starters with clients, caregivers, students, and colleagues.

Our latest infographic highlights the Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach—a client-centered, evidence-based intervention that empowers individuals to solve their own performance challenges. Rather than focusing on underlying components, CO-OP addresses meaningful occupation directly through cognitive strategy use and guided discovery. The "Goal-Plan-Do-Check" framework helps clients develop problem-solving skills that transfer to everyday life.

Download the CO-OP approach infographic and use it in your sessions, classrooms, or team discussions. This is just the beginning. We’ll continue adding more OTJR infographics to the AOTF website throughout the year—all grounded in occupational therapy research and designed to help you bring evidence to life in your daily work. Stay tuned—and thank you for helping us move OT research forward!

Madison joined the American Occupational Therapy Foundation in the Summer of 2025. As the Communications Coordinator, Madison assists in developing engaging content and strategies to promote AOTF's core mission of advancing evidence-based occupational therapy research across all methods of communications.

Previously, Madison was the Communications Associate at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, an international affairs advocacy nonprofit. There, she utilized social media and digital communications to amplify events, grow the organization's audience, and tell the story of why investing in diplomacy is critical to Americans. 

Madison graduated cum laude from the George Washington University in 2022 with a B.A. in International Affairs. Originally from Boston, Madison has been proud to call the DMV home for the past 7 years. In her free time, she enjoys fundraising and volunteering for causes she cares about, particularly suicide prevention and mental health awareness.