Supported by a generious donation from Bonita Kraft and Florence Stattel, the first Planning Grant Collective focused on promoting research relevant to occupational therapy's role in mental health care. A select group of twenty-six occupational therapy researchers, psychologists, social workers, health policy specialist and others, representing mental health professionals from the U.S. and Canada...
The goal of the second Planning Grant Collective was to establish research teams that will develop grant proposals for studies that move the evidence base for cancer rehabilitation beyond impairment reduction to target improving cancer survivors’ productivity and participation in meaningful activity. Researchers from the disciplines of occupational therapy, nursing, oncology, physiatry, physical therapy, psychology,...
The goal of the AOTF workshop will be to establish several collaborative teams that will develop new research grant proposals designed to advance the evidence base for home and community-based services that support aging in place. Workshop participants will generate and prioritize novel research questions during the workshop and form research teams to subsequently write...
On October 5-7, 2020, the American Occupational Therapy Foundation held its annual Planning Grant Collective, a workshop that brought together over 35 stakeholders from many disciplines to plan future studies in the field of occupational therapy. This year’s collaboration was a three-day virtual event on the timely topic Stimulating Research to Advance Evidence-Based Applications of Telehealth in...
The 2021 AOTF Planning Grant Collective, “Fatigue: An Understudied Barrier to Participating Fully in Daily Life” was held virtually again this year. Considering many conditions have fatigue as a major characteristic, all of the issues related to the ongoing pandemic and what appears to be a major comorbidity in COVID “long haulers”, the topic chosen...
The 2023 AOTF Planning Grant Collective, “Functional Cognition: Moving the Science Forward,” was held in Alexandria, VA, on October 16-17, 2023. The program brought together over 45 occupational therapy leaders to clarify and advance occupational therapists’ critical role in supporting positive consumer outcomes through assessing and treating functional cognition across different age groups and care...
The 2025 AOTF Planning Grant Collective, “Coaching in Occupational Therapy,” brought together over 25 experts to engage in an insightful discussion on how coaching can be incorporated into occupational therapy practice. The Collective was attended by leaders from diverse interdisciplinary backgrounds – including coaching, community mental health, speech-language pathology, nutrition science, pediatric intervention, early childhood...
Early Bird Registration Ends Feb. 23! Foundation Friday, April 24, 2026 Plus, don't miss (Tip: Search "AOTF" in the AOTA INSPIRE App.)... Dates and times subject to change. Please refer to the AOTA INSPIRE app. for the most up-to-date information. Thank you for joining us last year in Philly! Cancellation/Refund/Transfer Policies AOTF Conference Archives: Research Excellence Symposium...
Anaheim, CA A cohort of entry-level OT students will be selected to participate in the American Occupational Therapy Foundation/ American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTF/AOTA) Institute of Future Scientists in Occupational Therapy on April 24-25, 2026, at the AOTA INSPRIRE Annual Conference & Expo in Anaheim, Calif. The in-person sessions will match potential student scientists with...