October is Occupational Therapy Month
Let's Raise Awareness!
OT Month - 2019
WHO: Queen’s Rehabilitation Therapy Student Society, faculty and community members.
WHAT: Various activities will be organized to raise awareness about Occupational Therapy in the Kingston community and beyond.
To start off OT month, we are thinking of some of the following activities: Yoga sessions, improv night, social media challenge, trivia night, and more! A comedy night will be held at Absolute Comedy to raise money for a charity of our choosing. Other activities include weekly social media challenges, and participation in the Canada-wide gOT spirit challenge hosted by the University of Alberta.
A link to the video created by the 2nd year OT students can be found on this web page once it has been uploaded to YouTube (late September). OT month 2019 will also include giving back to the Kingston community.
Custom-designed OT t-shirts will be sold to students and faculty members in September 2019 and part of the funds will be donated to a charity of our choosing.
WHERE: OT Month 2019 will happen at Queen’s University organized by the Rehabilitation Therapy Student Society.
WHEN: OT Month 2019 will occur in October 2019.
WHY: The purpose of OT month is to raise awareness about what Occupational Therapy is and what Occupational Therapists contribute to the community. It is also a way for community members and Occupational Therapy students and faculty to connect and learn how to get involved.
WHAT: Various activities will be organized to raise awareness about Occupational Therapy in the Kingston community and beyond.
To start off OT month, we are thinking of some of the following activities: Yoga sessions, improv night, social media challenge, trivia night, and more! A comedy night will be held at Absolute Comedy to raise money for a charity of our choosing. Other activities include weekly social media challenges, and participation in the Canada-wide gOT spirit challenge hosted by the University of Alberta.
A link to the video created by the 2nd year OT students can be found on this web page once it has been uploaded to YouTube (late September). OT month 2019 will also include giving back to the Kingston community.
Custom-designed OT t-shirts will be sold to students and faculty members in September 2019 and part of the funds will be donated to a charity of our choosing.
WHERE: OT Month 2019 will happen at Queen’s University organized by the Rehabilitation Therapy Student Society.
WHEN: OT Month 2019 will occur in October 2019.
WHY: The purpose of OT month is to raise awareness about what Occupational Therapy is and what Occupational Therapists contribute to the community. It is also a way for community members and Occupational Therapy students and faculty to connect and learn how to get involved.
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OT Month - 2017 OT Month 2017 was well celebrated at Queen’s University, with various events and activities organized by the Rehabilitation Therapy Student Society throughout October. To kick off the month was OT Art Attack, a chalking campaign around campus to raise awareness about occupational therapy. An info booth was held on campus later in the month, to educate passersby about occupational therapy through interactive challenges and activities. Other activities included weekly social media challenges, and participation in the Canada-wide gOT spirit challenge. A link to the video created by the 2nd year OT students can be found here: https://youtu.be/qd35NilbK28 OT month 2017 also included giving back to the Kingston community. Custom-designed OT t-shirts were sold to students and faculty to raise money for Jack.org, with a total of $100.00 being donated. A comedy night was also held at Absolute Comedy to raise money for Lunch by George. |
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OT MONTH - 2016
Check out these awesome initiatives to advocate about Occupational Therapy by the Queen's OT Students!
Social Media:
#QueensOTmonth16 was used for students to share their OT Month Spirit. We also used #31dayOTchallenge from CAOT. The communications Officer was given a document with memes to share through the Rehab Society’s social media accounts.
Email Signatures:
We encouraged students to change their email signatures to promote/educate about OT and provide links to CAOT and OSOT
OT Month Video:
OT Month T-Shirts:
Purchased by 1st and 2nd Year OT Students– a photo of a group of both years by the crest was taken and sent to OSOT and CAOT. Portion of the proceeds to be donated to Jack.org (final totals TBA).
Chalking:
Queen’s OT 2017 had a chalking event– chalk was dispersed to more of the class, plus Class of 2018 to do their own event.
“What do you know about OT!?” Information Booth:
Organized by Queen’s OT Class 2017 with representation from Class of 2018.
- Booth featured questions about OT: where do OTs work? How can OTs help you? How many clinical hours do student OTs require? Sample assessments, goniometers, splints, and adaptive devices were used. Students demonstrated one-handed shoe tying and how to use assistive devices while educating about the role of OT in a multi-disciplinary
Amazing OT Month Video from the Queen's Class of 2016!
This video was created by the Queen's MSc Occupational Therapy class of 2016 to raise awareness about Occupational Therapy. For more information please refer to the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy website: http://www.caot.ca
This video was created by the Queen's MSc Occupational Therapy class of 2016 to raise awareness about Occupational Therapy. For more information please refer to the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy website: http://www.caot.ca
