OT Association of Hawaii

Giving Back to the Community

Happy OT month to our members and thanks for being a part of our association! As part of our commitment to giving back to the community, OTAH was invited to … Continue reading

April 14, 2024 · Leave a comment

Quarterly Educational Event

An Introduction to Eating Disorders and the Role of Occupational Therapy FREE for OTAH members. $20 for students. $50 for non-members. Please make payment online: https://otaohconference.securepayments.cardpointe.com/pay

March 18, 2024 · Leave a comment

OT Mentoring Hub

We know that there are very few opportunities for new OTs in the field to get good mentoring on the job given the productivity standards being pushed. Where one would … Continue reading

January 19, 2024 · Leave a comment

Meet Your Members: Damian Sempio from Thrive for Life, LLC

Damian received his BS in occupational therapy from the University of Southern California and has been practicing since 2001. His experience spans the healthcare spectrum from geriatrics in the skilled … Continue reading

October 5, 2023 · Leave a comment

Advocating for Occupational Therapy

So many of us OT practitioners have been called a nurse or a physical therapist at some point in our career. Some choose to say something to correct the client … Continue reading

October 4, 2023 · Leave a comment

OT in Action: Hawaii Island CarFit

CarFit is an educational program that offers older adults the opportunity to check how well their personal vehicles “fit” them. The program also provides information and materials on community-specific resources … Continue reading

September 30, 2023 · Leave a comment

OTs in the News: Tiffany Kawaguchi

Congratulations to this year’s outstanding educators who have been recognized by the Board of Regents, UH System, and Kapiʻolani Community College for their excellence in teaching and contributions to education. … Continue reading

May 13, 2023 · Leave a comment

OTAH Spotlight

The University of Hawaii recently awarded Tiffany Kawaguchi, OTD – Kapiolani Community College OT Assistant Program Director and Fieldwork Coordinator the Francis Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. OTAH … Continue reading

June 16, 2021 · 1 Comment

OTAH and AARP CarFit News

We welcomed 18 more CarFit technicians and event coordinators that completed classwork and hands on training Feb 20th & 27th. Our CarFit 1:1 was held at Kalihi Union Church, where we … Continue reading

March 7, 2020 · Leave a comment

AOTA President Visits KCC OTA Program

The Kapiolani Community College OT Assistant students had the privilege of meeting Amy Lamb, AOTA President.

January 27, 2018 · Leave a comment