NBOTC CONFERENCE SESSIONS ZOOM LINK:

https://wustl-hipaa.zoom.us/j/91825921894?pwd=eFRqVlU2SVk2TEhrL2g1aUFkc0NKUT09

ADDITIONAL CONFERENCE LINKS ON LINKTREE:

https://linktr.ee/NBOTC

NBOTC Welcome Address & History Townhall

Good morning Coffee Conversation/Tea Talk 

Duana Russell Thomas, OTD, OTR/L – President, National Black Occupational Therapy Caucus 

Arameh Anvarizadeh, OTD, OTR/L,FAOTA – Vice President

American Occupational Therapy Association

9:00am – 9:30am

5 min Break 9:30-9:35 PM

District of Columbia - BOTC Chapter - Sponsored Session – Adults

“The Dynamic of CHT, CLT & Occupation - Based Outcomes”

Best Practices in Hand & UE Rehab

Felicia Moore Banks, PhD, M.Ed, OTR/L, FAOTA – Moderator 

Phyllis Rogers Ross, OTD, CHT, CLT, CAPS

Maud Makoni, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, SIPT

9:35am -10:45am

5 min Break 10:45-10:50 PM 

New York State - BOTC Chapter - Sponsored Session – Pediatrics

“Teletherapy during Covid 19 Pandemic: Virtual IEP/504 & School Based OT Intervention 

Tracey-Ann Barclay, OTR/L (Fieldwork Coordinator NYC Dept of Education)            

Paula Stewart, OTR/L, SIPT, OTD candidate (Co-owner, OT for Kidz)

Christine Grant, OTR/L, SIPT, OTD candidate (Co-owner, OT for Kidz)

10:50am -12:00pm 

LUNCH BREAK 12:00-12:25 PM

Keynote Luncheon Address

“AOTA DEI Update: Capacity Building Among BIPOC Groups in Occupational Therapy”

Dr. VarLeisha D. Gibbs, PhD, OTD, OTR/L - Vice President

Practice Engagement & Capacity Building

American Occupational Therapy Association

12:30pm - 1:25pm

5 min Break 1:25-1:30 PM

North Carolina - BOTC Chapter - Sponsored Session – Education

“’The Black Challenge: Addressing Racial Diversity in OT Academic Programs”

Chinno Ingram, DrOT, OTR/L, PTA - Clinical Assistant Professor -

Winston Salem State

University

Jacqueline Mayo, OTD, OTR/L - Program Chair and OT Instructor -   

Cabarrus College of Health

Sciences

Khalilah R. Johnson, PhD, MS, OTR/L - Assistant Professor -

University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill

Alisha Woodside, MS, OTDS - Wingate University

Gloria Cesar, OTDS - Duke University

Jasmine Stancil, OTS - Winston Salem State University

1:30pm - 2:40pm

5 min Break 2:40-2:45 PM

South Florida - BOTC Chapter - Sponsored Session – Advocacy

“Promoting Diversity in Leadership and Advocacy”

Douglene Jackson, PhD, OTR/L, LMT, ATP, BCTS - Moderator

Sandra Dunbar-Smalley, DPA, OTR/L, FAOTA 

André Johnson, BHS, COTA/L, MSOT candidate

Samarra St. Hilaire, MS, OTR/L 

Brendan Cook, OTD 

2:45pm – 3:55pm

CLOSING REMARKS, SURVEY & CERTIFICATE

7 CLINICAL CONTACT HOURS