I have serious issues. @aotainc education & workforce lobbyist Co-chair @coalitionnasisp Also: https://xitter.gq/t.co/LMv6XyTVZd He/Him ✉️ asaffer(at) aota .org 🦖
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Actual conversation I had this weekend:
Person: So the 202 number, you live in DC?
Me: No, I just work on the Hill, so I've had that # forever
Other person: You a lobbyist or something?
Me: Yeah, for the OTs
OP: Oh...I'm an Army doc. OT has saved more lives than me.
Me:
@GregTSargent I think you blocked my other account, @AbeSaffer. If I did something let me know, but I love your work. Hope you unblock me.
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Excited to be up and talking OT's role in school mental health at the @MDOTAssociation this morning!
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Don't let anyone tell you differently, school-based OTs and OTAs support student mental health as much as anyone. Don't take my word for it, take all 51 state practice acts and this Dept of Ed FAQ: ed.gov/sites/ed/files/2024/0…
Thanks for all you do!
It takes a team to support students' mental health.
To the counselors, psychologists, social workers, and so many others in our schools advocating for students and their mental well-being - thank you for all you do!
#ThankYouThursday #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD2024
ALT Thank you, mental health professionals!
I should offer some live streaming of me finding out very basic results, and then freaking out over them. I'd make millions
I just took a first and VERY brief look at the data from the @AOTAInc school-based survey results, and holy moly. I'm flipping out.
If you took the survey, helped spread the word, or did ANYTHING, this is going to have a massive policy impact.
THANK YOU ALL!
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I just took a first and VERY brief look at the data from the @AOTAInc school-based survey results, and holy moly. I'm flipping out.
If you took the survey, helped spread the word, or did ANYTHING, this is going to have a massive policy impact.
THANK YOU ALL!
The old saying is "put your money where your mouth is." Well, @usedgov did just that by awarding the MAJORITY of a grant's awards to OT programs.
Check out @AOTAInc's latest article!
aota.org/advocacy/advocacy-n…
This was such a great conversation! Thanks to @JaysonDaviesOT for letting me guest host!
AOTA Senior Legislative Representative Abe Saffer recently joined OT Schoolhouse Podcast as a guest host to discuss the power of advocacy in the OT profession with Jayson Davies, the founder of OT Schoolhouse. Check it out: bit.ly/3TwkMJe
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When I started at @AOTAInc 8 years and one week ago, I never doubted that, one day, I would be a coauthor with 2 brilliant people (@nicolepfirman & @breannaplynch1) of an article following up on an AJOT article I also coauthored*.
(*this is a lie, how is this my life?)
Seeing this in print makes me so happy! It's been a 20 year journey of advocating, and it's paying off slowly but surely- for the youth!
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9 more responses from school-based OT/OTA and PT/PTA are need to get to 2,000 in our first ever policy focused school-based OT survey! Help me out today!
aota.org/sbsurvey
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Help spread the word! All school-based OT practitioners, we need to hear from you! Take the first ever @AOTAInc survey specific to policy.
There's even a reward if you do!
aota.org/SBsurvey
LFG!
It's not too late to register!
Join me today at 4pm Eastern to talk about all things school-based OT policy. The goal is for you to tell me what's working or not, so I can tell policy makers what's working or not, so together we can fix it!
aota.org/events/calendar/sch…
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It's not too late to register!
Join me today at 4pm Eastern to talk about all things school-based OT policy. The goal is for you to tell me what's working or not, so I can tell policy makers what's working or not, so together we can fix it!
aota.org/events/calendar/sch…
I hope to see you tomorrow!!
School-based practitioners, we want to hear from you! Join AOTA federal lobbyist Abe Saffer for a conversation on the challenges you face in the #school setting that can be shared with policy makers to work toward improving school-based OT. Register now: bit.ly/45s6eiB
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BREAKING!
As part of @AOTAInc's Back-to-School Celebration, we're partnering w/ @APTAtweets & @AcadPedPT on the 1st ever school-based practitioner survey to inform policy!
It's open to all, & you can get entered into a raffle for a $200 trauma training!
forms.aota.org/forms/back_to…
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Week 2 of the @AOTAInc Back-to-School Celebration! I get to share some BREAKING news. @usedgov's office of @ED_Sped_Rehab recently awarded their 325S grants. The MAJORITY of the applications *and* awards went to OT programs!
Register to hear from OSEP! aota.org/events/calendar/aot…
If you're curious, here is the information on the 325s grants!
osepideasthatwork.org/sites/…
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Batman could do much more good by spending his time and money on social programs, but I don’t want him to stop. Dude has a killer car
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Official @AOTAInc position: there is no tough day that can’t be helped by watching a movie in the Nolan Batman trilogy.