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Live Webinar

Ethics for Occupational Therapy

Thursday, July 17, 2025
7 pm (CT) | 8 pm (ET)
$40 | 2 Contact Hours

Educational level: Introductory

Category 2: Professional Issues

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Live webinar via Zoom meeting.

Please Note: This is not a jurisprudence course. This course will address the AOTA Code of Ethics. 

Occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and students face many ethical dilemmas in everyday practice.  The AOTA 2020 Code of Ethics and other official documents provide guidance for OT practitioners, however it can sometimes feel overwhelming to navigate through the literature.  

This course will review the AOTA 2020 Code of Ethics and highlight material from the Enforcement Procedures for the AOTA Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and The American Occupational Therapy Association Advisory Opinion for the Ethics Commission: Cultural Competence and Ethical Practice.  

In order to assist learners to better navigate ethical dilemmas in practice, a ethical decision making process will be presented for consideration. 

Target Audience: Occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, occupational therapy students

This occupational therapy continuing education course uses the following instructional methods: visual aides (ie slides), discussion board, guided note taking, and learning, and practice opportunities.
Content disclosure: This course does not exclusively focus on any specific product or service.

Presented by:
Niccole Rowe, BA, COTA/L
Kimberly Breeden, MS, OTR/L
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At the completion of this course, participatnts will be able to:
  • Describe the role that the core values of occupational therapy should play in ethical decision making.
  • Discuss the 6 ethical principles stated in the AOTA Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics​.
  • Explain a process for making ethical decisions.

What OTs and OTAs are saying about these courses

Such important information that was presented well and makes me reflect on how many ethical dilemmas I have faced in my career and did I handle them as effectively as I could have.

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OTA Course Participant for School-based Goals for OT Practitioners

"It was fascinating! I loved it! Very understandable and relatable. I feel like I can apply it in areas to most of my caseload even if the focus of care is not mental health related."

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Niccole Rowe, BA, COTA
Aspire OT Founding Partner

Niccole Rowe, BA, COTA/L found her way to occupational therapy through her first profession in television news producing. She is grateful one story lead to changing to such an amazing profession as occupational therapy. She is in her 8th year of clinical practice. She treated for 4.5 years at an outpatient occupational therapy pain program. 

Niccole is currently an adjunct instructor for South College in Tennessee. She serves on the AOTA ad-hoc Leadership Development Committee and as a mentor in the Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association's Mentorship Program. Niccole was chosen for and completed AOTA’s Emerging Leader Development Program, and is the recipient of the AOTA 2020 Gary Kielhofner Emerging Leader Award. 


Niccole and Kimberly, together, developed a successful outpatient occupational therapy pain program. They have authored two continuing education articles on the subject of chronic pain and opioid guidelines. Kim and Niccole were honored to serve as co-authors for AOTA's official position statement "The Role of Occupational Therapy in Pain Management" published in 2021. They have also served as contributing authors to an occupational therapy textbook on the same subject of OT in the treatment of pain. They have traveled across the country serving as instructors for various courses on the subject of pain and non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of pain.  
Photo Kimberly Breeden, MS, OTR
Kimberly Breeden, MS, OTR
Aspire OT Founding Partner

Kimberly Breeden, MS, OTR/L has over 30 years of experience working in occupational therapy in a variety of settings. She has an extensive background in clinical program development, leadership, administration and reimbursement. Kimberly has also served  as clinical lead for an outpatient occupational therapy pain program and academia.

Outside of the clinic, Kimberly has served as the Vice-Chair for the Eastern District TNOTA, is a founding past member of the Tennessee Falls Prevention Coalition, participated in AOTA’s Leadership Development for Middle Managers cohort in 2017, and St. Mary’s Health System Leadership Program Cohort in 2006. Kimberly has earned a certificate as a Stepping On Leader, CarFit Certified Technician, and Physical Agent Modalities Certified. 2016 PainWeek Scholarship Recipient, and is a member of the Phi Beta Epsilon Honor Society. She received her life coach certificate from IAP Career College in 2021.

Course Outline

0-5 minutes

6-40 minutes 

41-49 minutes


50-60 minutes

61-65 minutes

66-100 minutes

101-115 minutes

116-120 minutes


Welcome, Introduction, and Learning Objectives

Review AOTA 2020 Code of Ethics

Review Enforcement Procedures for the AOTA Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics

Process for Ethical Decision Making

Questions

Practical Application: Case Study

Questions

Wrap Up
Completion Requirements
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In order to receive the certificate of completion, participants must meet ALL of the following criteria:
  • Payment of the course in full
  • Attend webinar in its entirety
  • Complete Attestation of Attendance
  • Pass the course exam with a score of 70% or greater
  • Complete the Post Course Evaluation
Please note that no credit or certificate will be issued unless all criteria is met.  Partial credit will not be issued.  
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