TNOTA Live webinar

Ethics & Jurisprudence in Occupational Therapy 

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Ethics & Jurisprudence in Occupational Therapy 

Tuesday, December 2
5:30 pm (CDT) | 6:30 pm (EDT)
$40 (Free for TNOTA Members)
2 Contact Hours

This course is created by the Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association.

If you need assistance or accommodations, please contact us at Info@AspireOT.us
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This course consists of two one-hour modules.

Module One is on ethics in OT practice and is designed to facilitate ethical reasoning by occupational therapy professionals when they are faced with ethical dilemmas in the field. 

Content includes the AOTA Code of Ethics and the rules of the Tennessee Board of Occupational Therapy, Chapter 1150-02: General Rules Governing the Practice of Occupational Therapy.

Module Two centers on jurisprudence and includes information about the Tennessee Board of Occupational Therapy, the Tennessee Code Annotated Title 63- Chapter 13: The Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act, and rules regarding licensure and supervision in the OT profession in the state.

This course is designed to meet the 2-hour Tennessee OT Board requirement for ethics and jurisprudence and promote a better understanding of ethics, morals, and legal behavior in the hopes of facilitating a better decision-making process for professionals in ethical situations.

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

Presented by: Stephanie Lancaster, EdD, OTR/L, ATP
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Learning objectives
After completion of this occupational therapy continuing education course, participants will be able to:
  • Discuss the history of and most recent updates to the AOTA Code of Ethics.
  • Relate the core values and ethical principles in the AOTA Code of Ethics with ethical challenges in occupational therapy practice.
  • Identify requirements for issuance and renewal of an OT license in your state.
  • Discuss options for earning continuing education credit as per the Tennessee OT Practice Act.
Instructor bio
Stephanie Lancaster, EdD, OTR/L, ATP
TNOTA President

Stephanie Lancaster, EdD, OTR/L, ATP, graduated with a degree in occupational therapy from Washington University in St. Louis in 1991. She has worked as an OT educator since 2013 and serves as associate professor in the OT program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. She holds an M.S. inLeadership & Policy Studies and a Doctorate of Education in Instruction & Curriculum Design with an emphasis on Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Memphis. In addition to her work as a member of the Board for the Tennessee Association for Assistive Technology (TAAT) since 2016, she served as the co-facilitator of the TNOTA Pediatric Community of Practice for four years before moving into the role of TNOTA President in January 2024. Stephanie also served in various leadership roles including Vice Chair in the Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD) from 2017 to 2024 and as the representative for Tennessee on the American Occupational Therapy Association Representative Assembly from 2019 to 2023.


Completion Requirements
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In order to receive the certificate of completion, participants must meet ALL of the following criteria:
  • Complete payment or TNOTA membership log in for course enrollment
  • Attend the live webinar for the full duration
  • Complete the Attendance Attestation exam with a 100% score
  • Pass the course exam with a score of 80% or greater
Please note that no credit or certificate will be issued unless all criteria is met.  Partial credit will not be issued.  
cancellation policy
Live Courses and Webinars
Learner cancellations: In the event that the learner requests to cancel or is unable to attend a course, a refund for the total paid for the course will be granted if Aspire OT is notified via email at info@aspireot.us within 10 business days prior to date of the scheduled course, minus a non-refundable registration fee of 25% of registration price.  If the learner provides notification of cancellation less then 10 business days prior to the scheduled course, the learner will be offered the opportunity to attend the same webinar on an alternate date or enrollment in the recorded on-demand version of that webinar, instead of a refund.  

No refunds will be issued after a course has been attended for more than 30 minutes.  Partial credit will not be issued.  

Provider cancellations: In the event of inclement weather or other event resulting in the inability for a live course to be provided within the scheduled time, learners will be offered an alternate date or a full refund for registration paid.
On-Demand web Courses 
Web courses will remain available to learners for 1 year. No refunds will be available for web courses that have been attended or viewed for greater than 30 minutes. In the event of a refund, the learner will be unenrolled in the course immediately upon issuance of a refund. No refunds will be issued for any course in which a certificate has been issued.  

Course Author

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This occupational therapy continuing education course is being offered as part of Aspire OT's State Association Partnership Program. This course is free for TNOTA Members.