Continuing Education and Professional Development

Part of MOTA’s mission is to enhance the professional development of its members and one way we do that is by providing ongoing continuing educational opportunities throughout the year, in addition to the Annual Conference. MOTA holds training across the state to ensure that we reach out to professionals where they live and work.

In order to maintain or renew a Minnesota license, an OTR needs a minimum of 24 contact hours in two years. An OTA needs a minimum of 18 contact hours in two years.

Many questions still exist regarding the AOTA Approved Provider status and how it relates to MOTA and NBCOT requirements. Here is some information that AOTA provided.

There are many benefits for being an AOTA Approved Provider.

While it is correct that NBCOT has no AOTA CE requirements, there are several areas with NBCOT certification renewal that can be done via continuing education AND, NBCOT automatically accepts CEUs from CE activities that are offered by AOTA Approved Providers. CEUs given by AOTA Approved Providers can be "translated" into PDUs — you'll need to contact NBCOT to determine how many CEUs are equal to PDUs.

Continuing education activities taken by an AOTA Approved Provider will be automatically accepted by 19 state regulatory (licensure) boards for licensure renewal; Minnesota is one of those states, which means that any CE offered by MOTA will automatically be accepted by the Minnesota licensure board for licensure renewal.

The other states that automatically accept CE taken from AOTA Approved Providers are: Alaska, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Vermont.

Another benefit is that MOTA can list their continuing education activities in CE WebFind, which AOTA’s searchable database for all continuing education is offered by Approved Providers. This database is searchable by members and non-members and may help MOTA in marketing their continuing education activities.

For a full list of upcoming CE opportunities and registration, click here.

MOTA maintains a videotape library that has been developed for use by MOTA members for professional growth and development. The library contains representations of available video programs in a variety of practice areas which provide information relevant to current occupational therapy practice. All requests are processed through the MOTA office. Videotapes are available in 1/2 VHS and may be ordered by phone or mail, for a loan period of 14 days. One video, Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, is available for 4 continuing education clock hours after passing a skills-test. For this video, contact hours cost $35 for each MOTA member and $80 for each non-member. Although no rental fees are charged for any video, a non-refundable use fee of $15.00 plus tax per tape is required for handling, maintenance, mailing, and printing costs of handouts. Cost for multiple tapes in a series is $15.00 plus tax for the first tape, plus $5.00 for each additional tape in that series. Because of these minimal fees, no previews are possible. An invoice, a signed contract and a completed evaluation form are to be returned with borrowed tapes. These items, along with a return mailing label and return postage, are included in the package you receive. Click here for more information on available videos.

Please contact the MOTA Education Chair with information about anyone who is interested in presenting or hosting a continuing education course at mota_ce@yahoo.com.