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SUMMARY:UOTA Executive Board Meeting - May 2026
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are always online via Zoom from 7-8pm (MST). Email uotasecretary@gmail.com for the Zoom link. \nAll UOTA members are welcome to join.
URL:https://utahotassociation.org/event/uota-executive-board-meeting-may-2026/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:2026 UOTA Spring Business Meeting
DESCRIPTION:All UOTA members (OT practitioners and OT/OTA students) are invited to the 2026 UOTA Spring Business Meeting coming up on May 16th\, 2026 from 10:00-11:30am.  Join in-person (weekend trip to St. George?) or online.  See you there! \nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82637460797?pwd=kr2cQ5gNoaykwaPnHNbptx7hiai3wV.1\nMeeting ID: 826 3746 0797\nPasscode: 782703 \nIn-person location: Utah Tech University Campus – Science\, Engineering\, & Technology Building (SET) Room 105
URL:https://utahotassociation.org/event/2026-uota-spring-business-meeting/
LOCATION:Utah Tech University Campus\, 225 S Univ Ave.\, St. George\, UT\, 84770\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260602T190000
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SUMMARY:UOTA Executive Board Meeting - June 2026
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are always online via Zoom from 7-8pm (MST). Email uotasecretary@gmail.com for the Zoom link. \nAll UOTA members are welcome to join.
URL:https://utahotassociation.org/event/uota-executive-board-meeting-june-2026/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260608
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SUMMARY:Upper Quadrant Dry Needling 1 & 2
DESCRIPTION:Course Summary\n\nRequired for the Upper Quadrant DN Certification. A brief introduction to the history of dry needling\, trigger points\, and myofascial pain\, the OSHA Blood Borne Pathogen Standards within the context of dry needling\, and an introduction to relevant pain sciences. This course was previously known as OT/CHT DN. \n\nEmail for Member discount code before registering: uotavicepresident@gmail.com. \nFor more information and to register\, click here.
URL:https://utahotassociation.org/event/upper-quadrant-dry-needling-1-2-june-2026/
LOCATION:Utah Valley University – Lehi Campus\, 2889 Ashton Blvd.\, Lehi\, UT\, 84043\, United States
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SUMMARY:UOTA Executive Board Meeting - July 2026
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are always online via Zoom from 7-8pm (MST). Email uotasecretary@gmail.com for the Zoom link. \nAll UOTA members are welcome to join.
URL:https://utahotassociation.org/event/uota-executive-board-meeting-july-2026/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260804T190000
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SUMMARY:UOTA Executive Board Meeting - August 2026
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are always online via Zoom from 7-8pm (MST). Email uotasecretary@gmail.com for the Zoom link. \nAll UOTA members are welcome to join.
URL:https://utahotassociation.org/event/uota-executive-board-meeting-august-2026/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260807
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260810
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SUMMARY:Upper Quadrant Dry Needling 1 & 2
DESCRIPTION:Course Summary\n\nRequired for the Upper Quadrant DN Certification. A brief introduction to the history of dry needling\, trigger points\, and myofascial pain\, the OSHA Blood Borne Pathogen Standards within the context of dry needling\, and an introduction to relevant pain sciences. This course was previously known as OT/CHT DN. \n\nEmail for Member discount code before registering: uotavicepresident@gmail.com. \nFor more information and to register\, click here.
URL:https://utahotassociation.org/event/upper-quadrant-dry-needling-1-2-august-2026/
LOCATION:Utah Valley University – Lehi Campus\, 2889 Ashton Blvd.\, Lehi\, UT\, 84043\, United States
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SUMMARY:UOTA Executive Board Meeting - September 2026
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are always online via Zoom from 7-8pm (MST). Email uotasecretary@gmail.com for the Zoom link. \nAll UOTA members are welcome to join.
URL:https://utahotassociation.org/event/uota-executive-board-meeting-september-2026/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261005T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20261005T210000
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SUMMARY:Why Visual Performance Matters: Foundations for Occupational Therapy Practice
DESCRIPTION:FREE 3-HOUR CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE \nWhy Visual Performance Matters: Foundations for Occupational Therapy Practice\n3.0 contact hours / 0.3 AOTA CEU  •  Introductory  •  OT Service Delivery  •  Live virtual or on-demand through the 2026 UOTA Fall Conference  •  No cost to participants for Live virtual \nAbout this course\nA passed vision screening tells you a student can resolve a letter on a chart. It tells you very little about whether that student can use vision to do the work of the day. This course gives occupational therapy practitioners a defensible\, occupation-based way to observe\, describe\, and act on visual performance — without stepping outside the OT scope of practice. \nThe course is built in six blocks. Each block opens with a brief anchor concept\, then spends the majority of its time on expanded application material: classroom and clinic signatures\, referral decision-making\, comorbidity patterns\, and modifications a practitioner can put in place the next workday. Practitioners who have attended a prior Visual Minds Learning session will recognize the anchors as a quick refresher; the substance of each block is new material. For first-time participants\, the course stands alone as a complete foundation. \nCourse objectives\nUpon completion of this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nExplain why a passed vision screening is a starting point\, not an endpoint and articulate how visual performance influences reading\, writing\, attention\, and occupational participation.\nDescribe the visual pathway from eye to occupation using functional\, non-diagnostic language that supports clinical observation\, documentation\, and interdisciplinary communication.\nIdentify behavioral signatures of ventral (“what”) and dorsal (“where”) visual processing differences as they present in classroom\, clinic\, and home tasks.\nDistinguish visual red flags requiring referral to optometry or ophthalmology from findings addressable through occupational therapy and justify that decision with occupation-based rationale.\nAnalyze how autism\, ADHD\, dyslexia\, and dysgraphia alter the visual performance picture and integrate that understanding into intervention planning rather than addressing vision in isolation.\nConstruct an immediate environmental and task-modification plan matched to observed visual performance limitations including a written next-step summary usable the following workday.\n\nAgenda — three hours\, six blocks\n\n\n\nTIME\nBLOCK\n\n\n0:00 – 0:25\nVision as a performance system: why a passed screening tells you little\n\n\n0:25 – 0:55\nWhat vision looks like in occupation: classroom\, clinic\, and home signatures\n\n\n0:55 – 1:30\nRecognize and refer: red flags by urgency and the scope line\n\n\n1:30 – 2:00\nWhen it is not just vision: autism\, ADHD\, dyslexia\, dysgraphia\n\n\n2:00 – 2:35\nModify Monday morning: environmental and task modifications\n\n\n2:35 – 3:00\nWhere this goes next: from observation to structure and measurement\n\n\n\nEvery block includes a poll\, a case vignette\, and a reflection prompt. \nWho should attend\n\nOccupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants in school-based\, pediatric outpatient\, and early-intervention settings\nOT practitioners in home health\, outpatient\, or community settings who encounter low-vision presentations\nPractitioners serving clients with autism\, ADHD\, dyslexia\, or dysgraphia who want to integrate visual performance screening into evaluation\nOT students and new graduates preparing for pediatric\, school-based\, or community fieldwork\n\nCompletion requirements\nParticipants complete all six blocks including the embedded case-application exercises\, pass the post-course examination with a score of at least 80% (unlimited retakes permitted)\, and submit the course evaluation. A certificate is issued listing participant name and credentials\, course title\, 3.0 contact hours (0.3 AOTA CEUs)\, completion date\, provider name and number\, and a unique verification code validated at visualmindslearning.com/ceu/verify. Completion records are retained for a minimum of five years. \nPresenter\n \nJeff Foster\, OTR/L \nOccupational therapist and vision impairment specialist with Madison County Schools\, and founder of Visual Minds Learning\, LLC. Jeff developed the Five-Level Visual Performance Framework and the Visual Performance Assessment (VPA) to give school-based and pediatric practitioners a structured\, occupation-based way to identify and address visual performance limitations that interfere with learning and participation. \nProvider statement\n \nVisual Minds Learning\, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Provider #0000001618. This course is offered at 0.3 AOTA CEUs (3.0 contact hours)\, introductory level\, OT Service Delivery. AOTA does not endorse specific course content\, products\, or clinical procedures. \nHow to Attend\nThis is a free event for members of the Utah Occupational Therapy Association (UOTA). All current UOTA members will have an email sent to them on approximately Thursday\, October 1\, 2026 with instructions to join this virtual event.  Please make sure your email is current so that you receive the email (UOTA webpage > Membership > My Account). If you don’t receive emails from UOTA\, you will want to make sure your email is not blocking these emails or sending them to your junk box. \nThis event will be recorded and made available to those attending the UOTA Fall Conference in November. \n  \nQuestions?\nPlease reach out to Travis Chamberlain\, OTD\, OTR/L\, UOTA Continuing Education Committee Chair at Travis.Chamberlain@Utah.edu \n 
URL:https://utahotassociation.org/event/why-visual-performance-matters-foundations-for-occupational-therapy-practice/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261006T190000
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SUMMARY:UOTA Executive Board Meeting - October 2026
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are always online via Zoom from 7-8pm (MST). Email uotasecretary@gmail.com for the Zoom link. \nAll UOTA members are welcome to join.
URL:https://utahotassociation.org/event/uota-executive-board-meeting-october-2026/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261103T190000
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SUMMARY:UOTA Executive Board Meeting - November 2026
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are always online via Zoom from 7-8pm (MST). Email uotasecretary@gmail.com for the Zoom link. \nAll UOTA members are welcome to join.
URL:https://utahotassociation.org/event/uota-executive-board-meeting-november-2026/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261108
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SUMMARY:2026 UOTA Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Sponsor or table at the conference!
URL:https://utahotassociation.org/event/2026-uota-annual-conference/
LOCATION:Utah Valley University – Orem Campus
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261201T190000
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SUMMARY:UOTA Executive Board Meeting - December 2026
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are always online via Zoom from 7-8pm (MST). Email uotasecretary@gmail.com for the Zoom link. \nAll UOTA members are welcome to join.
URL:https://utahotassociation.org/event/uota-executive-board-meeting-december-2026/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20270111T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20270111T160000
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SUMMARY:Handwriting Without Tears
DESCRIPTION:UOTA Continuing Education Presents: \nHandwriting Without Tears \n\nReadiness & Writing for Pre-K on Monday\, January 11th\, 1-4 pm\nHandwriting Without Tears® Print (K–2) on Monday\, Feb 1st\, 1-4 pm\n\nThese virtual offerings are the first two courses that lead to the Handwriting Specialist Certification from Learning Without Tears. \n  \nCourse Descriptions & Objectives: \nReadiness & Writing for Pre-K \nDuring this three-hour workshop\, participants will receive a complete review of the HWT Print program and learn to access and use their teaching resources and classroom materials. Participants will join in collaborative discussion through virtual engagement tools including polls\, chats\, and breakout sessions. Carefully designed activity pages are available for participation in group activities\, note taking\, reflection\, and action planning. \nParticipants will… \n\nIdentify the 4 steps of explicit handwriting instruction that can be applied when teaching or remediating letters\, words\, and sentences.\nSelect effective hands-on\, multisensory activities to teach handwriting skills including grip\, position concepts\, alphabet knowledge\, letter formation\, and sentence skills.\nChoose 2 strategies that can be used to help children generalize handwriting skills across all subjects.\nLocate progress monitoring and differentiated instructional supports within print and digital educator resources.\n\n  \nHandwriting Without Tears® Print (K–2) \nDuring this three-hour workshop\, participants will receive a complete review of the Readiness & Writing program and learn to access and use their teaching resources and classroom materials. Participants will join in collaborative discussion through virtual engagement tools including polls\, chats\, and breakout sessions. Carefully designed activity pages are available for participation in group activities\, note taking\, reflection\, and action planning. \nParticipants will… \n\nIdentify a developmental sequence for teaching readiness & writing skills that can be used to plan and differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students.\nDiscover multisensory strategies and our step-by-step approach to effectively teach grip\, fine motor and coloring skills using music and tools for little hands.\nSelect purposeful hands-on\, multisensory manipulatives\, music and digital learning to teach position concepts\, alphabet knowledge\, letter formation\, and name writing to promote Kindergarten readiness.\nLocate progress monitoring supports within print and digital educator resources.\n\nCan’t participate in the live trainings?  No problem!  Participants will have access to the recordings for 60 days. \n  \n\n\n\nEARLY BIRD\nMember Pricing\nNon-member Pricing\n\n\nOTR/Other Professional\n$150\n$200\n\n\nOTA\n$125\n$175\n\n\nOT Student\n$50\n$100\n\n\nThese prices reflect the difference in the member vs. non-member fee. The price also reflects the early bird registration that ends December 1\, 2026. On December 2\, the cost increases by 20%\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nREGULAR  REGISTRATION\nMember Pricing\nNon-member Pricing\n\n\nOTR/Other Professional\n$180\n$240\n\n\nOTA\n$150\n$210\n\n\nOT Student\n$60\n$120\n\n\n\n  \nPlease reach out to the Continuing Education Chair\, Travis Chamberlain\, OTD\, OTR/L at Travis.Chamberlain@Utah.edu with any questions.
URL:https://utahotassociation.org/event/handwriting-without-tears/
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