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Are you interested in finding the latest study materials for the 2009 NBCOT Certification examination?  The new material should be available October 2008.

Please follow the links below for information on NBCOT study preparation.  Please note, the COTA examination will remail as a 200 question examination, while the OTR exam will consist of 3simulation test items and 170 multiple choice questions.

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Study Tools

NBCOT is hosting a continuing education course in Phoenix, AZ October 24-25.  If you are interested and/or work in an area where you have a vested stake in Occupational Therapy regulation, are responsible for drafting material in regulatory language, or need to know where/how else to find information about continuing education and competency, take a look at this course. 

Earn up to 9 contact hours for your attendance as well.  If you are interested in learning more, please view the brochure, via the NBCOT website.

The State of Continuing Competency 

Home health therapy is an area utilized frequently in the pediatric setting.  If you are an Occupational Therapy practitioner visiting homes of children, you may have insight on what toys and tools are best to bring for assessing motor skills, balance, or cognition.  Recently, there was a video post on a 'Pediatric Toolbox.'  This may help generate some new ideas on what to bring to your next therapy session.  You'll listen to the Occupational Therapy student rationalize why certain toys and equipment are useful and what performance areas can be addressed.  For example, using a puppet to assist with hand formation for the letter 'C'.  Please comment below for other tools that may be useful for home health Occupational Therapy in the pediatric setting.