Why Work Without Benefits?
Now that we’ve got your attention, your support is urgently needed to continue making the Illinois Occupational Therapy Association a powerful voice in the community and the state. There are numerous benefits to joining ILOTA.
For starters, membership can help you achieve higher levels of knowledge and expertise. Since “knowledge is power,” the Illinois Occupational Therapy Association, through varied educational experiences, helps to provide you with the professional edge you need to advance your career goals and assure your visibility in the health care community.
We provide our members with ongoing networking opportunities through district membership meetings; the Communiqu?©; annual Membership Directory; and professional continuing education at discounted rates. Our annual conference in November represents all areas of practice and includes sessions that address changes in health care and service delivery. But these are only a few of the benefits ILOTA provides its members, below are more:
Benefits of ILOTA Membership
- Why Be Involved? What Does AOTA and ILOTA Do for Me? View Document
- Lobbying For Our Profession View Document
- ILOTA's Perspiration, My Inspiration Read Article
- Safeguarding of Occupational Therapy Practice in Illinois
- Lobbyist representation to legislators, government officials, reimbursement sources and insurers.
- ILOTA Reimbursement Advisory Group experience and advocacy
- Licensure Board representation by professionals
- Advocacy for Your Profession
- Marketing of OT to the public, employers, health care providers & planners
- Your official link to AOTA
- Voting privileges
- Professional Growth
- Access to leaders in the field
- Opportunities to share your skills and enthusiasm
- Colleague support and comradery
- Professional networking
- Annual Membership Handbook
- Continuing Education Opportunities
- Discount to Annual ILOTA Conference and Special Events
- Research Scholarship opportunities
- Speakers Bureau of experts in various areas of practice
- Discount to ILOTA sponsored continuing education
- ILOTA Newsline & E-Networking
- Communiqu?©
- Updates on professional and membership activities
- State-related issues addressed
- ILOTA Listserv
- ILOTA Website and e-networking with Members Only section
- Student Scholarship Program
- Scholarship opportunities
We hope that you will join our dynamic organization and benefit from the various opportunities ILOTA has to offer. Membership is made on an annual basis. Act now! The membership year starts June 1st and goes through May 31st of the following year.
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