NSU Occupational Therapy Program

NSU Occupational Therapy Program Welcome to the official page of Northeastern State University's Student Occupational Therapy

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AOTF is proud to collaborate with dozens of state associations nationwide to offer scholarships that help aspiring OTs and OTAs achieve their educational goals! 🗺️Check to see if your state is on the map.

Is your state not on the list? Don't worry - you're still eligible for many of our available options! Submit a single application to be considered for all qualifying scholarships.

🎓View the full list of available scholarships: https://www.aotf.org/Scholarships/Available-Scholarships
🗓️ Deadline: Feb. 20



Washington Occupational Therapy Association Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon Utah Occupational Therapy Association Arizona Occupational Therapy Association (ArizOTA) NMOTA - New Mexico Occupational Therapy Association Texas Occupational Therapy Association - TOTA Oklahoma Occupational Therapy Association Kansas Occupational Therapy Association Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association Arkansas Occupational Therapy Association - AROTA Missouri Occupational Therapy Association Illinois Occupational Therapy Association Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association Ohio Occupational Therapy Association, Inc West Virginia Occupational Therapy Association Virginia Occupational Therapy Association Florida Occupational Therapy Association North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association South Carolina Occupational Therapy Association NJOTA -New Jersey Occupational Therapy Association New York State Occupational Therapy Association (NYSOTA) New Hampshire Occupational Therapy Association Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy (MAOT)

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Greetings, Cohort 9 NSU Alum, ColleaguesYour assistance is needed for post-graduate program data for the 2026 ACOTE Annu...
01/28/2026

Greetings, Cohort 9 NSU Alum, Colleagues

Your assistance is needed for post-graduate program data for the 2026 ACOTE Annual Report. Please complete the survey found at the link below. This link was emailed to available email addresses. Please complete the survey one time from one of the
published invitations as soon as possible. We receive the updated data request each year shortly before the report is due. This one is due to ACOTE on February 6, 2026. If you could please complete the short survey by February 4, 2026, it will be GREATLY
appreciated!

The survey is completely anonymous. Email addresses are not collected, so the information can not be connected to you individually in any way.

ACOTE Annual Report Survey link:

Please complete the following survey to assist in data collection for the 2026 ACOTE Annual Report. Your information will be compiled with national data to determine trends in occupational therapy education. All ACOTE accredited occupational therapy programs are required to report annually by Februa...

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As OTs, we are famous for our "standardized" evaluations. We pull out the VMI or the TVPS, and we determine that a child has a "visual perceptual deficit."

But here is the truth: If the eyes aren’t tracking, teaming, or focusing correctly, the brain is receiving a blurry, distorted, or "double" image.

You aren't testing their brain's ability to perceive shapes; you are testing their eyes' inability to land on the target. 🎯

The Reality Check:

Saccades & Tracking: Is the "camera" moving smoothly to follow the action?

Convergence: Is the "lens" able to zoom in on near-point tasks without strain?

Accommodation: Can the "auto-focus" shift from the board to the paper quickly?

If you are only treating the "output" (handwriting) or the "software" (perception) without checking the "hardware" (the eyes), you’re missing half the story.

Stop guessing and start seeing the big picture.

Want to learn how to check the "focus" on your students' visual systems?

We're opening the doors to the next Eyes First Vision Cohort on February 11th. We’re going to show you how to identify the functional vision issues that standard screenings miss.

💬 Comment "EYES FIRST" and I’ll send the link straight to your DMs!

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Here's a visual motor, fine motor activity that you can modify based on age or skill. Play “I Spy” paints!

Materials: paper, pen, and Bingo dabber paints. But, you can substitute the paints with crayons, reg markers, finger paints, play dough, cotton balls, crumbled up paper...anything little!

1️⃣Write letters/numbers/words scattered all over the page with a circle around each.
2️⃣Play “I Spy”! Say, “I spy the letter that sounds like "ppp"
3️⃣Child uses the paint dabber to fill in the circle as they find the letter/word/etc.
Big fun, and kids are working on skills like:
eye-hand coordination: https://www.theottoolbox.com/hand-eye-coordination/
visual scanning: https://www.theottoolbox.com/what-is-visual-scanning/
visual memory: https://www.theottoolbox.com/what-is-visual-memory/
visual figure ground: https://www.theottoolbox.com/visual-figure-ground/
and more! 🙌🏼

Handwriting Grip Decision Tree:
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Handwriting Grip Decision Tree:

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Muskogee, OK
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