Choose Date:
Friday, October 16, 2026
7:00 am
8:00 am

Legislative Update

Cholla D

Speakers:

  • Sue Dahl-Popolizio, DBH, OTR/L
  • Heidi Carpenter, OTD, OTR/L, MLS
  • Ali de la Montaigne, EdD, OTR/L, AIB-VR
  • Khadijah Guy, OTR/L, CLT, DCS
  • Tyler Michael, OTD, OTR/L, CAS

 PRESENTERS IN-PERSON 

 RECORDED 

8:50 am

Break

Coffee & Exhibitors

9:00 am

From Chaos to Capability: Enhancing Daily Skills in Teens with ADHD using OT

Cholla C

Speaker:

  • Dina Holdren, OTD, OTR/L

 PRESENTER IN-PERSON 

 RECORDED 

10:00 am

Is OT Educationally Necessary? A Practical Framework for School-Based Evaluation and Need Determination

Cholla C

Speaker:

  • Shira James, MS, OTR/L

 PRESENTER IN-PERSON 

 RECORDED 

11:00 am
12:00 pm
1:00 pm

Keynote Address: The Next Meaningful Move: Fear, Appraisal, and Expanding Possibility

Cholla D

Speaker:

  • Johnny Rider, PhD, MS, OTR/L, BCPR, BCG, MSCS, ATP

 PRESENTER IN-PERSON 

 RECORDED 

2:00 pm

Legal Updates Review

Cholla C

Speaker:

  • Heather Pierson, JD

 PRESENTER IN-PERSON 

 RECORDED 

4:00 pm

Mindfulness as an Occupational Therapy Intervention for Children: Advancing Evidence, Practice, and Participation

Cholla C

Speaker:

  • Ashley Fecht, OTD, OTR/L, OTD, OTR/L, BCPR

 VIRTUAL PRESENTATION 

 RECORDED 

5:00 pm

Reception

Midwestern University Cafeteria

Come join us from 5:00-7:00pm.