- Florida Board of Occupational Therapy 50-315
Applies To:
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Pennsylvania
Occupational Therapists
- OT
- OTA
The State Board of Occupational Therapy Education and Licensure regulates and licenses persons providing occupational therapy services to the general public in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Board’s purpose is to safeguard the public from harm caused by unqualified persons; to assure the highest degree of professional care and conduct on the part of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants; and to assure the availability of occupational therapy services of the highest quality to persons in need of such services.
OT & OTA licenses expire June 30 of every odd-numbered year.
Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants shall complete a minimum of 24 continuing education hours in each biennial period as a condition of licensure renewal.
Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting. At least 2 hours of the required 24 hours shall be completed in child abuse recognition and reporting
NOTE: A licensee is exempt from complying with CE requirements for the first biennial renewal period following initial licensure.
Board Contact Info
State Board of Occupational Therapy Education and Licensure
Mailing Address:
State Board of Occupational Therapy
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
Physical Address:
2525 N 7th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Phone: 1-833-DOS-BPOA
Email: ST-OCCUPATIONAL@PA.GOV
Website: https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/occupational-therapy.html
Occupational Therapist
Credential Renewal
24 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your OT credential.
CE-Credit.com does not currently offer any courses applicable to this credential.
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Occupational Therapy Assistant
Credential Renewal
24 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your OTA credential.
CE-Credit.com does not currently offer any courses applicable to this credential.
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Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting, 2.00 CE credit hours
At least 2 hours of the required 24 hours shall be completed in child abuse recognition and reporting.
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
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Clearing the Fog: Recognizing, Understanding, and Protecting Against Gaslighting
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
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Bridging Divides: Coming Home to Belonging
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
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Addiction Substitution and Concurrent Recovery in Gambling Disorder:: Who Substitutes and Why?
1.5 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Relapse and Recovery Strategies; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Planning |
Reading-Based Online |
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Examination of the Problem Gambling Severity Index for Use With Older Adults:: A Rasch Model Approach
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Assessment; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
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A Scoping Review of the Individual, Socio-cultural, Environmental and Commercial Determinants of Gambling for Older Adults:: Implications for Public Health Research and Harm Prevention
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Prevention; Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
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STAT: Schema Therapy for Addiction Treatment, a Proposal for the Integrative Treatment of Addictive Disorders
1.75 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Reading-Based Online |
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Adolescents Who Play and Spend Money in Simulated Gambling Games Are At Heightened Risk of Gambling Problems
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Children and Adolescents; Gambling; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Compassion Fatigue for Clinicians and Mental Health Providers
3 CE credit hours
Consulting, Workplace; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
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Characterizing Dementia Caregiver Style in Managing Care Challenges:: Cognitive and Behavioral Components
1 CE credit hour
Aging, Long Term Care; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
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Substance Use in Pregnancy:: Identifying Stigma and Improving Care
1.5 CE credit hour
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Planning; Treatment Knowledge; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
