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Sarah McKinnon, OT, OTD, OTR, BCPR, MPA, FAOTA, FNAP (smckinnon3@mghihp.edu)

Mary O'Donnell, OT, OTD, OTR (modonnell@mghihp.edu)

Haley Matuszek, OT, OTD, OTR (haley.matuszek@unh.edu)

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This work started at the Post-Professional OTD Program at the MGH IHP

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This work started at the Post-Professional OTD Program at the MGH IHP

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This core team are members of the MGH Institute of Health Profession's Post-Professional OTD program.

To learn more about this program, please contact the program director, Sarah McKinnon, or Mary O'Donnell and Haley Matuszek to hear about their experiences (emails above).

Follow this program on Instagram: @mghihp.ppotd

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Today's Presentation: AOTA INSPIRE 2024         Short Course #370

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Today's Presentation: AOTA INSPIRE 2024         Short Course #370

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1. Articulate the need or gap

MAOT Advocacy SIG identified that there was a desire for collective state-level advocacy

There were timely state policy issues we were looking to address as a SIG

Motivated to increase visibility of OT profession within the Massachusetts State House

2. Identify key stakeholders

3. Identify champions (i.e. social media marketing)

4. Identify resources

5. Brainstorm structure and content

As a team of three on the Advocacy SIG, in conjunction with MAOT's PR representative, we collaborated to determine key priorities and goals for Hill Week and then asynchronously to develop content for each day

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Describe anticipated benefits of MAOT's First ever State-Level Virtual Hill Week including:

Increased state association membership

Increased advocacy for state policy

Increased visibility for OT within the state

Increased interest of OT students to engage in advocacy efforts and learn more about their state association

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First ever MAOT Virtual Hill Week:

Shared via email list serve

Captured SOTA Groups and students viasocial media

As one Advocacy SIG member is a FW Coordinator – connected with other AFWCs within Massachusetts to get word out

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Step 4: Launch                 &                Evaluate

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Step 4: Launch                 &                Evaluate

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MAOT's Advocacy SIG was developed in May 2022. The SIG has quarterly, virtual meetings (example topic above) which includes guest presenters and collective advocacy. ​On average, MAOT's Advocacy SIG has an average of 4-16 participants (OT, OTA, OT/s) per meeting.

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Recent OT Practice Publication - A Case Example for MAOT's Advocacy SIG

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Recent OT Practice Publication - A Case Example for MAOT's Advocacy SIG

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Please find our attached recent publication in AOTA's OT Practice from January 2024 to learn more about our work and how to take similar steps to increase your own advocacy efforts!

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Please access the above link to our MAOT Hill Week which contains additional information and resources from our first ever MAOT Hill Week

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AOTA INSPIRE 2023            Short Course

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AOTA INSPIRE 2023            Short Course

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Please find more details on our AOTA INSPIRE 2023 Short Course in the above padlet link!

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Participants' Responses following MAOT 2023 Hill Week

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Participants' Responses following MAOT 2023 Hill Week