Research Article  |   October 2017
Unlocking the Potential of Everyday Opportunities
Amy J. Lamb
Author Affiliations
  • Amy J. Lamb, OTD, OT/L, FAOTA, is President, American Occupational Therapy Association; Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti; and Owner, AJLamb Consulting, Dexter, MI; ajlambconsulting@gmail.com
Article Information
Advocacy / Cardiopulmonary Conditions / Centennial Vision / Geriatrics/Productive Aging / Health and Wellness / Professional Issues / Rehabilitation, Participation, and Disability / Presidential Address
Research Article   |   October 2017
Unlocking the Potential of Everyday Opportunities
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, October 2017, Vol. 71, 7106140010p1-7106140010p8. doi:10.5014/ajot.2017.716001
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, October 2017, Vol. 71, 7106140010p1-7106140010p8. doi:10.5014/ajot.2017.716001
Abstract

In her presidential address at the American Occupational Therapy Association’s 2017 Annual Conference & Centennial Celebration, Amy Lamb honored occupational therapy’s past and embraced its future. Occupational therapy practitioners have the power to serve as change agents, demonstrating their value during everyday opportunities as they design the future of occupational therapy.