OT Month: Top 10 Ways To Promote Occupational Therapy Online

By Stephanie Yamkovenko

April is OT Month, and it's the perfect time to promote our profession. With social media and the Internet, promoting occupational therapy has never been easier. Whether you're a social media junkie or a newbie, our top 10 ideas will give you the information you need to start promoting OT online this month (and throughout the year). Because we know you're busy, we've sorted the ideas by the estimated time commitment for each—from as little as 5 minutes to a couple of hours.

Start the slideshow for the top 10 ideas. 

1. Share information about occupational therapy on social media sites (5 minutes) 
2. Use the hashtag #OTMonth (5-10 minutes)
3. Answer questions on Q&A sites such as Quora (15 minutes)
4. Contact your legislators on Facebook (15 minutes)
5. Start pinning on Pinterest (20 minutes) 
6. Take and share pictures of OT in action (time commitment varies)
7. Write a blog post about OT (30 minutes) 
8. Relate a story about OT on Storify (45 minutes)
9. Record a podcast (1 hour)
10. Create a video (A couple of hours)    for more details please visit : http://www.aota.org/DocumentVault/News/Social-Media/OT-Month.as