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Occupational Therapy Research & News

The latest news, studies, university research and regulatory updates in occupational therapy from Canada, the US, the UK and Australia. Each entry links to the original source.

Year:  2026 (current)  ·  2025 archive  ·  2024 archive

Showing 20 of 28 entries in the 2025 archive, newest first

STUDIES · British Journal of Occupational Therapy · United Kingdom · Dec 26, 2025

Building post-primary school teachers’ capacity to support student organisational skill difficulties: A collaborative occupational therapy and education intervention

UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH · Washington University in St. Louis · United States · Dec 18, 2025

AI ‘CHEF’ could help those with cognitive declines complete home tasks

REGULATION & POLICY · College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario · Ontario · Dec 12, 2025

College Response to the Coroner’s Report: Death Related to Wheelchair Lap Belt

REGULATION & POLICY · American Occupational Therapy Association · United States · Nov 12, 2025

Changes ahead: What the Calendar Year 2026 Medicare Part B Final Rule means for occupational therapy

UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH · University of Southern California · United States · Nov 10, 2025

AI tools to help unveil patterns between social determinants of health, mental health risks, among autistic youth

NEWS · Royal College of Occupational Therapists · United Kingdom · Nov 3, 2025

We’re failing our children on health prevention – and it’s costing us all

REGULATION & POLICY · Occupational Therapy Board of Australia · Australia · Oct 7, 2025

Patient safety paramount in updated telehealth guidance

UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH · University of British Columbia · Canada · Oct 3, 2025

DCD is as common as ADHD. Why haven’t you heard about it?

STUDIES · American Journal of Occupational Therapy · United States · Sep 24, 2025

Effects of Virtual Reality Among Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: An ICF-Based Randomized Controlled Study

UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH · Colorado State University · United States · Aug 28, 2025

Occupational therapy researcher named a Learning Health Systems Scientist

NEWS · Occupational Therapy Australia · Australia · Aug 26, 2025

Media Release: Support, choice vital for Thriving Kids

UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH · University of Southern California · United States · Aug 20, 2025

New research shows telehealth occupational therapy is feasible and appropriate for families of high-risk infants back at home after NICU stay

STUDIES · British Journal of Occupational Therapy · United Kingdom · Aug 10, 2025

An action research project about how to improve the support by primary school teachers of children who are delayed in their readiness to write

STUDIES · Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy · Canada · Aug 4, 2025

Establishing Therapeutic Relationships with Immigrant Families of Disabled Children: A Scoping Review

NEWS · Royal College of Occupational Therapists · United Kingdom · Jul 22, 2025

Comment on Disabled Children's Partnership campaign

UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH · The Hopkins Centre, Griffith University · Australia · Jul 9, 2025

Hopkins Centre Researchers Contribute to National OT Conference 2025

REGULATION & POLICY · College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario · Ontario · Jun 26, 2025

Now Available: 2025 National eLearning Module

NEWS · World Federation of Occupational Therapists · International · Jun 23, 2025

Launch of the World Occupational Therapy Day 2025 Theme

UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH · Colorado State University · United States · Jun 18, 2025

All four early career faculty in OT receive prestigious research grants

UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH · University of British Columbia · Canada · Jun 3, 2025

Bringing KidsAction to Prince Rupert

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Where the tracker looks

Regulators, professional associations, government, universities, research institutes and peer-reviewed journals in Canada, the US, the UK and Australia.

Regulators and associations

College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario, Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists, Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, American Occupational Therapy Association, Royal College of Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Australia and the World Federation of Occupational Therapists.

Government

Ontario Ministry of Health; Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (Ontario Autism Program); Ontario Ministry of Education; Canadian Institute for Health Information; Health Canada.

Universities and research institutes

Canada: University of Toronto, McMaster University and CanChild, University of Ottawa, Queen's University, Western University, McGill University, University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, Dalhousie University, CHEO Research Institute and Holland Bloorview. United States: Boston University, University of Southern California, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Florida and Virginia Commonwealth University. United Kingdom: Oxford Brookes University and University of Plymouth. Australia: University of Sydney, La Trobe University, Monash University and University of Queensland.

Journals and evidence

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, American Journal of Occupational Therapy, British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, Occupational Therapy International, Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, Frontiers in Pediatrics, BMJ Open, the Cochrane Library and PubMed.

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