Monthly Archives: January 2012

Hachtel a candidate for national leadership role with AOTA

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Dr. Yvette Hachtel, professor of occupational therapy at Belmont University, is a 2012 candidate to chair the Ethics Committee of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).   AOTA elections for 2012 will be held between January 17 and February 28 with a national vote of the organization’s membership.   Dr. Hachtel is seeking support from AOTA members.

Dr. Hachtel has been a member of AOTA for more than 30 years.  Throughout her career, she has been involved with professional activities at the state and national level that serve to ensure the competency and ethical practice of practitioners at all levels.  She has taught ethics at the graduate level and served as a consultant to the Tennessee OT Licensure Board for nearly 15 years.  Her legal background has provided extensive training and experience as a mediator.

AOTA members can read more about Dr. Hachtel’s candidacy at the OT Connections blog and through the member portal at aota.org.

Healthcare among professions with the lowest unemployment

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The Education, Healthcare, Business and Professional Services industries have been the most stable employers for recent college graduates.  That is according to a new report by the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University.

Unemployment rates are relatively low (5.4 percent) for recent college students who majored in Healthcare and Education because these majors are attached to stable or growing industry sectors. Recent graduates in Psychology and Social Work have relatively low unemployment rates (7.3 percent) nearly half work in Healthcare and Education. More than 60 percent of these recent college graduates who are working have landed in the Healthcare, Professional Contracting Businesses or Education sectors.  Students with advanced healthcare degrees fared even better.   Check out the full report for more information.