{"id":5,"date":"2019-01-18T12:23:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T17:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/promotingot\/promoting-occupational-therapy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:54:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T18:54:43","slug":"promoting-occupational-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/promotingot\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupational Therapy Global Day of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/wfot.org\/our-work\/advocacy\/world-occupational-therapy-day#:~:text=Annually%20on%20October%2027th,week%20or%20month%20in%20October.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/promotingot\/files\/2025\/08\/English-World-OT-Day-2025-Logo-with-Theme-636x341.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"341\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-323 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/promotingot\/files\/2025\/08\/English-World-OT-Day-2025-Logo-with-Theme-636x341.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/promotingot\/files\/2025\/08\/English-World-OT-Day-2025-Logo-with-Theme-1024x549.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/promotingot\/files\/2025\/08\/English-World-OT-Day-2025-Logo-with-Theme-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/promotingot\/files\/2025\/08\/English-World-OT-Day-2025-Logo-with-Theme-1536x823.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/promotingot\/files\/2025\/08\/English-World-OT-Day-2025-Logo-with-Theme-2048x1098.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/promotingot\/files\/2019\/03\/OTGDS-636x547.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15 aligncenter\" width=\"301\" height=\"259\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>In honor of World Occupational Therapy Day, the next OTGDS is October 27, 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Occupational Therapy Global Day of Service Registration\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonu.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0e3JWJlzcDUKVkq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here To Register<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Join our \u201cPay it Forward Initiative\u201d that calls you to volunteer a small amount of your time to make a BIG difference in the world. As an occupational therapy practitioner or occupational therapy student, you are the best ambassador for promoting the work of our profession.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Changing the World Through Vo<\/strong><strong>lunteering<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Click the map below to see where occupational therapists, assistants, and students around the world volunteered during #OTGDS2023!<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/edit?mid=1Xet5pw-ht8kmvk_UpS2cgdcQWMpmVu8&amp;usp=sharing\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/promotingot\/files\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-11-at-10.38.39-AM-636x345.png\" alt=\"Map of participants from OTGDS 2022\" width=\"498\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/promotingot\/files\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-11-at-10.38.39-AM-636x345.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/promotingot\/files\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-11-at-10.38.39-AM-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/promotingot\/files\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-11-at-10.38.39-AM-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/promotingot\/files\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-11-at-10.38.39-AM-1536x833.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/promotingot\/files\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-11-at-10.38.39-AM.png 1582w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Communicating the purpose and importance of OT to citizens around the world<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; In honor of World Occupational Therapy Day, the next OTGDS is October 27, 2025 Click Here To Register Join our \u201cPay it Forward Initiative\u201d that calls you to volunteer a small amount of your time to make a BIG difference in the world. 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