Membership 2025
All Occupational Therapists, Occupational Technicians, Occupational Therapy Assistants & Occupational Therapy Students can become Members of OTASA
Membership Benefits
Professional membership fees Include membership with the World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT) and the following benefits:
Continuous Professional Development
- 10 free ethics for 2025
- 10 free for 2025 - OTASA presents Free webinars throughout the year to its members, and you can accumulate/obtain free CEUs when registering for the webinars and or events. See the OTASA Calendar
- 9 free CEUs from 3 SAJOT issues (3 per Journal)
- 9 free CEUs from 3 FOCUS issues (3 per FOCUS)
- 24 Free CEUs from 8 Stand Alone Articles
- Member discounts on webinars, workshops etc..
Expert Advice
- On practice audits requested by funders and other stakeholders on request
- Access to Expert Advice on Ethics
- Access to Standing Committee and Task Teams
- Development of Occupational Therapy in different contexts of practice
Advocacy
Contributions to gazettes, draft guidelines, policies and other documents that
recognize the role of occupational therapy.
Developments in Occupational Therapy in different practice settings
Inputs to engagements with key stakeholders e.g. Government, Agencies, HPCSA,
OHSC, Medical Schemes etc.
Developments in the Profession of Occupational Therapy
- FOCUS e-newsletters published three times per year
- Online open source of the South African Journal of Occupational Therapy (SAJOT) published three times per year
OTASA Professional Body for Management, Leadership and Fields of Practice
Gain recognition as an expert practitioner of occupational therapy in the following fields of practice: mental health; physical and neuro; geriatrics; pain management; vocational rehabilitation; driving and community rehabilitation; sensory integration; practice management; hands and upper limb; palliative care; visual impairment and paediatrics general.
Discounted rate in MPS fees
OTASA Members requiring MPS qualify for a 6% discounted fee.
Only fully paid up members are eligible to serve as OTASA Office Bearers
STUDENT MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
- Year 1- 4 Occupational Therapy students are free members of OTASA
- Year 1-4 Occupational Therapy students are free members of MPS
- OTASA free Ethics webinar once per year
- OTASA free webinar on ICSP, HPCSA registration and the world of work
- Membership to OTASA S the student leadership wing of OTASA
- Free FOCUS e-newsletter
- Free Online open platform South African Journal of Occupational Therapy
Get to Know the OTASA Head Office
When do you join OTASA?
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Annual year run:- January to December
(Fees are halved from 1 July)
When are fees payable?
- ONCE OFF: Your fees are due on 31st Dec 2023 for year run January to December 2025 (without a non-penalty extension to 31st March 2025)
- 6-MONTH INSTALMENTS: Your fees can be paid in 6 month instalments through PayFast (Oct 2024, Nov 2024, Dec 2024. Jan 2025. Feb 2025 and March 2025)- please contact otoficefin@otofficeco.za for any guidance required
Are you a non-member?
- OTASA can assist you with all your audit queries from Medical Schemes
- Provide you with Medical Protection Society (MPS) cover
- You can join a Journal Club
- Join Now
- Please contact the OTASA Office
- Email: otoffice@otoffice.co.za
- WhatsApp: 062 042 7145
The OTASA membership year runs from 01 January to 31 December.
All new members pay a registration fee on joining OTASA for the first time.
A reinstatement fee is payable if you want to re-join after a lapse of membership
MEDICAL PROTECTION SOCIETY (MPS) BENEFITS
For MPS membership you would need to
complete an additional registration form,
request the forms from
otoffice@otoffice.co.za
NB: If you are already an MPS member, you
do not complete a form again.
- NB: If you are already an MPS member, you do not complete a form again.
OTASA is the administrative arm of the Medical Protection Society (MPS) (This includes NON OTASA MPS membership) MPS provides support to members with ethical and legal problems that might arise from their professional practice and, members have access to expert advice from local medico-legal advisors and where appropriate legal assistance and compensation for patients who have been harmed through negligent treatment.
WANT TO JOIN OTASA?
- The OTASA membership year runs from 01 January to 31 December
- All new members pay a registration fee on joining OTASA for the first time
- A reinstatement fee is payable if you want to re-join after a lapse of membership
