Occupational Therapist Business Cards for OTR/L Licensed Practice

Occupational therapists (OTs) help people engage in the activities that give life meaning — working, caring for themselves, playing, attending school, and participating in their communities — after illness, injury, disability, or developmental delay has affected their ability to perform these "occupations." OTs assess functional limitations and provide skilled interventions, adaptive strategies, equipment recommendations, and environmental modifications across the lifespan, from premature newborns in the NICU to older adults aging in place.

What OT Cards Include

Your Credentials

• OTR/L (Occupational Therapist Registered / Licensed) — the standard combined credential showing both NBCOT certification and state licensure; the most common way OTs present their credential
• OTR (Occupational Therapist Registered) — NBCOT certification; passed the NBCOT OTR exam
• OTD (Doctor of Occupational Therapy) — entry-level clinical doctorate; most programs now offer OTD
• M.S.OT (Master of Science in Occupational Therapy) — master's entry-level degree (being phased out in most programs)
• Ph.D. in Occupational Science or OT — research/academic track
• NBCOT certified — National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy; required for state licensure
• AOTA member (American Occupational Therapy Association) — primary professional organization
• FAOTA (Fellow, AOTA) — honorary designation

Specialty certifications:

• CHT (Certified Hand Therapist) — HTCC; the most recognized OT specialty credential; requires 5 years experience, 4,000+ hours in hand/upper extremity therapy, and CHT exam; many CHTs are also PTs
• SIPT certified (Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests) — Ayres Sensory Integration specialty
• NDTA certified (NDT — Neurodevelopmental Treatment) — neurological rehab specialty
• CAPS (Certified Aging in Place Specialist) — NAHB; home modification for older adults
• FAOTA — Fellowship of AOTA
• BCPR (Board Certified in Physical Rehabilitation) — OT specialty from AOTA

Your OT Practice Specialties

Adult rehabilitation:

• Stroke rehabilitation — ADL retraining, upper extremity function
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) rehabilitation
• Spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation — adaptive equipment, environmental modification
• Orthopedic post-surgical rehabilitation (hip, shoulder, hand, wrist)
• Total joint replacement rehabilitation (hip, knee)
• Burns occupational therapy
• Amputee rehabilitation — prosthetic training
• Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation

Hand and upper extremity (CHT):

• Post-surgical hand rehabilitation (tendon repair, fracture, carpal tunnel)
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome treatment
• Cumulative trauma disorder management
• Custom orthotic fabrication and splinting
• Trigger finger, Dupuytren's, de Quervain's tenosynovitis
• Peripheral nerve injury rehabilitation
• CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome)
• Upper extremity wound care

Neurological rehabilitation:

• Stroke motor retraining (task-specific training, CIMT)
• Parkinson's disease OT (fine motor, ADL, handwriting)
• Multiple Sclerosis OT
• ALS — adaptive equipment and energy conservation
• Traumatic brain injury (TBI) cognitive retraining

Pediatric OT:

• Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) — Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI)
• Autism Spectrum Disorder — ABA collaboration, sensory strategies
• Developmental delays — fine motor, self-care, feeding
• Handwriting intervention (Handwriting Without Tears, Size Matters)
• Feeding disorders (pediatric feeding therapy)
• Early intervention (ages 0–3)
• School-based OT (IEP team, educational environments)
• Premature infant NICU follow-up

Mental health OT:

• Psychiatric OT in inpatient and outpatient settings
• Life skills and independent living
• Cognitive rehabilitation

Aging in place and home modification:

• Home safety evaluation
• Home modification recommendations (grab bars, ramps, lighting)
• Adaptive equipment prescription (dressing aids, kitchen tools)
• Driver rehabilitation (driving assessment for older adults)
• CAPS certified home modification

Low vision rehabilitation:

• Low vision adaptive strategies
• Eccentric viewing training
• Adaptive technology for low vision

Design for OTs

Color palette:

• Teal + white: health and healing
• Navy + white: medical professional
• Sage green + white: wellness, rehabilitation
• Warm blue + white: approachable therapy

Back of Card

1. "Occupational Therapist | OTR/L | OTD | NBCOT | AOTA | [State] Licensed"
2. "[Specialty: Hand therapy CHT | Pediatric/SI | Neurological | Aging in place CAPS]"
3. "Stroke | TBI | SCI | Hand therapy | Splinting | Pediatric OT | Sensory integration | ADL"
4. "Custom orthotics | Home modification | Adaptive equipment | Feeding | School-based"
5. "New patients: [phone] | [email] | [website] | [Clinic / Practice]"

Checklist

• [ ] OTR/L credential
• [ ] OTD or M.S.OT degree
• [ ] NBCOT certification
• [ ] State license
• [ ] AOTA membership
• [ ] CHT (Certified Hand Therapist — if hand specialty)
• [ ] SIPT certified (if sensory integration / pediatric)
• [ ] CAPS (if aging in place / home modification)
• [ ] NDT/NDTA (if neurological)
• [ ] Adult rehab specialties (stroke, TBI, SCI, orthopedic)
• [ ] Hand therapy (if CHT: splinting, post-surgical, cumulative trauma)
• [ ] Pediatric OT (if applicable)
• [ ] Sensory processing (if applicable)
• [ ] Feeding therapy (if applicable)
• [ ] Aging in place / home modification (if applicable)