Occupational Therapist Business Cards for OTR/L and NBCOT Certified Practice

Occupational therapists (OTs) are the allied health professionals who help people engage in meaningful daily activities ("occupations") — enabling participation in work, self-care, education, play, leisure, and social life across the entire lifespan. OTs work with individuals who have physical disabilities, neurological conditions, mental health conditions, developmental disorders, sensory processing challenges, and age-related changes in function. The profession bridges health, function, and participation.

What Occupational Therapist Cards Include

Your Credentials and Certifications

• OTR (Occupational Therapist, Registered) — the primary credential; requires an approved OT program (MOT, OTD, or equivalent) + supervised fieldwork + passing the NBCOT (National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy) examination
• OTR/L (Occupational Therapist, Registered / Licensed) — most common full credential including state licensure designation; the standard way to write it in clinical contexts
• OTD (Doctor of Occupational Therapy) — entry-level clinical doctoral degree; increasingly the standard
• MOT (Master of Occupational Therapy) — master's entry-level degree
• NBCOT Certified — National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy; the certifying body
• AOTA member (American Occupational Therapy Association) — the primary OT professional organization
• COTA/L (Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant / Licensed) — for OTAs; different role and scope than OTR

Specialty certifications:

• CHT (Certified Hand Therapist) — HTCC (Hand Therapy Certification Commission); the primary hand therapy credential; requires 3 years of hand therapy experience + 4,000 hours + passing examination; held by both OTs and PTs
• SIPT (Sensory Integration and Praxis Test) certified — for pediatric OTs using the Ayres Sensory Integration approach (now EASI trained)
• CEAS (Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist) — BSEE; workplace ergonomics
• CWCE (Certified Work Capacity Evaluator) — APTA OPTP; work capacity evaluation
• BCPR (Board Certified in Psychiatric Practice) — AOTA Specialty Certification in Mental Health
• CAPS (Certified Aging in Place Specialist) — NAHB/NARI; home modification for older adults
• FAOTA (Fellow, American Occupational Therapy Association) — AOTA; honorary distinction for leadership contributions
• BCMH (Board Certified in Mental Health) — AOTA specialty

Your Clinical Specialties

Pediatrics:

• Sensory processing and sensory integration (Ayres SI approach)
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (functional skills, sensory, behavioral)
• Fine motor development and handwriting (pencil grasp, letter formation)
• Visual-motor integration
• Self-care skills (feeding, dressing, grooming)
• Play skills
• ADHD
• Developmental delay (Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, premature birth)
• School-based OT (IEP/504 plan OT services)
• Early intervention (birth to 3 years)

Neurological and physical rehabilitation:

• Stroke rehabilitation (ADL retraining, spasticity management, splinting)
• TBI (traumatic brain injury) rehabilitation
• Spinal cord injury (SCI) — ADL, adaptive equipment, home modification
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Parkinson's disease
• Upper extremity rehabilitation
• Neuroplasticity-based interventions (Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy, NMES)

Hand therapy (specialty):

• Post-surgical hand rehabilitation
• Tendon repair rehabilitation
• Nerve injury rehabilitation (carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel)
• Fracture rehabilitation (distal radius, hand, fingers)
• Splinting and orthotic fabrication (resting, mobilization, dynamic)
• Scar management
• Return-to-work for upper extremity conditions

Mental health:

• Psychiatric OT (inpatient, partial hospitalization, community mental health)
• Cognitive rehabilitation
• ADL retraining for mental health conditions
• Substance abuse recovery

Older adults / aging:

• Home modification assessment (CAPS, AOTA/CAPABLE model)
• Driving rehabilitation and community mobility
• Fall prevention
• Dementia care
• Aging in place consultation
• Low vision rehabilitation

Workplace and ergonomics:

• Ergonomic assessment (office, industrial)
• Work hardening / work conditioning
• Functional capacity evaluation (FCE)
• Return-to-work programming

School-based (IDEA/IEP):

• K-12 school-based OT (IEP services)
• Fine motor and handwriting goals
• Sensory strategies for classroom
• Adaptive equipment for educational access
• Assistive technology

Design for Occupational Therapists

Warm, Functional, Healthcare Professional

OT card design:

• Allied health professional standard
• Warm and approachable (OT is a relationship-based and enabling profession)
• Functional yet caring

Color palette:

• Warm teal + white: health and rehabilitation
• Coral/terracotta + white: warmth and enabling
• Deep navy + white: clinical authority

Back of Card

1. "Occupational Therapist | OTR/L | NBCOT | OTD (if) | CHT (if) | AOTA | [State OT License]"
2. "[Specialty: Pediatrics/SI | Neuro rehab | Hand therapy | Mental health | Older adults | School]"
3. "ADL | Fine motor | Sensory integration | Stroke rehab | Hand therapy | Home modification"
4. "Pediatrics | TBI | SCI | Parkinson's | School-based | Ergonomics | Aging in place"
5. "[email] | [phone] | [Institution/practice] | [LinkedIn]"

Checklist

• [ ] OTR/L credential (NBCOT)
• [ ] OTD (if doctoral degree)
• [ ] CHT (Certified Hand Therapist — if hand therapy focus)
• [ ] SIPT/sensory integration certification (if pediatric SI focus)
• [ ] CAPS (if aging in place)
• [ ] CEAS (if ergonomics)
• [ ] FAOTA (if fellow)
• [ ] AOTA membership
• [ ] State OT license number
• [ ] Specialty (pediatrics, neuro, hand therapy, mental health, geriatrics, school)
• [ ] Key conditions (stroke, TBI, autism, sensory, hand injuries)
• [ ] Service settings (hospital, outpatient, school, home health, SNF)
• [ ] Splinting/orthotics (if hand therapy)
• [ ] School-based IEP services (if school OT)
• [ ] COTA supervision (if supervising COTAs)