The Michigan Occupational Therapy Association welcomes all therapists, assistants, students and educators in the profession of occupational therapy to explore and enjoy this website.  Patients and their family members and advocates will find information about how the OT practitioners across the state can help them to participate fully and perform at the highest level within their personal life roles...truly living life to it's fullest!

As you use this site you will note that some areas are for members only.  We wish to thank those members who have demonstrated their support for their profession and this association, which is the Voice of OT within the state of Michigan. We hope that those who have not yet joined will take this opportunity to become a member of MiOTA. 

Mission Statement:

The mission of MiOTA is to advocate for the profession of occupational therapy in the state of Michigan and act as a communication vehicle for its members.
 

Vision Statement:

That MiOTA is acknowledged by occupational therapy practitioners and all stakeholders as the premier resource of knowledge, information, and expertise for the profession of occupational therapy in the state of Michigan.

MiOTA is a voluntary professional association of occupational therapy practitioners who are dedicated to supporting the profession through advocacy and communication.

Daun Pascaretti is the supervisor of Occupational and Physical Therapy at Beaumont Health, Troy Specialty Services at the Rehabilitation and Dialysis Center. She has been employed with Beaumont since March 1987 were she has had various roles as an occupational therapist.  She has worked as an occupational therapist in inpatient units, inpatient rehabilitation unit (IPR) and industrial rehabilitation.  She has been a supervisor since 1996 supervising hand & upper extremity rehabilitation, industrial rehabilitation, driver rehabilitation, vision rehabilitation, neurological rehabilitation, oncology rehabilitation and lymphedema rehabilitation
 
As a registered occupational therapist since 1985, she has treated patients suffering strokes, traumatic brain injuries and other neurological diagnoses, multiple trauma injuries, worker injuries and those requiring service with a focus on increasing the patient’s independence in their activities of daily living and quality of life. She is a certified in Matter of Balance and is trained in NDT (Neuro Developmental Techniques).
 
She is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Michigan Occupational Therapy Association (MiOTA) and the City of Rochester Hill’s Community Health and Injury Prevention Services committee.  She has had several presentations at both MiOTA and within the community on health and safety.
 
Daun has earned her Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from Western Michigan University.
 
Beaumont is a not-for-profit organization formed by Beaumont Health System, Botsford Health Care and Oakwood Healthcare to provide patients with the benefit of greater access to the highest quality, compassionate care, no matter where they live in southeast Michigan. The organization has net revenue of $4.4 billion and consists of eight hospitals with 3,429 beds, 174 outpatient sites, nearly 5,000 physicians, more than 36,000 employees and about 3,500 volunteers.