Christmas Closure: OTA will close at 5pm (AEDT) Friday, 20 December 2024 and reopen at 9am (AEDT) Thursday, 2 January 2025. Emails and phones will not be monitored during the break. We’ll respond when we’re back on 2 January 2025. Wishing you a safe, restful, and happy festive season. We can’t wait to support you in 2025! 🎄

Login

Forgotten Password?       Join Occupational Therapy Australia

• About
• Contact
• Find an OT
• OT Jobs
• Shop
• Member Login

• • Join OTA
  • Member Benefits
  • Renew My Membership
  • OTA Member Programs
  • How To Manage Your Membership
  

  Join OTA

  Join the peak body representing Australian OTs and gain access to exclusive benefits to support and progress your professional career.
  

  Member Benefits

  OTA provides members with access to valuable services and resources, designed to promote professional excellence.
• • Leadership Program
  • Hot Topic Events
  • CPD Presenter EOI
  • PD Resources    
  • Continuing Professional Development
  • OT Week
  • OTA Events & Conferences
  • Supervision Program
  • Exclusive Member Recordings
  

  Search for CPD

  Occupational Therapy Australia aims to provide accessible and relevant professional education and resources for the ot profession throughout Australia.
  

  OTA Events & Conferences

  OTA's events and conferences offer networking opportunities, evidence-based practice information and the latest OT research developments.
• • Advocacy
  • Budgets & Elections
  • Media Releases
  • OT Blog
  • OT News
  • Reports & Submissions
  • Seeking Feedback
  

  OT News: Discover What's Happening

  Browse the latest OTA updates, industry news and OT developments across Australia.

  

  Media Releases

  To remain up to date on current issues and new announcements, access OTA's latest media releases.
• • Capability Frameworks
  • Workforce Development Project
  • Professional Practice Documents and Publications
  • AHPRA Registration
  • Education
  • Research Surveys
  • OTA Partners
  • Areas of Practice
  • OT Jobs
  • Guides to Good Practice
  • NDIS
  • Working in Australia
  • Importance of Occupational Therapy in Education
  

  Areas of Practice

  Occupational therapists in Australia work with those looking to achieve greater success and stability with their everyday occupations. Areas of expertise include aged care, autism, driving, soft tissue injury and the NDIS.
  

  Guides to Good Practice

  Occupational Therapy Australia works with occupational therapists and other professionals to develop guides to good practice to assist OTs in providing the best quality of service to their clients.
• • Early Career Launchpad
  • Access Your Benefits    
  • Association Awards
  • COVID-19
  • Frequently Asked Questions    
  • Interest Groups
  • Student Hub
  • OTA Publications    
  • Recording CPD
  • Research Resources    
  • Social Justice Groups
  

  Publications

  OTA members receive access to various occupational therapy journals, Connections magazine, OT Today newsletter and many more member resources.
  

  Access Your Benefits

  OTA members enjoy access to many benefits to support them throughout their career, including discounted CPD events, online journal resources and much more.

Member Resources

Home Member Resources Association Awards Elaine B Wilson Memorial Award

Elaine B Wilson Memorial Award

Elaine B Wilson Memorial Award

The Elaine B Wilson Memorial Award was in recognition of the life's work of Elaine Wilson to occupational therapy with children and their families.

It was awarded to a recent occupational therapy graduate.

Frequency: annual
Prize: $200 and framed certificate

Award Recipients

2017

Karen Morrissey

2013

Tess Steventon

2011

Emma Cowie

2010

Anne Baker

2008

Thomas Bevitt

2008

Melinda Conroy

2007

Kate Johns

2005

Jennifer Jones

2003

Gillian FOwler

2001

Fiona Nielsen

Sponsored Advertising - Find out more

• Find an OT
• Member Login
• About
• Membership
• CPD & Events
• Media & Advocacy
• Practice Support
• Member Resources
• Contact
• Find an OT
• OT Jobs
• Search for CPD
• Shop

Search

Member Login

Forgotten Password? | Join Occupational Therapy Australia