Rachel Ashcraft, MS, OTR/L

Rachel Ashcraft, MS, OTR/L
Founder | Foster the Future Alabama

Rachel Ashcraft is a licensed and registered occupational therapist and TBRI Practitioner.  She received her Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from the UAB. Rachel is the clinical supervisor for OT/PT/ and Counseling services at the Hoover location of Child’sPlay Therapy Center.  She founded and directs a non-profit, Foster the Future Alabama, with the mission of reducing inequality in access to health and wellness services for children in foster care. She currently serves as President for the Alabama Occupational Therapy Association as well as on the AOTA school of mental health community of practice. She has been at the forefront of the national OT movement towards more trauma informed care across the profession.  She has received recognition from both State and National Occupational Therapy Associations for her work with vulnerable children, including receiving the 2018 Emerging & Innovative Practice Award from The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.