We hope you can join us for our annual OT Graduate Research Symposium (OT GRS). This year’s symposium will be held virtually on Monday, April 25. Our keynote speaker will be Penny Kyler, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA, and our graduate students’ …

Coming Soon – the 2022 Occupational Therapy Graduate Research Symposium! Read more »

Congratulations to Dr. Tam Humbert and alums, Christine Maley (MS, ’14), Nicole Pagana (MS, ’14), and Christa Velenger (MS, ’14) on their recent publication.  The full citation (in APA format, of course) is as follows:    Maley, C. M,. Pagana, …

Faculty and alumni are published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy Read more »

Our own Christine Achenbach was recognized recently by The Foundation for Neurofeedback and Applied Neuroscience for her research regarding the use of electroencephalographic neurofeedback (EEG NFB) as an intervention in O.T.  EEG NFB is a form of biofeedback that uses sensors placed …

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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Tam Humbert published a book,  Spirituality and Occupational Therapy:  A Model for Practice and Research.  Published by AOTA Press, the book reflects Dr. Humbert’s interests in spirituality and how occupational therapists can integrate …

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Check out these presentations by Etown students, recent graduates, and faculty, all of whom were accepted for the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association’s annual conference.  Click HERE for more information about the conference.  Early registration ends October 4th. We hope to …

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September is Suicide Prevention awareness month.  Of course, this is important every day.  The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) has various suicide prevention information and resources available for consumers and for professionals.  Did you know that SAMSHA has …

Does Occupational Therapy Have a Role in Suicide Prevention? Read more »

Hot off the presses…or at least from the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association (POTA).  Etown faculty, recent graduates and current students will be giving various presentations at the annual Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association’s annual Conference in October.  Good job, blue jays! The …

Blue Jays accepted for presentations at the 2015 POTA conference! Read more »

SAVE THE DATE – November 7, 2015 Safe Patient Handling: Maximizing Rehabilitation Outcomes for Clients & Promoting Cultural Change in Health Care Settings Learn about recent federal guidelines regarding safe patient handling in a variety of health care settings. Through plenary …

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On Tuesday, June 9, I had the privilege of attending a fundraiser on behalf of the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association (POTA). Malady and Wooten, the law office that provides POTA’s lobbying efforts, hosted a reception/fundraiser for state Senate majority leader …

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