On Nov. 7th – Etown will host a one-day training conference in Safe Patient Handling.  This course is designed for OTs and PTs, and this conference will: help you understand risk factors for work-related injuries when transferring or moving patients …

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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 »

Are you a new graduate looking to begin mentoring level I and II students? Are you wondering how to improve your developing fieldwork educator skills? Are you a seasoned occupational therapy fieldwork educator wondering what’s new in the world of …

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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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