Author: Debbie Waltermire
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy.
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Alumna wins New Jersey Educator of the Year Award
Congratulations to Patricia (Tisdale) Clark, OTR/L, ’88. Ms. Clark was recently named as a Governor’s Educator of the Year for the Somerville School District in New Jersey, where she provides occupational therapy services to children in K – 5th grade …
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Making & Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year from the E-town Occupational Therapy Department! Do you make New Year’s resolutions? If so, you are not alone. People make all kinds of resolutions – to lose weight, exercise more, eat healthier, read more, be more patient, …
The Power of a Simple Touch
This blog post is brought to you by Etown alumna, Arlynn Polsky Paris, MS, OTR/L, (’88). I have been a therapist for almost 30 years. But I am still learning…. I learn from books, journals, other therapists, teachers and …
Vive la France! Junior OT Student Studies in France
By Emma B. Johnson, OTS I have been in Aix-en-Provence, France for about three months now for study abroad. I chose to study abroad in France because I decided around the age of 5 that I was going to go …
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2015 POTA Conference featured many Etown blue jays
The 2015 Annual Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association’s annual conference in Scranton, PA, featured various Etown students, faculty, and recent alumni as attendees as well as presenters. A full list of Etown presentations can be found here. …
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OT alums gather at the spOT for 2015 Homecoming
by Terri Dennehy, M.Ed., OTR/L, Lecturer The Occupational Therapy Homecoming reception for alumni was hosted in The spOT, the department’s newest space for graduate occupational therapy students. Our house at 855 College Avenue, situated diagonally from Esbenshade, offers a “home-away-from-home” …
Leadership Development: Preparing Today’s Students for Occupational Therapy’s Future
Eight of our current graduate students participated in the Leadership Development Workshop, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association (POTA). The workshop was held on Oct. 22, 2015 in Scranton, PA – the day prior to POTA’s annual conference. Students …
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POTA conference features Etown students, recent graduates, and faculty
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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