“What I did on my summer vacation” – the all-familiar dreaded essay when children return to school. It’s a long-running joke in comic strips and movies. But now that the fall semester is in full swing, and summer officially ends …
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 …
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 »
On June 4th, faculty member Ann Marie Potter was a survivor speaker at the opening reception for the PA Breast Cancer Coalition’s “67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania” photo exhibit at the New Bloomfield Public Library. Ann …
Congratulations to our newest graduates from the class of 2015! This year’s class was 33 students, and they received their OT masters’ hoods at a ceremony prior to commencement on Saturday, May 16. These blue jays are finishing their …
By Kimberly Cosgrove (Graduate student, MS ’15) I recently was provided with the opportunity to attend the AOTA Conference in Nashville, TN. It was an amazing experience to say the least. I was able to attend many sessions about new …
AOTA Conference – Through the Eyes of a Graduate Student Read more »
For all health-related professionals who practice in Pennsylvania, just a reminder that you have a new requirement for obtaining and maintaining your Occupational Therapy license in Pennsylvania. You must complete an approved course in Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting. **Please …
PA licensees must comply with Act 31 Child Abuse Recognition & Reporting Requirements Read more »
by Carly Ensor, SOTA Publicity Chairperson Several weeks ago our Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) celebrated OT week on campus. OT week is held annually to promote OT around the college community. OT week included a banquet on March 31st, …