Over the course of 17 days we traveled the length of Vietnam from Ho Chi Minh City to Saigon and Ha Long Bay. We had four in-country flights and spent hours on buses. We: Interacted with social work students at the …
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Planning for the trip began early in the fall semester of 2014. During the spring semester of 2015, students enrolled in a 2-credit class where they learned about the history and culture of Vietnam, practiced conversational Vietnamese, and planned activities …
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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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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” …
I first posted about the Brittany’s Hope/Elizabethtown College service learning trip to Vietnam on April 6. After much time and reflection, here is the post-trip summary of the trip [May 18 – June 3] in Five Verses. Verse One: A …
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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Announcing a SPECIAL REGISTRATION PROMOTION for the Safe Patient Handling Conference. If you register online October 23 – 24, you will be entered into a raffle. The prize – free registration for the conference (your registration fees will be refunded). Don’t miss …
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Are you frustrated by your efforts to launch an effective Safe Patient Handling program in your facility? Meet with nationally known experts on implementing Safe Patient Handling programs, and connect with other therapists via mentoring groups during our conference! Get …
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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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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 …