At the POTA conference last fall, the keynote speaker focused on the distinct value of occupational therapy and how our profession needs to continue to communicate our worth and significance to others – clients, families, policy makers, insurers, and more. …
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BETHESDA, MD (June 10, 2014)—The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) has appointed Lorie Gage Richards, PhD, OTR/L, as the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJOT). Richards is chair of and a tenured associate professor in the Division of …
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Kelly Downs recently obtained a Graduate Certificate in Low Vision Rehab from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The online coursework took 5 year-round semesters for a total of 19 credits and included an intensive weekend in Birmingham in …
From Dr. Nancy Carlson, Associate ProfessorYou are invited to share your experiences transitioning from student to practitioner. Please come to offer your wisdom and encouragement to the OT graduates of 2015. As you remember, this time of year, graduate students …
Marla Peiffer was recently crowned “Miss York County” – part of the Miss Pennsylvania and Miss America Organization. The “Miss York County” pageant is open to young women who live in York County or surrounding counties. Marla is from Quarryville, …
Marla Peiffer – Senior OT student wins “Miss York County” Pageant and Scholarship Read more »
By Tam Humbert, D.Ed., OTR/L, Associate Professor Domestic violence has always been a social concern. Even though it might show up and be highlighted in the media from time to time, as it did this past fall, it is not …
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Happy New Year from the O.T. Department at Elizabethtown College! Do you make New Year’s resolutions? How many do you make? Do you write them down somewhere and then revisit them to see if you achieve them? Making a new …
December – a time of holiday celebrations for many, be it Christmas, Hanukkah, or other important events this month. These holidays are often filled with traditions – lighting the menorah, decorating a Christmas tree, playing Dreidel, sending Christmas cards, special …
Have you finished your holiday shopping yet? Are you looking for a good gift idea for a spouse, a child, a friend, or maybe even for yourself? We have a few suggestions for you. Our faculty recommends: Toys: Marble mazes …
Fieldwork Coordinator and alum, Chris Achenbach, and fellow alum, Bronwyn Keller, will present the 2-day AOTA Fieldwork Educator Certificate Program at Mechanicsburg HealthSouth on Sat/Sun Feb 7-8, 2015. If you have been waiting for this course to return to the …
Fieldwork Educator Certificate Program in Mechanicsburg, PA Read more »