Spring is a busy fieldwork season at Elizabethtown College! We have 2 cohorts of students, all of whom must complete 10 visits of level I fieldwork during this semester. The juniors are starting their very first level I fieldwork in sensory, …
Attention new grads who are pursuing licensure in Pennsylvania: You must have malpractice insurance within 30 days of obtaining your license. If you do not provide verification of it within 30 days, your license will be revoked – not a …
Malpractice Liability Insurance Law for OTs in Pennsylvania Read more »
Join us for Homecoming this year and look back on 38 years of Etown graduates; 40+ years of memories. We will be highlighting the 10th year of the Master’s program with a photo display. You will also have a chance to …
Meet Amanda from the class of 2011. Tell us about your first life as an OT after graduating from Etown: My first job was at Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Jersey. I worked in outpatient therapy, serving a variety of …
Alumni Spotlight – Amanda (Sedlak) Billmann, MS, OTR/L (’11) Read more »
From Jennifer Bush, BS, MOTS ’15 To highlight backpack awareness day (Sept. 17) and for my advocacy assignment in my O.T. Administration and Management course, I organized a backpack awareness event with the help of members of the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association …
Are you planning to attend the POTA conference? We are! Etown faculty, recent graduates, and current graduate students are presenting at the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association’s Annual Conference in King of Prussia. We hope to see you there! Go to …
Blue Jays “on the road” to the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association Conference Read more »
Many of you have heard an anecdote about a patient who was in a hospital, and the patient’s family member was horrified and angry to overhear a doctor talking to the nurse about the “S.O.B.” in room XXX… only to …
How are you sleeping these days? How are your clients sleeping? In a society of ever-increasing busyness and trying to juggle multiple roles, tasks, and responsibilities, are you feeling rested in the morning? I work with college students, some of …
Sleep – an important occupation. Are we getting enough ZZZZs? Read more »
Dr. Kerri Hample wrote an article entitled, “Sharing Skills: Strategies for Enhancing Professional Competency” in the July 14, 2014 issue of OT Practice (pp. 16-17). The article focused continued competency and described various options for engagement in ongoing professional development. …
This week is the beginning of the new academic year! The O.T. department proudly welcomes 52 new freshmen students, along with 51 sophomores, 39 juniors, 48 seniors, and 34 graduate students. Did you add that up? 224 students! We are …