“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 →
Are you a new graduate looking to begin mentoring level I and II students? Are you wondering how to improve your developing fieldwork educator skills? Are you a seasoned occupational therapy fieldwork educator wondering what’s new in the world of …
The new academic year begins on August 24th! We are excited to welcome our newest blue jays – 60 freshmen! They will join 47 sophomores, 48 juniors, 40 seniors and 46 graduate students for a grand total of 241! Here …
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 →
SAVE THE DATE – November 7, 2015 Safe Patient Handling: Maximizing Rehabilitation Outcomes for Clients & Promoting Cultural Change in Health Care Settings Learn about recent federal guidelines regarding safe patient handling in a variety of health care settings. Through plenary …
Safe Patient Handling – Conference coming to Etown this fall 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 …
On Tuesday, June 9, I had the privilege of attending a fundraiser on behalf of the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association (POTA). Malady and Wooten, the law office that provides POTA’s lobbying efforts, hosted a reception/fundraiser for state Senate majority leader …
The Journey to Change Begins with the First Step – Advocacy in Action Read more →
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 …