Faculty

Karen A. Buckley

Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy

Karen A. Buckley

Phone: (212) 998-5825
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Karen Buckley is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy.  She holds certification in Neurodevelopmental Treatment of the Adult Hemiplegic and teaches assessment and treatment of clients who exhibit neuromotor impairments. Her clinical experiences have included treating adults and children with neurological disorders in home care and school-based environments.  She is a co-owner of Potentials, a pediatric practice in Long Island that provides services to preschool and school-aged children.  Buckley's publications include many papers and textbook chapters.


Presentations

  • "Using standardized tools to assess motor function in stroke survivors"
    Short course with Joyce Sabari & Ai-Lian Lim at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Baltimore, April 1998.

Degrees Held

  • M.A. New York University
  • B.S. SUNY Buffalo

Publications

  • Buckley, K. A. & Kane, L. (2004). Functional mobility. In G. Gillen & A. Burkhardt (Eds.), Occupational therapy management of the CVA patients (2nd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
  • Buckley, K. A. & Poole, S. E. (2004). Activity Analysis. In J. Hinojosa & M.-L. Blount (Eds.), The texture of life: Purposeful activities in occupational therapy (2nd ed., pp. 69-114). Bethesda, MD: AOTA.
  • Buckley, K. A. (1982). Augmentative communication: The role of the occupational therapist. Proceedings of 8th International Congress: World Federation of Occupational Therapists, Hamburg, Germany.

Courses

  • E40.2702 Occupational Therapy's Domain of Concern
  • E40.2735 Skills and Purposeful Activities I
  • E40.2743 Evaluation & Intervention: Neurological Perspective

Research Interests

  • Patient perceptions of the use of OT activities in treatment
  • Identifying the characteristics of funcation for clients who have substained a hand injury
  • Development of clinical reasoning in new practitioners