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• NYU Steinhardt Participation at the 2011 AOTA Conference

• This year’s Annual AOTA Conference and Expo took place from April 14-17, in Philadelphia, and Steinhardt Occupational Therapy faculty and alumni were well-represented throughout.

  Steinhardt OT alumna Beatriz C. Abreu (PhD, ‘91), delivered the 2011 Eleanor Clarke Slagle lecture, entitled “Accentuate the Positive: Reflections on Empathic Interpersonal Interactions.”  The selection as lecturer is one of the highest honors in occupational therapy, and recognizes an AOTA member who has creatively contributed to the development of the body of knowledge of the profession through research, education, and/or clinical practice. 

   Members of the Steinhardt OT faculty also participated in a range of lectures and presentations:

   Professor Tsu-Hsin Howe:

  • “Handwriting Clubs: Assessing Efficacy in the Natural Context of an Elementary School,” with K. Roston
  • “Evidence-Based Literature Review on Occupational Therapy and Early Intervention / Early Childhood”

   Professor Kristie Koenig:

  • “The Normality of Difference: A Focus on Strengths-Based Approach to Practice,” with W. Dunn
  • “The Effectiveness of the “Get Ready to Learn” Yoga Program: A Controlled Trial,” with A. Buckley-Reen
  • “Utilizing the Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Children and Adolescents with Difficulties Processing and Integrating Sensory Information,” with R. Watling, R. Schaaf, and P. Davies
  • “Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Children and Adolescents with Difficulties Processing and Integrating Sensory Information,” Book Signing, with R. Watling, R. Schaaf, and P. Davies

   Professor Jim Hinojosa:

  • Meet the Slagle Lecturers, Book Signing

  We extend our congratulations to the following alumni and students who have received major recognition:

  AOTA Roster of Fellows:
  Neil Harvison
  Laurette J. Olson
  Christine Olga Peters

  Recognition of Achievement Award:
  Elizabeth Griffin Lannigan

  Virginia Scardina Award of Excellence:
  Sarah A. Schoen

  Student Awards:
  Mackenzie Fary - 1^st Place Maddack Student Awards, Cannula Cap (more info)

  Lastly, the Steinhardt Department of Occupational Therapy hosted an Alumni Dessert Reception, held at the Philadelphia Marriott on April 15.  Faculty and alumni had a chance to meet, catch up, unwind, and discuss the conference.  Pictures are below:

• NYU Alumni Dessert Reception at AOTA Conference

• Alumni and friends of NYU

  NYU Steinhardt's Department of Occupational Therapy
  Cordially invites you to join us for an

  Alumni Dessert Reception

  during the

  American Occupational Therapy Association's
  2011 Conference & Expo

  ***

  Friday, April 15, 2011
  8:00 - 10:00 p.m.

  Philadelphia Marriott
  Liberty A
  1201 Market Street
  Philadelphia, PA 19107
  Conference Headquarters

  ***

  No RVSP necessary; for more information please contact:

  occupational.therapy@nyu.edu or 212-998-5825

• OT Dept congratulates Mary Donohue on her recently published book
• The Department extends its congratulations to Mary Donohue on her recently published book, Social Participation in Occupational Contexts: In Schools, Clinics and Communities. The book was co-authored with Marilyn Cole and features dramatizations of social scenarios for professional students to enact in class, to help develop their professional socialization and clinical skills. For more information about the book please visit our Notable Publications site.
• CANCELLED: Professor Jim Hinojosa to give NYU OT’s 7th Annual Anne Cronin Mosey Lectureship in February 2011

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  On Thursday, February 24, 2011, the Department of Occupational Therapy will host its 7th Annual Anne Cronin Mosey Lectureship on NYU's campus. Jim Hinojosa, PhD, OT, FAOTA will deliver this year's lecture.

                               
  

   Time: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
   Location: NYU's Lipton Hall, located at 110 West Third Street at MacDougal Street.

  
  Title: Evidence-Based Practice for Occupational Therapy: Cult, Fad or Relevant.

  Most occupational therapists accept evidence-based practice (EBP) as the ideal for guiding practice and research. This presentation raises the following questions: What are the implications of EBP to the profession? Is it appropriate for the profession to embrace EBP uncritically? Is EBP the correct paradigm for occupational therapy? Most importantly, is the adoption of EBP by occupational therapists benefiting the profession and its consumers?

  Jim Hinojosa, PhD, OT, FAOTA

  Jim Hinojosa is a Professor of Occupational Therapy in the Department of Occupational Therapy. As such, his specialty is pediatrics, and his research focuses on therapist collaborations with families. He chaired the Commission on Practice of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), served on its Executive Board (1989-1995), as a director on the American Occupational Therapy Foundation Board (1993-1999), and on the AOTA's Commission on Continuing Competence for Occupational Therapy.

  In 1994, he received the AOTA Award of Merit, and in 2006, he was honored with the Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship Award. In addition to over 150 articles and chapters in books, he has co-edited Perspectives in Human Occupation: Participation in Life (2003), Frames of Reference in Pediatric Occupational Therapy (1993; 1999, 2010), The Texture of Life: Purposeful Activities in Occupational Therapy (2000, 2004,2009), and Occupational Therapy Evaluation: Obtaining and Interpreting Data (1998, 2005, 2010).

   

• Peggy Swarbrick to give a keynote lecture at NYU conference
• Peggy Swarbrick, PhD '05, will be giving a keynote lecture entitled, "Wellness: A Model for Personal and Professional Transformation," on October 27, 2010 at the NYU Silver School of Social Work's Mental Health Recovery conference, sponsored by the Division of Lifelong Learning and Professional Development.
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