Conference Program
Thursday, October 11th |
6:00 pm |
Registration 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm – 2nd Floor Lobby |
7:00 pm |
Welcome to Conference Social 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Join us to “kick-off” POTA Conference 2007! Gather with friends, make your connections, and meet your POTA Board members. Don’t miss the start of the CELEBRATION! |
Friday, October 12th |
7:00 am |
Registration 7:00 am to 5:00 pm – 2nd Floor Lobby
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7:00 am |
Breakfast with the Educators 7:00 am to 9:00 am (Continental Breakfast)
Occupational therapy educators from across Pennsylvania invite you to join them for breakfast. Discuss education and fieldwork issues, exchange information, and learn more about their programs and how they may help you achieve your educational and professional development goals. |
8:00 am |
Exhibit Hall 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Here is what you’ll find . . .
- Exciting and innovative products and services for your professional and personal needs
- Exhibits that start you thinking about new and better ways to provide services to your clients, help their families, and teach your students
- The Annual POTA Raffle featuring over 100 opportunities for you to WIN!
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8:00 am |
Education Sessions
8:00 to 8:50 am |
A1 |
A2 |
A3 |
A4 |
A5 |
A6 |
A7 |
A8 |
9:00 to 9:50 am |
| A1 |
Low Vision Interventions: Techniques for Labeling and Organizing (1 hr 50 min – E – Multi)
Janet R. Meyers, MS, OTR/L, CLVT
This session will provide practical, well documented interventions for common ADL issues due to low vision. Basic principles of labeling and organizing for low vision will be presented along with specific techniques for appliances, containers, clothing, and important papers.
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| A2 |
Connecting Classroom and Clinic (1 hr 50 min – ED – Beginner)
Denise Chisholm, PhD, OTR/L, Mary Lou Leibold, MS, OTR/L, & Cathy Dolhi, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA
This session will assist students in connecting classroom learning with clinical practice. To make the connections, presenters will provide strategies for students to use for analyzing perceptions, identifying factors that impact the use of occupation, and recognizing their role in promoting occupation-based practice. |
| A3 |
Using Evidence to Guide School Based Practice Decisions (1 hr 50 min – P – Multi)
Tammy Sarracino, MEd, OTR/L & Heidi Petschke, OTR/L
The purpose of this training is to describe how one agency’s school-based occupational therapists analyzed and used evidence in the areas of fine motor skills to inform assessment, intervention and progress monitoring procedures. |
| A4 |
OT Helps a Community Embrace Recovery (1 hr 50 min – C/MH – Advanced)
Nancy L. Beck, MA, OTR/L
This is the story of an OT generated partnership between an acute care MH facility and a community residence association. Together, they generated grant money, challenged stigma and created an infra structure for meaningfully supportive living for all people in the community. |
| A5 |
Basic Concepts in Examination and Treatment of the Shoulder (1 hr 50 min – PD – Beginner)
Edward Mihelcic, PhD, OTR/L & Lorie Rowles, MS, OTR/L
The purpose of this workshop is to provide a basic analysis of the scientific clinical rationale for examination and treatment of the shoulder complex. A special focus will be on the clincial examination and treatment of the shoulder and the link to ADL performance. |
| A6 |
Personalized Strategies for Becoming an Evidence Based Practitioner (1 hr 50 min – GN – Multi)
Stephen B. Kern, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA & Janice P. Burke, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Practitioners negotiate many pressures in clinical life that make it challenging to take steps to incorporate evidence into daily practice. Attendance at this session will provide you with tailored strategies to achieve your goal of being an evidence based practitioner. |
| A7 |
Breast Cancer: What Every Occupational Therapist Should Know (1 hr 50 min – C/E/PD – Beginner)
Jodi L. Glover, OTS, Margaret M. Glover, BS, RT (R) (CT) (MR), Barbara Harttraft, OTR/L &
Ann Marie Potter, MA, OTR/L
Breast cancer is a disease that impacts an individual’s occupational functioning. Occupational therapists can assist individuals with breast cancer manage physical and psychosocial effects of diagnosis and treatment. Participants will explore the relationship of OT to breast cancer survivorship. |
| A8 |
Development of Hand Function & Relevance to School Practice (1 hr 50 min – P – Multi)
Lori J. Buynack, OTR/L & Linda Wallace, COTA/L
Are you a school therapist who is constantly asked about fine motor concerns? Why can't Johnny hold the pencil correctly? Plan to attend an interactive session focusing on hand function and development. Let's put the analysis back into the task! |
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10:00 am |
Opening Ceremony & Keynote Presentation 10:00 am to 11:30 am
POTA President Sharon Kurfuerst gets things started with a robust Welcome to the Conference!
 2007 Keynote Presentation: What Is Autism Really? by WILLIAM STILLMAN.
William Stillman is the founder of the Pennsylvania Autism Self Advocacy Coalition (PASAC) which endeavors to educate and advise state and local government, law enforcement, educators and the medical community about the autism spectrum from the “inside out”. As an adult with Asperger’s Syndrome, a mild cousin of autism, Stillman’s message of reverence and respect has touched thousands nationally through his acclaimed autism workshops and private consultations. Bill highlights the exquisite sensitivities of our most valuable, wise and loving “teachers”. Bill has a BS in Education from Millersville University in Pennsylvania, and has worked to support people with different ways of being since 1987. He is the author of many books, including The Autism Answer Book and Autism and the God Connection: Redefining the Autistic Experience Through Extraordinary Accounts of Spiritual Giftedness. Please visit www.williamstillman.com for more information.
You have the opportunity to reserve a copy of Mr. Stillman’s books and have them signed by him at the Book Signing event following the Keynote Presentation!
POTA is pleased to have AUSTILL’S Rehabilitation Services, Inc. sponsor the Keynote Presentation. |
11:30 am |
Exhibit Hall –
Here is what you’ll find . . .
- Exciting and innovative products and services for your professional and personal needs
- Exhibits that start you thinking about new and better ways to treat your clients, help their families, and teach your students
- The Annual POTA Raffle featuring over 100 opportunities for you to WIN!
- LUNCH – which is included in your registration (11:30 am to 1:00 pm)
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11:30 am |
POSTER SESSION (9:00 am to 4:00 pm)
Meet the Authors (11:30 am to 1:00 pm) – Your opportunity to learn about new and interesting treatment techniques and ideas, programs, and important advances in the profession AND earn continuing education credit.
| P1 |
Defining and Delineating an OT/Sensory Integrative Approach (PD/R – Advanced)
Roseann C. Schaff, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA |
| P2 |
A Multifaceted Approach to Program Assessment (ED – Advanced)
Nancy Ann Carlson, PhD, OTR/L, Jaime Breed, BS, OTS, Catherine Elizabeth Chiccarine, BS, OTS, & Alexis Louise Lucas, BS, OTS |
| P3 |
Qualitative Research & OT: The Art and Science of Portraiture (C/ED/GN/R – Intermediate)
Tina M DeAngelis, EdD, MS, OTR/L |
| P4 |
Review of Primary Research on Handwriting Intervention Programs (PD – Multi)
Yvonne Mancuso, OTS, Megan Dorsey, OTS, & Nicole Keiser, OTS |
| P5 |
Animal-Assisted Pediatric Therapy: Does It Work? (PD – Beginner)
Kelly Diana Kostelich, OTS, Julie Lattus, OTS, Julie Hess, OTS, & Terra Lynn Valenti, OTS |
| P6 |
The Community Gardening Experience of Homeless Persons (C/E/R – Beginner)
Jacquelyn Fox, OTS |
| P7 |
Using Creative Expression to Relieve Pain in Adolescents (PD – Multi)
Courtney L Fellows, OTS |
| P8 |
Research Review: Environmental Influence on Assessment in Dementia (GR – Multi)
Erica L. Bennett, OTS, Allison R. Jordan, OTS, Maria E. Knab, OTS, & Tamara F. Liburd, OTS |
| P9 |
Understanding Perceptions of Young Adults with Spina Bifida Who Receive Assistance (C/PD – Multi)
Andrea D. Fairman, MOT, OTR/L, CPRP |
| P10 |
From Classroom to Community: How Our Group Grew! (C/ED – Beginner)
Karen Brady, MS, OTR/L & Nicole Spaldo, OTS |
| P11 |
Professionals’ Views on Return to Work after TBI (W – Beginner)
Megan Sarah Smit, OTS & Dan Panchik, MS, OTR/L |
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1:00 pm |
Education Sessions (1:00 pm to 5:00 pm - Breakout Rooms)
1:00 to 1:50 pm |
B1 |
B2 |
B3 |
B4 |
B5 |
B6 |
B7 |
B8 |
2:00 to 2:50 pm |
C1 |
C2 |
C3 |
C4 |
3:00 to 3:50 pm |
D1 |
D2 |
D3 |
D4 |
4:00 to 4:50 pm |
| B1 |
The World Needs Autism (50 min – MH – Multi)
William Stillman, BS – Invited Speaker
"Autism" is a metaphor to include many persons with developmental differences. This presentation will explore the perception of a global shift toward selfishness and competitiveness and how persons with disabilities hold the key to reverence and respect. |
| B2 |
The Storied Occupation of Self Nurturance as a Healing Process (50 min – C/E/MH/R – Multi)
Angela N Hissong, DEd, OTR/L, Tara S. Summers, MSOT, OTR/L, & Cathy F. Shanholtz, MEd, OTR/L
To date, the field of OT continues to underestimate the impact of mothers’ stories of navigation and negotiation of self-nurturance. The profession lacks interest in investigating how mothers taking time to tell their stories of stress, disability, or lack of ability to complete typical daily life occupations can be healing and productive for both client and therapist. |
| B3 |
Validation of the Nittany Hand Assessment Tool (50 min – PD/R – Multi)
Daniel Panchik, MS, OTR/L
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of a newly created self-administered hand outcome measurement instrument, the Nittany Hand Assessment Tool (NHAT). The final version of the instrument, the SF12, and DASH were administered to 94 consecutive patients with a variety of hand and wrist problems in order to provide evidence for reliability and validity. Statistical analyses were conducted to determine internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent construct validity, discriminant construct validity, and responsiveness to change. |
| B4 |
The Occupation of Farming: More than Seeds & Manure! (50 min – C/E/ED/W – Multi)
Angela N. Hissong, DEd, OTR/L & Linda Fetzer, BA
OT can greatly assist agricultural workers in being independent on the farm when a disability occurs. Considering that Pennsylvania ranks third in overall agricultural production and agricultural injuries rank first in the country this is a practice area important to many OT’s. |
| B5 |
Driving Rehabilitation: What You Need to Know (3 hr 50 min – C/E/PD – Multi)
Amy Karas Lane, OTR/L, CDRS, Rick Shaffer, CDRS, BS, & Lori Benner, MPA, OTR/L, CDRS
This comprehensive session will allow occupational therapists to learn about their role in the driving rehabilitation process. It will include the clinical assessment; driver evaluation and training; traffic safety issues; Penn-DOT guidelines; adaptive equipment/vehicle modifications; and disabilities and implications for driving. |
| B6 |
Facilitating Performance Skills During ADL's Post-Stroke (3 hr 50 min – PD – Beginner)
Nicole Walsh, OTR/L, Paula Bonsall, MS, OTR/L, & Amy McClain, OTR/L
The course will review activity demands of self-care; and common client factors affected by stroke and how they affect performance skills. It will demonstrate various interventions to facilitate performance skills in self-care; and how to document skilled intervention. |
| B7 |
Sensory Integration and Applied Behavior Analysis in Early Intervention (3 hr 50 min – P – Beginner)
Beth Konde, MS, OTR/L, Lauren Salera, MS, OTR/L, & Kathy Eibel, MS, OTR/L
A program that is currently being used in Philadelphia county early intervention system applies a family focus, and integrates applied behavior analysis, and sensory integration to working with children suspected of having autism or with the diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder. |
| B8 |
Keeping Kids in the Friendship Zone (3 hr 50 min – P – Multi)
Tammy Sarracino, MEd, OTR/L & Nancy Mallis, OTR/L
Participants will learn how to integrate traditional models of pediatric occupational therapy intervention (i.e., sensory processing/play/human development/behavior) into a dynamic group model. Implementation of the child and parent components of this group model supports the development of the child in the occupation of “friend” and the parent/s in their supporting roles. |
| C1 |
An Inter-disciplinary Model for Group Treatment of Rett Syndrome (50 min – P – Beginner)
Barbara Warden, MOT, OTR/L & Tracey Weber, COTA/L
This session will describe an inter-disciplinary approach for school-aged girls with Rett Syndrome. The session will outline the components of a group treatment model and it's effectiveness in prompting socialization, communication, functional hand use and self-feeding skills. |
| C2 |
Dual Diagnosis: Twice the Challenge (50 min – PD – Multi)
Gina M Cooke, MS, OTR/L
This presentation will offer the participant an insightful look at how to evaluate and implement an effective treatment plan to maximize independence for the spinal cord injured patient along with a traumatic brain injury in an inpatient rehab setting. |
| C3 |
Barriers in Treating Bariatric Clients (50 min – E/PD – Beginner)
Alicia Monturano, OTR/L & Megan Bartels, OTR/L
As the prevalence of morbid obesity continues to grow, the challenges occupational therapists face continue to mount. This session will address facts and figures surrounding treating morbidly obese patients, obstacles regarding functional independence and adaptive techniques and equipment. |
| C4 |
School-based OT Services: How Are They Decided? (50 min – P – Advanced)
Fern Silverman, OTR/L, MEd
This session presents a case study investigation that expands the discussion of how OT service decisions are made in school settings. The study’s background, related literature, methodology, results, and implications for practice will be shared. |
| D1 |
Treatment Model for Adults with Sensory Processing Disorders (1 hr 50 min – E – Intermediate)
Elizabeth Ann Pfeiffer, PhD, OTR/L, BCP & Moya Kinnealey, PhD, OTR/L
The purpose of the presentation is to provide an overview of a four tiered treatment model for adults with sensory processing disorders. Research and assessments connected to the model are discussed, along with the clinical analysis of case studies. |
| D2 |
Clinical Reasoning Development: Stages within Level II Fieldwork (1 hr 50 min – ED/GN – Intermediate)
Tamera Keiter Humbert, DEd, OTR/L
Five stages of clinical reasoning development have been identified utilizing reflective journals of OTA students completing level II fieldwork. The stages of clinical reasoning development and practical examples of how to facilitate those stages will be highlighted in the presentation. |
| D3 |
OT for Children with Executive Skills Deficits (1 hr 50 min – P – Multi)
Lesley A. Geyer, MA, OTR/L & Kristen Posner, OTR/L
Children with ADHD and other disabilities often present with problems with executive skills that can significantly affect occupational performance. This presentation will help therapists understand how to use their skills to improve the lives of children with executive skills deficits. |
| D4 |
Updates in Occupational Therapy and Sensory Integration (1 hr 50 min – P/R – Intermediate)
Roseann C. Schaaf, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA & Teal Benevides, MS, OTR/L
This session will update participants on the current practice and research in OT/SI including an evidence-based review on effectiveness of OT/SI; tools to measure treatment effectiveness; neural basis of sensory dysfunctions; and sensory symptoms in autism. |
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5:30 pm |
POTA BUSINESS MEETING & AWARDS CEREMONY
(5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Includes hors d’oeuvres. Cash bar.)
POTA – Taking Care of Business . . . Learn in a “snapshot” what POTA has accomplished, where we are headed, and what role YOU can play to ensure that OT practice remains strong and viable in PA!
POTA – Celebrating Our Profession . . . Join us as we recognize and honor the many noteworthy achievements of our distinguished POTA 2006 Award recipients! |
7:30 pm |
2nd ANNUAL POTPAC SPECIAL EVENT
(7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. $30/person. Includes dessert buffet & coffee/tea.)
Indulge in OT’s Future . . . Support your Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Political Action Committee (POTPAC) and its political purposes by joining us for dessert!
Indulge in OT’s Future
is the
2nd Annual
POTPAC Special Event
at the Annual POTA Conference!
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Support . . .
POTPAC and YOUR FUTURE by joining us for a dessert party to celebrate the political and advocacy successes of the occupational therapy profession in Pennsylvania.
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Saturday, October 13th |
7:00 am |
Registration 7:00 am to Noon – 2nd Floor Lobby
Continental Breakfast 7:00 am to 9:00 am
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8:00 am |
EXHIBIT HALL (8:00 am to 1:00 pm)
Here is what you’ll find . . .
- Exciting and innovative products and services for your professional and personal needs
- Exhibits that start you thinking about new and better ways to provide services to your clients, help their families, and teach your students
- The Annual POTA Raffle featuring over 100 opportunities for you to WIN!
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8:00 am |
EDUCATION SESSIONS (8:00 am to 12:00 pm – Breakout Rooms)
8:00 to 8:50 am |
E1 |
E2 |
E3 |
E4 |
E5 |
E6 |
E7 |
E8 |
9:00 to 9:50 am |
F4 |
F5 |
F6 |
10:00 to 10:50 am |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
G1 |
G2 |
G3 |
11:00 to 11:50 am |
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| E1 |
Show Me the Evidence (3 hr 50 min – GN – Multi)
Karen Ann V. Cameron, PhD, OTD, MEd, OTR/L
This institute will teach attendees the foundational skills required to engage in evidence-based practice (EBP); and how to integrate evidence into occupational therapy practice. Specifically, it will present EBP as a component of clinical reasoning leading to best client-centered occupational therapy practice. |
| E2 |
Understanding Dementia: Implications for Falls Management and Safety (3 hr 50 min – GR – Multi)
Bronwyn A. Keller, MS, OTR/L & Dawn Clayton-Bieber, OTR/L
Fall prevention and intervention pose clinical challenges to OT practitioners in long term care settings. This institute examines the integration of the OT Practice Framework and comprehensive assessment strategies focusing on cognitive processing skills for development of OT intervention strategies. |
| E3 |
Promoting Occupations: A Haitian Work Program for Women (1 hr 50 min – P – Beginner)
Tamera Keiter Humbert, DEd, OTR/L
Within the field of occupational therapy, practitioners are becoming more aware of and attending to global issues of occupational justice. This presentation will highlight one therapist’s contribution to and participatory evaluation of a Haitian work program for women with disabilities. |
| E4 |
Family L.I.F.E.: Development of a New Assessment Tool (1 hr 50 min – P – Multi)
DeLana Honaker, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, Lindsay Ann Rowe, MSOT, OT, & Stefanie Lynn Davis, MSOT, OT
While several assessments consider the routines/activities of children, no current assessment tool considers the child’s occupations within the context of the family occupations. Participants will learn how to administer Family L.I.F.E., a new assessment and intervention tool, which facilitates development of family-centered, occupation-based services. |
| E5 |
Developmental Origins of Hand Preference (1 hr 50 min – E/P – Multi)
Amy K. Lynch, MS, OTR/L
Preferential arm or hand use (aka being 'right handed' or 'left handed') is a common feature of adult reaching and grasping functions. In this talk, I will present new data looking for the developmental origins of hand preference within the 'prereaching' arm movements occurring in the months up to reach onset as they apply to early intervention. |
| E6 |
Cognitive Correlates of Naturalistic Action Impairment in LCVA (50 min – PD/R – Intermediate)
Mary K. Ferraro, PhD, OTR/L & Laurel J. Buxbaum, PsyD
Persons recovering from stroke are prone to errors of action in performance. A study of LCVA subjects examined three cognitive theories (apraxia, executive systems, attention) to determine which correlated with naturalistic action performance. This information is valuable for OT treatment. |
| E7 |
A Model of Occupational Empowerment for Disenfranchised Populations (50 min – C/GN/MH/R – Multi)
Grace S. Fisher, EdD, OTR/L & Anita L. Hotchkiss, MS, OTR/L
This presentation proposes a Model of Occupational Empowerment. The model, a grounded theory, emerged from the authors’ work at a homeless shelter for women and children. The authors contend the model may guide occupational therapy practice with disenfranchised populations |
| E8 |
Service Learning and Childhood Development in an International Setting (50 min – ED/GN/P – Multi)
Amy K. Lynch, MS, OTR/L, Kristin McClain, OTS, Erin Moravec, OTS, & Joan M. Surfus, OTR/L, BCP
Service learning is an invaluable opportunity for students to apply Occupational Therapy theory and intervention amidst a different culture. Discussion points will include: application of OT practice in light of cultural differences, how to plan projects and programs for a service learning project, and use of a web based learning to prepare students from around the country to participate in a service learning project. |
| F1 |
Professional Development: A Tool from Classroom to Workplace (1 hr 50 min – GN – Intermediate)
Christine L. Achenbach, MEd, OTR/L
Professional development is a practice that ideally begins in professional education. Elizabethtown College has instituted a tool that is student-centered and guides the future professional through self reflection to create measurable professional goals from their first year through the graduate year. The tool and the concept glide seamlessly into the vocational occupations to help design a professional portfolio. Professional development is a practice that deserves our attention throughout the OT career. |
| F2 |
Exploring 25 Years of Occupational Therapy in Schools (1 hr 50 min – P – Intermediate)
Connie B. Hoeke, OTR/L, MDiv, SIPT, Tammy Fordyce, OTR/L, Mary Rogosky Grassi, MOT, OTR/L, & Jillet Mertens, OTR/L
The historical context of school-based treatment will provide useful information and insight for interaction with other members of the IEP Team. The differences and similarities between clinical and school-based treatment approaches will be highlighted and related to school-based goals and activities. Involvement with children, families and other professionals prior to school age will be emphasized. |
| F3 |
Strategies for Comprehensive Inpatient Lymphedema Management (1 hr 50 min – E/PD – Beginner)
Karin G. Botti, COTA/L, CLT-LANA & Ann Stuart, MOT, OTR/L
Individuals experiencing combination form lymphedema are an underserved population needing skilled intervention and coordination of care for optimal outcomes. Complete Decongestive therapy protocols can be modified to meet the complex needs of this patient population effectively. Case Study presentation/discussion. |
| F4 |
Disability Across Cultures: A Participatory Research Project (50 min – C/GN/R – Multi)
Danielle S. Shuttleworth, BS, OTS & Elizabeth R Skidmore, PhD, OTR/L
Occupational therapy practitioners can learn from individuals with disabilities in a variety of cultures, and apply this learning to their practice. This course will provide an overview of disabilities and strategies for managing disabilities among the indigenous people of Guatemala. |
| F5 |
Mediation: OT’s can use Empowerment to Stem Workplace Conflict (50 min – E/GN/GR – Multi)
Ruth L. Schemm, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA & Kathryn Mariani, MAR
This paper will describe an effective tool to resolve conflicts, transformative mediation. Conflict is a normal part of daily life and occupational therapists have the background and skills to ameliorate workplace conflicts. |
| F6 |
Significant Predictors of Level II Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Success (50 min – ED – Multi)
Christine L. Achenbach, MEd, OTR/L, Mark Galbiati, BS, OTS & Heidi Crawford, BS, OTS
Matching students with appropriate level II fieldwork experiences presents a challenge to educational programs. This master's project evaluated 5 quantitative factors and 1 qualitative factor with 39 graduates of Elizabethtown College's combined bachelor's/master's program. The high passing rate and low overall number limits generalization of the results, but the Myers-Briggs does appear to have usefulness for academic fieldwork coordinators in placing students. Further, insight into student personalities may be equally as useful to student supervisors in improving mutual understanding and successes of student experiences. |
| G1 |
Peer-Facilitated Social Skills Intervention for Children with Autism (50 min – P – Intermediate)
Sarah Elizabeth Wagner, OTR/L
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by some impairment in social communication, which can be challenging to treat. This session examines the benefits of using peers as facilitators to increase communication and social behaviors of children with ASD. |
| G2 |
Occupational Therapy Interventions to Improve Handwriting for Children (50 min – P/R – Intermediate)
Lalit J. Shah, EdD, OTR/L, Melissa Lesjack, OTS, Angela Rutty, OTS, & Martine Decayette, OTS
This study surveyed occupational therapists to find out what intervention strategies they use to improve handwriting of their clients. Data was also collected regarding demographics, preferred assessments, prevalence of handwriting deficits and the performance components related to the handwriting deficit. |
| G3 |
A Community-based Service Learning Initiative (50 min – C/E/ED/MH – Beginner)
Bernadette Hattjar, DrOT, OTR/L, CWCE & Jacqueline M. Britton, OTR/L, SCLV
Service learning bridges the gap between academic and clinical "learning". A historical review of a successful and on-going initiative between an academic institution and a community-based program will be presented. Specifics will include program inception, development and execution as well as participant and student reflection on this life enhancing experience
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11:30 am |
Here is what you’ll find . . .
- Exciting and innovative products and services for your professional and personal needs
- Exhibits that start you thinking about new and better ways to treat your clients, help their families, and teach your students
- The Annual POTA Raffle featuring over 100 opportunities for you to WIN!
- LUNCH – which is included in your registration (11:30 am to 1:00 pm)
POSTER SESSION (9:00 am to 1:00 pm)
Meet the Authors (11:30 am to 1:00 pm) – Your opportunity to learn about new and interesting treatment techniques and ideas, programs, and important advances in the profession AND earn continuing education credit.
| P12 |
Promoting Participation – Environmental Facilitators & Barriers in the Community (C/E – Multi)
Lisa Ann Fagan, MS, OTR/L |
| P13 |
The Benefits of AAT for Those with Alzheimer’s (E/GR/MH – Intermediate)
Sara Lynn Buckwalter, OTS |
| P14 |
Relationship Between Activity Participation and Perceived Balance Confidence in Seniors (GR – Multi)
Marlene J. Morgan, EdD, OTR/L, Lauren Botto, OTS, & Janet M. Lisak, MOT, OTR/L |
| P15 |
Ethical Implications of Universities Conducting Research with Communities (R – Multi)
Marlene J. Morgan, EdD, OTR/L, & Nancy Duda, OTS |
| P16 |
The Hunt for Functional Participation: Children with Autism (C/PD – Beginner)
Bethanie R. Steese, OTS |
| P17 |
Drama and Improvisation as Therapeutic Activities for Adolescents (PD/R – Beginner)
Amanda J. Wormann, OTS |
| P18 |
Sitting on Air: Dynamic Seating in the Classroom (PD – Multi)
DeLana Honaker, PhD, OTR, BCP, Megan MacMaster, BS, OTS, Jennifer Popp, BS, OTS, & Theresa Holland, BS, OTS |
| P19 |
Classroom to Clinic: An Entry-Level Practitioner’s International Experience (C/E/ED – Multi)
Reena M. McCormick, MOT, OTR/L |
| P20 |
Immersion Experience Impacts Student Perceptions of Interdisciplinary Education (ED – Intermediate)
Marlene J. Morgan, EdD, OTR/L, Lisa Burns, OTR/L, Barbara Wagner, PT, DPT, MHA, & John Sanko, PT, EdD |
| P21 |
Therapy Signs: Signs for Everyday Occupational Therapy Practice (GN/PD – Beginner)
Jessica M. Ogden, OTS |
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| 1:00 pm |
ANNUAL POTA RAFFLE DRAWING . . . YOUR Opportunity to WIN! |
1:30 pm |
POTA Forum on Legislative and Regulatory Issues (1:30 pm to 2:20 pm)
POTA – Building Our Future . . . YOU can’t afford to miss this session! Hear from POTA’s Legislative Lobbyist and Legal Counsel to learn about POTA’s important legislative agenda. Share your thoughts with them and learn practical skills for advocacy. Attend this session and let YOUR voice be heard! |
2:30 pm |
EDUCATION SESSIONS (2:30 pm to 3:30 pm – Breakout Rooms)
2:30 to 3:20 pm |
H1 |
H2 |
H3 |
H4 |
H5 |
H6 |
| H1 |
Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective Disorder: Sensory Processing and Environmental Fit
(50 min – MH – Intermediate)
Deborah Waltermire, MHS, OTR/L, Kate M Brodbeck, BS, OTS, Amy M. Lentz, BS, OTS, & Lauren M. Richardson, BS, OTS
Adults with Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective disorder often experience sensory processing disorders that interfere with occupational performance. Sensory characteristics of the environment may also affect successful occupational engagement. This session will discuss patterns of sensory processing disorders and a new, unpublished assessment, The Environmental Analysis. |
| H2 |
Occupational Therapy Curricular Themes in Level II Fieldwork (50 min – ED – Intermediate)
Katherine M. Judge, OTS, & Ingrid Provident, EdD, OTR/L
This study is designed to investigate the compatibility of four universities with the facilities they use for Level II Fieldwork, to determine the degree to which they meet the educational standards set by ACOTE. |
| H3 |
Yoga as a Treatment Modality for Children (50 min – E/P – Beginner)
Sandra Lynn Schmieg, MS, OTR/L & April Lynn Andrescavage, OTR/L
The benefits of yoga and its relationship to occupational performance will be explored for use in a range of pediatric settings. Practical applications of pranayama (breathing), meditation, and asana’s (positions) among different age groups and diagnosis will be reviewed. |
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Enhancing Occupational Performance Beyond the Home Assessment (50 min – E – Multi)
Susan J. Lieber, MS, OTR/L
This session will compare and contrast occupational therapy and the field of professional organizing to identify the untapped opportunities that exist for OTs who wish to explore business opportunities beyond the scope of traditional services that directly impact daily functioning. |
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Seating and Wheeled Mobility: Getting Your Patient What They Need (50 min – GN/PD – Intermediate)
Chris Chovan, MOT, OTR/L, ATP & John Letizia, CRTS, ATS
Seating and Wheeled Mobility continues to emerge as a standard performance expectation of most rehabilitation therapists. It is essential that you are aware of the current policies and how to implement them into your service delivery. |
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Increasing Occupational Performance for Young Orphans in South Vietnam (50 min – E/P – Multi)
Bobbi J. Butch, ABD, MS, OTR/L
Presenters will share data collected related to the impact of contextual factors on occupational performance of orphans in South Vietnam and their personal experiences from a recent trip to this third world country. In addition, they hope to empower other practitioners to adopt a more global perspective of occupational therapy. |
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Conference Session Codes
C = Community; E = Emerging Practice Area; ED = Education/Fieldwork; GN = General Professional Issues; GR = Gerontology; MH = Mental Health; P = Pediatrics/Developmental Disabilities; PD = Physical Disabilities; R = Research; W = Work
Levels: Beginner; Intermediate; Advanced; Multi
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