Thomas Jefferson University

Free Professional Development Opportunity open to Jefferson OT students and alumni! Title: Coaching as a Tool for School-based Practice and Early Intervention Presenter: Marie-Christine Potvin, PhD, OTR/L with Tandi Book and Colleen Blaker (EF MSOT Class of 2021)... Date: Dec 9, 2020 from 12 - 3 pm. If you which to attend register here: https://redcap.med.uvm.edu/surveys/?s=EEDNLX7TEM

Graduate of Jefferson's PP-OTD program recognized as a Fellow of AOTA

Interested in learning about how you might use coaching in your clinical practice, register for our Coaching 101 Master Class Series December 7th, 4:00 5:00 PM EST During this session, trained coaches will introduce and describe coaching as well as our certificate in detail.... Sign up here: https://my.jefferson.edu/register/ Learn about the certificate here: https://www.jefferson.edu//health-coaching-i/overview.html

CONGRATULATIONS to our very own 3rd year OTD student, Sarah Zagorac! Sarah was awarded the 2020 POTA OT Student Award of Recognition for her tireless efforts to obtain reimbursement for OT and mental health care in community-based settings due to billing restrictions. Sarah collaborated with leadership at POTA as well as practitioners and faculty to initiate a Mental Health Task Force which is currently exploring barriers to reimbursement in community-based mental health settings. This task force hopes to address the identified barriers in the near future to increase OTs ability to provide quality OT care in community-based mental health settings. Sarah is also working with another team through POTA to increase diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice efforts. We are so proud of your accomplishments!

"Love on The Spectrum" Discussion is being presented by the Autism Advocacy Group! The Autism Advocacy Group invites you to join us on September 22, 2020 at 7PM for a discussion panel on Netflix's Love on the Spectrum, and on dating & sexuality with ASD. This panel will include members of Philadelphia’s Community Autism Peer Specialist program and other individuals involved with the ASD community. We also ask that all attendees watch Episode 1 of the series prior to the disc...ussion. Here is the RSVP link: https://forms.gle/D1V5yKhxMeUSh9Am9 Zoom link: https://Jefferson.zoom.us/j/92592596868 Hope to see you there & please feel free to share this with any other members of the Jefferson community!

Congratulations to Dr. Monique Chabot and 2nd year OTD student Adair Sanchez for the recent OT Practice publication entitled "Reducing the Daily Impact of Migraines Through Environmental Modifications" https://www.aota.org//otp/Archive/2020/addressing-migraines

This course provides an interactive and engaging format to introduce a data-driven decision making (DDDM) framework and learn how it can be used to guide occupational therapists clinical reasoning throughout the therapy process. At the end of the course, learners will be able to create evidence-based practice and measure outcomes! CEU credits available. Register for this course now at Jefferson’s Autism Center of Excellence https://www.jefferson.edu//autism-center-of/education.html

Advocacy at its BEST! We are proud to relay that our very own alumni, Nuriya Neumann, MS, OTR/L submitted and received an RA approved action to develop a task group with the aim to publish a position paper denouncing the attempts to change sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression and condemn the practice of Conversion Therapy to show support and allyship to the LGBTQIA+ communities that we serve. Well done, Nuriya!

URGENT REQUEST: Occupational Therapists needed for Level II supervision this Fall. If you or another OT are able to supervise at least one TJU student September-December 2020, please email Amanda Lyons ([email protected]) & Leigh Leonard ([email protected]) ASAP. We are looking for OTs to supervise students in Philly and surrounding counties, as well as the following areas: o Boston, MA (or Stoneham area) o Jersey City, NJ o Monmouth County, NJ... o Ocean County, NJ o Roanoke, VA o Los Angeles, CA o Atlanta, GA o Phoenix, AZ o NYC, NY o Washington D.C. Thank you in advance! Amanda & Leigh

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Tracey Vause Earland, PhD, OTR/L, a valued JCIPE faculty member who was appointed to the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC) committee and board for the upcoming (2020-21) year. Dr Vause Earland will lead the Communications Committee! Congrats!

We are PROUD to announce that our rising second year OTD student, Adair Sanchez, was selected as the 2020-2021 intern for the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Home and Community Health Special Interest Section! Congratulations and thank you for your service!

Congratulations to our recent alum, Dr Rachel Kim who will be receiving the TRAINEE POSTER PRESENTATION AWARD at the 2020 International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) Meeting. Rachel’s capstone work involved developing an item pool of fine motor, inclusive of standardized methods for administration and scoring the items, as the first step to developing a spinal cord injury clinical trial measure. The award is quite competitive, and is given in recognition of significant and rigorous work by a trainee. Dr. Kim will be presenting her work entitled Development and Initial Validation of an Item Pool of Fine Motor, and receiving the award on Sept. 3, 2020 between 4:10-4:30, at the virtual ISCoS meeting.

More publications from our East Falls OT Cohort!! Congratulations!

Happenings from our East Falls OT Cohort! Congratulations!

Congratulations to Jefferson OTD faculty, OTD alums, and a current OTD student "sweep" the Summer 2020 edition of "Applied Research" and "Capstones in Occupational Therapy" content in the most recent issue of the Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT)!! "Occupational Therapy Group Programming for Adolescents with Developmental and Learning Disabilities: A Retrospective Documentation Review" by Jennifer A. Merz, Bonnie Nakasuji, and Kimberly S. Mollo and ... "Experience of Stigma Post Incarceration: A Qualitative Study" by Rebecca Sinko, Tina DeAngelis, Bernadette Alpajora, Josephine Beker, and Ilyse Kramer To access both publications, go to: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/ojot/

Jefferson’s OT department has formed a formal chapter of the Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD). Ayano Endo (2nd year BSMS) and Adair Sanchez (2nd year OTD) will serve as co-chairs and Dr. Jenny Martinez will serve as the Faculty Advisor. Ayano and Adair would like to express gratitude to the following individuals for their dedication to promote diversity, inclusion and equity on our campus, and for paving the way for the establishment of the J...efferson COTAD chapter. Alum Jonette Ishmael, MS, OTR/L and Dr. Vause-Earland for their efforts to make Jefferson a COTAD chapter. Lady Rios, rising 3rd year OTD student, for her continued efforts and support. Dr. Martinez for agreeing to be the new faculty liaison and Dr. Piersol & the OT Department for their unwavering support. Thank you to all of the faculty and students, including individuals that are not mentioned, that have supported and guided us throughout this process and for making all of this possible. See more