Occupational Therapy

1

• Occupational Therapy
• A Tradition of Excellence

2
Virginia Commonwealth University
The largest university in the Commonwealth
Located in Virginias capital city
Historic Richmond
On the banks of the James River
3
Richmond, Virginia
4
(No Transcript)
5
(No Transcript)
6
(No Transcript)
7

• Occupational Therapy
• The Academic Programs

8
OUR FACULTY
Dr. Anzalone
Ms. Cash
Dr. Copolillo
Dr. Gentry
Dr. Lane
Ms. Reynolds
Ms. Shepherd
Dr. Simons
Dr. Teitelman
Leaders Researchers
9
Degrees Offered

• Entry-level (On Campus)
• Master of Science in OT
• Post-Professional
• (Distance Education On Campus)
• MSOT - Master of Science
• OTD -Occupational Therapy Doctorate
• PhD in Health-Related Sciences, School of Allied
  Health Professions, OT concentration

VMI Building
10
Entry-level Professional M.S. in OTOn-Campus

• 2 year program
• Focus on
• Academic coursework
• Research Project
• Fieldwork
• May enter with 90 undergraduate credits or a BS
  degree

11
Post-Professional M.S.O.T.Distance-Learning

• For O.T.s with BS Degree
• Focus on
• Advanced clinical problem-solving
• Abstract reasoning
• THESIS in area of interest
• Pediatric, Geriatric, Neurorehabilitation
  Concentrations
• Part-time schedule

12
Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD)Distance-Lear
ning

• Preparation for BS or MS current OTRs
• Leadership positions
• Expansion of clinical reasoning research skills
• Development of fundable projects
• Capstone Leadership Project

Part-time coursework Distance and On-campus
times 2 times a year
13
Ph.D. in Health-Related SciencesDistance-Learning

• Collaborative program within VCU School of Allied
  Health Professions
• 4-year program
• Interdisciplinary
• Practice focus
• OT Concentration
• Research dissertation

14

• Experienced in Distance Education for over 7
  years

15
(No Transcript)
16
Low Vision Rehabilitationwith Older Adults

• Research with colleagues across the country
• Workplace Discrimination against Americans with
  Low Vision and Blindness
• Use of the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills
  to Detect Change in ADL Performance Following
  Occupational Therapy Intervention for Hispanic
  Adults with Low Vision
• Developing Testing a Model of Practice for Low
  Vision Rehabilitation provided by Occupational
  Therapists working with Older Adults
• Survey of Occupational Therapists Practice in
  Low Vision Rehabilitation
• Low Vision Rehabilitation is one of the top
  emerging
• practice areas for the profession.

17
One research participant with low vision
discussed occupational therapy, stating

• They were very helpful and introduced me to a
  lot of the technology, OT in particular. She had
  a pretty good grasp of the technology and was
  fairly abreast of what was available. OT has
  done more about getting that thing than the V.A.
  did. She communicated with them. It wasnt me
  I take my hat off to her give her the credit for
  it.

18
Assistive Technology for Cognition Laboratory

• Current Research with PDAs and Individuals with
• Acquired Brain Injury or Autism
• Cognitive Impairment related to Multiple
  Sclerosis
• Needs related to Job Coaching
• Super School computer game for students with
  disabilities
• Behavioral management software for PDA

19
Before I got this PDA, I wouldnt even remember
to eat half the time. Now Ive got alarms for my
medicines and appointments, my emails, my
shopping list, even directions to places in town.
It makes me feel like maybe I can start doing
things again. (35 year old with TBI)
20
Behavioral Analysis Laboratory

• Exploration of
• Adult-child interaction during play
• Goodness of fit between parents and children with
  regulatory or sensory processing disorders, and
• Efficacy of sensory integration intervention with
  children who have autism

21
Sensory Processing, Treatment, and Research
Laboratory

• One of six centers nationally
• Investigations into sensory processing disorders

22
STAR Lab

• Investigations focus on the relationship between
  sensory processing and physiological stress
  reactivity.

23
2006 Faculty Awards
VCU

• Shelly Lane - Bridges to the Ivory Tower Award
  (Research 2K6 Conference)
• Al Copolillo and Jodi Teitelman
• Cordelia Myers Writers Award (AOTA)
• Tony Gentry - Best Student Scientific Paper
  (Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North
  America)

24
(No Transcript)
25
O.T. Facts

• 100 pass rate on NBCOT certification examination
  (2002-05)
• 95 of graduates find employment within 3 months
  of graduation
• 68 accepted employment before completing
  fieldwork

26
Cultivating future occupational therapists
through a tradition of excellence.
Ranked among the top 20 schools for OT by U.S.
News and World Report