During Occupational Therapy Month, several faculty members from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS), a leading graduate institution that emphasizes innovative health and rehabilitative sciences education, will share their research at the 2018 American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Annual Conference & Expo in Salt Lake City from April 19-22. USAHS will be
Finding the perfect wave, slotting into the barrel, avoiding a major wipeout—these might seem like the biggest tests a competitive surfer can face. But if you’re an adaptive surfer with a spinal cord injury, making it from the parking lot to the water’s edge can present a challenge that’s not just gnarly—it’s also frustrating, exhausting,
Dr. Kimatha Grice ’13 was providing occupational therapy at a camp for children with burns when a carload of clowns arrived, changing the campers’ mood and her career. As a child, Grice dressed up as a clown every Halloween. At the burn camp, she connected that love of clowns with her career in healthcare. She
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Caitlin Phillips ’16, a Flexible Master of Occupational Therapy graduate, knew serving children for an outpatient pediatric clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, wasn’t going to be easy. She may spend the first half of a 30-minute session simply helping patients regulate and calm their bodies. “Transitioning from school to therapy can be tough,” she says. During
Clinics on our campuses play an important role in serving the community and preparing students for clinical practice. Katie Bouchillon, owner and clinical director of Spero Rehab on the Austin campus, knows this well. She is a 2005 graduate of the Master of Occupational Therapy program on the St. Augustine campus. The inter-professional clinic emphasizes
With the tips of his water skis bobbing just above the water, the camper white-knuckled the rope-handle with one hand and gave the thumbs-up with the other. The counselor watched from the stern of the boat as the motor revved to life, pulling the rope from slack to tight and lifting the camper up on
Ashley Nappi, a Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) student on the San Marcos campus, started grad school strong. Then she hit a bump. “I failed the practical twice. It wasn’t a major test, but it was my first experience with failure in grad school. I started doubting my capabilities,” she says. “A fellow student took
What do you picture when you hear the word gamer? It’s probably much different than the seniors Dr. Elizabeth Fain ’14, a Doctor of Education (EdD) graduate, has worked with at assisted living facilities. “One of the most important ways to help older people stay healthy and more independent is to help them avoid falls,”
Megan Fryer ’10, a Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) graduate and occupational therapist at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, knows firsthand how radically stress affects people. “Patients who have sustained traumatic spinal cord or brain injury experience not only pain, but also profound changes in their lifestyle,” she says. “Stress reduction helps them stay motivated
The Christmas card, with its picture of a smiling little girl, is a special souvenir from the life-changing internship that Arianna O’Donnell, a Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) student, completed at McKenna Farms Therapy Services in Dallas, Georgia. The little girl has spina bifida, and visited McKenna Farms for hippotherapy, a treatment that uses horseback
April has long been National Occupational Therapy Month. This past April, however, was particularly rich in activities on the California Campus in celebration of occupational therapy. It all began with the Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) and ended with American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA) Conference and Expo. On April 1, SOTA greeted National Occupational Therapy