11/6/2009		Elizabethtown College Well Represented at POTA 2009
11/2/2009		Angela Freeland, '09, Graduate Student Attends AOTA Capitol Hill Day!
10/30/2009		Greetings from Austrailia!
8/20/2009		ATTENTION 2004 and 2008 Alumni - Alumni and Employer Surveys
12/16/2008		SOTA Spreads a Little Christmas Cheer
10/29/2008		SOTA Helps Schreiber "Morph" into A Butterfly

The Elizabethtown faculty and alumni were once again well represented at the recent POTA Conference held in Pittsburgh, PA recently. Following is a list of the posters and presentations.

Professional Behaviors: Intergenerational Coaching Challenges in Fieldwork
Christine L. Achenbach, MEd, OTR/L & Bronwyn Keller, MS, OTR/L

 Assistive Technology and Quality of Life

Judy Ericksen, Ph.D., OTR/L; Jennifer Fry, B.S., MOTS; Stephanie Nelson, B.S., MOTS

Hand Assessment Tool (HAT): A Pilot Study of Validity

Daniel Panchik, D Sc., OTR/L; Erica Gallo, B.S. , MOTS;  Laurie Hoover, B.S., MOTS;  Jordan Zellner, B.S., MOTS

The WRITE Test: A New Holistic Handwriting Assessment

DeLana Honaker, Ph.D., OTR/L; Megan Rella, B.S., MOTS; Jocelyn Samolewicz, B.S., MOTS; Melissa Walton, B.S., MOTS

Family L.I.F.E.: Exploring Family Occupations

DeLana Honaker, Ph.D., OTR/L; Sarah Huttel, B.S., MOTS; Lauren Thornton, B.S., MOTS

Exploring the Occupational Performance Needs of Homeless Women

Angela Salvadia, EdD, OTR/L; Jen Beebe, B.S., MOTS; Lydia Bryce, B.S., MOTS, Gina Gallagher, B.S. MOTS; Blair Shappell, B.S., MOTS

Irlen Syndrome and Its Implications for OT

Christine Achenbach, MEd, OTR/, Irlen Screener

Occupational Performance Analysis: A Comprehensive and Updated Approach

Tamera Keiter Humbert, DEd, OTR/L

The Role of Mentoring and Supervision in the First-Year of Occupational Therapy Practice

Judy Ericksen, Ph.D., OTR/L; Kelly Downs, B.S., MOTS; Natalie Musser, B.S., MOTS

Injuries and the Quality of Life of Collegiate Athletes: A Pilot Study

Daniel Panchik, D Sc., OTR/L & Anna Ford, OTS

Students Conduct Program Assessment: Reflection-On-Action

Nancy Carlson, Ph.D., OTR/L; Cara Ehst, B.S., MOTS; Heather Harttraft, B.S., MOTS; Abby Sauder, B.S., MOTS; Kelli Thon, B.S., MOTS

Role Performance and Breast Cancer: Perceptions of Treatment: a Pilot Study

Ann Marie Potter, M.A., OTR/L; Caitlin Corrigan, B.S., MOTS; Emily Kaufhold, B.S., MOTS; Jenna Schirmer, B.S., MOTS

Sitting on Air: Exploring Reading through Dynamic Seating
DeLana Honaker, D.Ed., OTR/L; Samantha Adams, B.S., MOTS; Savannah Stovall, B.S., MOTS

Angela attended AOTA Capitol Hill Day in October. Following are her words to Dr. Carlson on her experience.

"As you know, I went to Washington D.C. this past Monday to attend the AOTA Capitol Hill Day event in order to complete the advocacy assignment for my OT 510:  Administration, Management, & Supervision class.  After the AOTA Capitol Hill Day briefing, I had the opportunity to meet with the staff of Congressman John Adler (D-NJ) and Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ).  I presented each of them with the prepared packages from AOTA outlining our position regarding the proposed Health Care Reform bill.  On Saturday, I had the opportunity to speak personally with Congressman John Adler, and I presented him with a copy of the same packet of information. It was my honor to represent Elizabethtown College at the 2009 AOTA Capitol Hill Day". 

Angela also had an American flag flown atop the United States Capitol Building on Monday, October 5, 2009 in honor of the Elizabethtown College Occupational Therapy Department. Angela  will be giving the flag and a certificate signed by Congressman Adler to Professor Waltermire at the end of the Fall '09 semester when she turns in her project. 

Attention: 2004 and 2008 Alumni

In May 2009 you were mailed a postcard requesting that you go to the Alumni Portal on the OT website (www.etown.edu/ot) to fill out a survey and to also provide the link to your employer. If you have not already done so, please take a few minutes and go to the link on the website and fill in the survey.

Thank you for your support of the Elizabethtown College OT Program!

On October 25, 2008, members of Elizabethtown College's SOTA organization went to Schreiber Pediatrics to participate in the campus wide activity "Into the Streets". Students helped the staff members at Schreiber as they prepared for their upcoming sensory awareness week by decorating the hallways, creating pathways, and placing different objects throughout the path for the children to maneuver around as they made their way through the building. The focus of the task was to have each child go through the tunnels, over the different sized and textures of bags and around the outdoor gardens as if they were starting their adventure in a cocoon and by the end having become a grown butterfly. Each step of the process involved many sensory activities for the children. (Article from Angela Freeland, SOTA President)

See SOTA Page for Photos.