Department Makes Impact as POTA Platinum Sponsor

The JSHP Department of Occupational Therapy was a platinum sponsor of the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association (POTA) conference, Lighting the Way for the Future of Occupational Therapy, held in Erie on October 28 and 29, 2011. Faculty, recent graduates and current students represented the department as presenters, volunteers and attendees. In addition, three faculty members were named to leadership positions within the POTA, including Mary Muhlenhaupt, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, who is the President Elect.

Presentations:

• POTA Leadership Development III: Embracing Generational Diversity (leadership development workshop for the POTA Board of Directors) – Stephen B. Kern, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
• Practice Issues Discussion – E. Adel Herge OTD, OTR/L (with colleagues Mary Lou Leibold, PhD, OTR/L, and Joyce Salls, OTD, OTR/L)
• A New Way to Teach Evidence-Based Practice – Tracey Vause-Earland, MS, OTR/L and E. Adel Herge, OTD, OTR/L
• POTA Leadership Forum: What YOU Need to Know to Make a Difference – Stephen B. Kern, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, with colleague Cathy Dolhi, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
• PATH to a Healthy Me: Web Based Health Promotion – E. Adel Herge, OTD, OTR/L; Robert Walsh MS, OTR/L, (class of 2011) and Bonnie Bennett OTS (current student)
• The Community Experience: Reports from Direct Support Staff – E. Adel Herge, OTD, OTR/L; Amy Warren, MS, OTR/L, and Joby Varghese, MS, OTR/L (recent graduates)

Faculty with POTA leadership positions

• Mary Muhlenhaupt, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA – President Elect of POTA
• Tracey Vause-Earland, MS, OTR/L, Co-chair, Commission on Organizational Affairs, POTA, Board of Directors
• E. Adel Herge, OTD, OTR/L – Commission on Conference Chair

Student representatives

• Chelsea Rose, OTS – conference attendee, Educational Scholarship Representative and People Power volunteer
• Bonnie Bennett, OTS – conference attendee, Educational Scholarship Representative and People Power volunteer
• Adva Epstein, OTS – conference attendee
   

Attachments

• Bobby Walsh and Mary Muhlenhaupt at POTA Conference (Download)
• Tracey Vause-Earland and Stephen B. Kern at POTA Conference (Download)

Published: 11-30-2011