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OJOTC E-Mail Alert!!!!!
Did you receive our latest e-newsletter on November
6th?
We had an e-mail server search glitch and many of our members
did not receive their copy.
So contact us and we will send one out individually
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We did it!
Our Shabbat Program at this year's AOTA Conference included -- for the first time -- a Shabbat morning
Minyan, including Torah Reading.
For details, and all the news from this year's Conference in Long Beach, follow this link.
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Jewish Medical Ethics & OT
I used to participate in a program called Partners in Torah and I learned over
the phone with someone once a week. This is something I would like to start doing again but particularly regarding medical
ethics/ethical issues encountered by OTs and the Jewish perspective on disability.
I thought I would see if there is anyone in OJOTC that might be interested in
helping me learn about these topics. I think having this in place will only enhance my experience and knowledge.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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More Help
Needed for Rehab Study
Chaverim:
Hope you are having a great summer. Thanks to all who responded to my short 33 question
survey of new OT's. It's very much
appreciated. More responses are still needed. Here are the inclusion criteria and a link to
the survey. If you know anyone who meets
the inclusion criteria, kindly forward the link to them. This research is part of my doctoral thesis.
Your help is very much appreciated.
Inclusion criteria: 1. You are 1-3 years out of school.
2. You
had a level II FW in phys dis (adults)
3. Your
first job was in adult rehab or acute rehab
Here's the link:
This survey is part of the doctoral project of Rosalyn S. Lipsitt, MHL, OTR/L, ABD of Temple University. The
project has been approved by the IRB of Temple University, Protocol #11670.
Thank-you, colleagues, for your participation. Best Wishes, Roz Lipsitt
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Check Out the June 20th Issue of the Jewish Press for the special magazine "Building Blocks"....
...and an article on Page 28 on the growth of OT as a career for young frum women written by Peggy Gurock
of the OJOTC that is entitled:
HookedOnOT
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I am looking for an
OT in the Monticello area (for July and the first two weeks of August) who is well versed in sensory integration and Handwriting
Without Tears to work with my private client going upstate for the summer. He will be in first grade next year.
Please contact me if you are interested to discuss.
Rachel Rudman MSOTR/L rrudmanotr@optonline.net
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Did you receive our July 15th e-newsletter?
If not, we may have a wrong e-mail address.
Or you may not be on our e-mail list.
Please send your correct e-mail address to:
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From our Members:
A posting for readers to participate in potential research/data (stories)collection:
Why Didn't I Realize? Ordinary Therapists, Unintended Results
During
this time of the year when we study Pirke Avos, perhaps it's appropriate to reflect on errors in judgement, ways we (or others)
could have done something differently for more positive outcomes, actual experiences with miscommunication, and more.
I welcome your input as I explore the topic and jog my own memory. Of course,
all stories will remain anonymous.
Thanks so much.
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Now Available -- OJOTC Casual Shirts
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Shabbat candles were six rows of tea lights, kindled on a square tray in the
corner of a hotel meeting room.
Havdalah was on the pavement, under the hotel's covered ballroom entryway.
In between were 25 hours which combined the spiritualism and sanctity of Shabbat
with the camaraderie and friendship of colleagues, and professional growth in a relaxing manner that only Shabbat can bring.
This was what the 2nd Annual Shabbat Program of the OJOTC brought to St. Louis,
April 20 to 23, as part of the 87th Annual Conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association.
click here for more photos & the rest of the St. Louis Shabbat Experience
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Is Your E-Mail Address Correct?
E-mail servers don't forward mail like the Post Office does.
So if you have changed your e-mail address, please let us know, so you won't
miss our e-newsletters. Send changes and/or additions to members@ojotc.org
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How We Got Started....
January 20, 2006
Tamar Fromm had planned
to spend Shabbat in her hotel room. Friday night dinner would entail little more than a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich.
An Orthodox Jew, Fromm, who keeps kosher, brought sandwich ingredients from home in New York to Long Beach, Calif., where
she was attending the annual conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association.
By Friday afternoon, however,
Fromm, an occupational therapist who treats people with multiple sclerosis, had met several other observant Jews attending
the conference in May. Fromm, 25, scrapped her plans for a sandwich dinner, in favor of a makeshift celebration with
about ten Shabbat-observant OTs. They lit candles on the hotel pool deck, and then gathered in a conference room for dinner.
There was schnitzel from a local kosher restaurant, salad prepared by one conference-goer, and a jar of gefilte fish picked
up by another.
The
dinner launched Orthodox Jewish Occupational Therapy Chavrusa (www.ojotc.org). The caucus advocates on behalf of observant Jews working in occupational therapy, a field that in
the past decade has become increasingly populated by Orthodox women. Though this particular group has long been a presence
in the profession, Orthodox women now account for more than a third of students pursuing master’s degrees in OT at several
New York-area universities, including Columbia University, State University of New York-Downstate, and Touro College, according
to anecdotal evidence.
Follow this link for the rest of the Jewish Week article
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Staten Island OT Stephen Altmark was featured June 13, 2005 on WABC-TV's "Eyewitness News" at 5 p.m. in a story about
use of specially adapted pinball machines for children receiving Occupational Therapy.
Students at the Hungerford School on Staten Island play pinball machines during class time. They're students with
special needs and the machines are adapted to help them reach goals in Occupational and Physical Therapy.
These pinball machines are the first in a public school anywhere. Each one costs about $6,000 and is adapted from
a standard machine, with switches added that can be used by students with different disabilities.
To watch the video of the story click here
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