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Department of Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy OT Knowledge Exchange Friday, April 23, 2021

This year occupational therapy practitioners, faculty, and CSU-OT students gathered online for a full day of speakers and presentations at the 19th annual OT Knowledge Exchange.

Virtual Event Highlights

keynote speaker at the 2019 Knowledge Exchange

A Sensory Perspective on Meaningful Participation in Mental Health and Well-being

The 2021 Virtual Knowledge Exchange featured multiple voices giving perspective and depth on how to foster meaningful participation from a sensory perspective across the age span. We also explored ways to promote mental well-being through sensory systems neuroscience and implications for client-centered services. This year’s events included:

 

2.75 Contact Hours Morning Agenda and Session Links

8 a.m. Welcome and Logistics

Welcome address by Dr. Karen Atler and Dr. Anita Bundy.

8:30 a.m. Keynote: From Neuroscience to Meaningful Participation

“From Neuroscience to meaningful participation: A sensory perspective on mental health and well-being.”

Associate Professor of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Participants will

  1. receive an update on the neuro-science of sensory-based interventions for adults with mental health issues;
  2. recognize the sensory process patterns among this population in relationship to participation in daily life;
  3. discuss practical implications for interacting with this population and delivering occupation-based services, and
  4. explore ways to promote mental well-being among all adults through an awareness of the neuro science of sensory systems.

9:45 a.m. Break

Take a 15 minute Break

10 a.m. Breakout Session 1: Loose Parts Play on School Playgrounds: Sensory Integration for All Children

“Loose parts play on school playgrounds: Sensory integration for all children”

Participants will be able to

  1. Have access to principles for selecting loose parts for the playground.
  2. Describe benefits of loose parts play for typically developing children and children with autism.
  3. Understand the impact of school culture on interventions such as loose parts play.

 

10 a.m. Breakout Session 2: Sensory Strategies for Pain Self-Management

“Sensory Strategies for Pain Self-Management”

Participants will be able to

  1. Review the eight sensory systems,
  2. Explore their influence on acute and chronic pain experiences, and
  3. Gain ideas for using sensory self-modulation strategies as part of a comprehensive pain self-management approach.

10 a.m. Breakout Session 3: Supporting Behavioral Regulation after Early Childhood Trauma

“Supporting Behavioral Regulation after Early Childhood Trauma”

Dr. Lane is currently Academic Program Director at Colorado State University and Professor of Occupational Therapy at University of Newcastle, Australia. With degrees in both occupational therapy and neuroscience, she has focused her research on neuroscience applications in occupational therapy, and neurophysiologic underpinnings of sensory integration and processing in children.

10 a.m. Breakout Session 4: What’s Sensory Got to Do With it?

“What’s Sensory Got to Do With it?”

Participants will be able to

  1. Identify 1-2 evaluations/tools that assist in determining your clients’ sensory processing style, preferences, and aversions.
  2. Utilize assessment results to appreciate your clients’ habits, patterns, and behavioral responses while developing strategies that best support adaptive and healthy outcomes.

11:15 a.m. Break

Take a 15 minute Break.

 

1.0 Contact Hours Lunch Break

11:30 a.m. Lunch and Learn

Attendees: Lunch is on your own. Earn up to 1.0 contact hours by watching 3-4 of our Program Assessment and Development student project videos.

Students: pre-arranged Round Table meetings with OT mentors will begin at 11:30 a.m.

2.25 Contact Hours Afternoon Agenda and Session Links

1 p.m. Section 1: Student Research Presentations

1 p.m. “Supports and Barriers of Transitioning to Employment. Perspectives of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Support Professionals”

  • Presented by Cristina Parsons, MOT, OTR/L, PhD Student
  •  0.33 contact hours

1:20 p.m. “Women’s Experience Receiving Occupational Therapy for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Case Series”

  • Presented by Johana Schmitz, MSOT Student
  •  0.33 contact hours

1:40 p.m. “Expectations and Assumptions: Examining the Influence of Staff Culture on a Novel School-Based Intervention to Enable Risky Play for Children with Disabilities”

  • Presented by Patricia Grady-Dominguez, OTR, PhD Student
  •  0.33 contact hours

1 p.m. Section 2: Student Research Presentations

1 p.m. “Evaluating Cognitive Development: Male and Female Cognitive Development. Females Develop Cognitive Abilities Earlier than Males in a Simple Target Detection Task.”

  • Presented by Susan Mingils, MM, Mt-BC, PhD Student
  •  0.33 contact hours

1:20 p.m. “Assessing the Impact of a Music Therapy Program on Attention in Children with Autism Using Behavioral and Neurophysiological Measures”

  • Presented by Carrie Coates, MSOT Student
  •  0.33 contact hours

1:40 p.m. “3D Printing in Occupational Therapy”

  • Presented by  Erik Kerns, MOT Student
  •  0.33 contact hours

1 p.m. Section 3: Student Research Presentations

1 p.m. “Resilience Rooted in Everyday Experience: A Phenomenological Study of Spousal Dementia Caregivers During the Bereavement Phase of the Caregiver Journey”

  • Presented by Julie Silver Seidle, PhD, OTR/L, Post-doc Student
  •  0.33 contact hours

1:20 p.m. “Children’s and Parents’ Tolerance of Everyday Risk in Play”

  • Presented by Rana Alarawi, MSOT, PhD Student
  •  0.33 contact hours

1:40 p.m. “Resilience Rooted in Everyday Experience: A Phenomenological Study of Spousal Dementia Caregivers During the Bereavement Phase of the Caregiver Journey”

  • Presented by Julie Silver Seidle, PhD, OTR/L, Post-doc Student
  •  0.33 contact hours

1 p.m. Section 4: Student Research Presentations

1 p.m. “Emotional Well-being and Meaningful Participation of Participants with Dementia in Two Complementary Interventions: Adaptive Riding and Adaptive Gardening”

  • Presented by Becca Lassell, OTR/L, PhD Candidate
  •  0.33 contact hours

1:20 p.m.

“Effectiveness of an Intensive Occupational Therapy Camp for Children”

  • Presented by Hannah Burke, MS, OTR/L, PhD Student
  •  0.33 contact hours

1:40 p.m. “Emotional Well-being and Meaningful Participation of Participants with Dementia in Two Complementary Interventions: Adaptive Riding and Adaptive Gardening”

  • Presented by Becca Lassell, OTR/L, PhD Candidate
  •  0.33 contact hours

2 p.m. Break

Take a 15 minute Break

2:15 p.m. Awards and Student Celebrations

Honoring this year’s CSU-OT awardees and the class of 2021 graduates.

2:30 p.m. Panel Discussion

The panel discussion will focus on fostering meaningful participation and promoting mental well-being through occupation-centered and client-centered  services.

Our expert panel includes

  • Keynote speaker
  • Academic researcher
  • Sensory and mental health care practitioners
  • Individuals with the lived experience

5 p.m. Pat Sample's Retirement Celebration

We  will be celebrating Pat Sample’s retirement at the end of the day to honor her years of service and her many contributions at a virtual party! We will be offering tributes to send her off to her future endeavors!

Pat Sample