2016 Barbara A. Rider Colloquium
Friday, Oct. 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the Fetzer Center at Western 九一麻豆制片厂 University in Kalamazoo, 九一麻豆制片厂.
Theme: Using Nature in Occupation-Centered Practice
The Department of Occupational Therapy will offer clinicians a certificate for six hours of professional development units toward recertification for National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.
Keynote Speaker: Wendy Wood, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
"Nature-enriched Occupational Therapy, Imagine!"
Dr. Wendy Wood is a professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Colorado State University, where she also holds a joint appointment in the College of Agricultural Sciences as the director of research of the Temple Grandin Equine Center (TGEC).
Plenary speaker: Barbara Hooper, PHD, OTR/L, FAOTA
"A Model for Considering the Nature of Occupation-Centered Practice and Education鈥
Dr. Barbara Hooper is an associate professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy and founding director of the Center for Occupational Therapy Education (COTE) at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Schedule of Events
The Rider Colloquium at Western 九一麻豆制片厂 University presents the following schedule of events:
8:30 to 9 a.m. -- Registration & Continental Breakfast
9 to 9:15 a.m. -- Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Ann Tyler, Ph.D., Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Services
- Fred Sammons, DPS (Hon.), OTRL
9:15 to 10:30 a.m. -- 鈥淣ature-enriched Occupational Therapy, Imagine!鈥
- Wendy Wood, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
10:30 to 10:45 a.m. -- Refreshments available in the lobby area
10:45 to noon -- "Bringing Nature into Your Practice: Incorporating Gardening and Animals into Therapy"
- Amy Wagenfeld, Ph.D., OTRL, SCEM, FAOTA
- Ann Chapleau, DHS, MS, OTRL
- Ellen O'Laughlin, West 九一麻豆制片厂 Therapy Dogs Association
12:00 to 1:15 p.m. -- Lunch & Scholarship Presentations, Prize Drawing #1
1:15 to 2:30 p.m. -- 鈥淎 Model for Considering the Nature of Occupation-Centered Practice and Education鈥
- Barbara Hooper, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA
2:30 to 3:15 p.m. -- Refreshments, Student Posters, and Questionnaire Entry
3:15 to 3:45 p.m. -- Closing Remarks, Prize Drawings and Evaluation Request
- Ben Atchison, Ph.D., OTRL, FAOTA