Why Join our Club?
- A new guest speaker at every meeting
- Opportunities to meet other students who are enrolled in the same courses (e.g., Anatomy, Physiology, and Neuroanatomy, Abnormal Psychology, and other pre-reqs).
- Participation in volunteer and community service projects like Cans Around the Oval, CSUnity, & The Annual Easter Egg Hunt
- Participation in the OT Shadowing Program
- Learning about the requirements and admissions process for the Master's OT program at CSU
- A fun, social, extracurricular activity!
Pre-Occupational Therapy Club Mission
The purpose of the Pre-OT Club is to provide awareness of the current Occupational Thereapy profession, graduate schools with accredited programs, provide a support network for pre-OT students, as well as volunteer and community service opportunities.
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Occupational Therapy is...
...a health, education, and human service profession. Occupational Therapists (OTs) work with people of all ages to enhance their performance of important everyday activities (occupations) despite the effects of illness, disability, or injury. The OT utilizes a variety of strategies and is a skilled problem solver who is committed to finding ways to enable people to lead independent, productive, and satisfying lives. In addition to dealing with an individual's physical well being, OTs address psychological, social, and environmental factors. This unique perspective makes OT an important aspect of the human service profession. Their work is often closely coordinated with other professionals such as a physical therapists, speech/language pathologists, social workers, and teachers because all these fields involve improving an individual's ability to participate in everyday occupations.
Upcoming Events...
- Due to a scheduling conflict blanket making for Meals on Wheels has been moved to TUESDAY DECEMBER 1 BEFORE THE MEETING. WE WILL MEET AT 4:00 IN THE CLUB OFFICE IN TILT ROOM 21 AND MAKE THE BLANKETS THAT WE WILL TAKE TO THE MEETING FOR THE PRESENTATION TO MEALS ON WHEELS. IF YOU CAN ATTEND FOR ANY TIME FROM 4:00 TO 5:15 PLEASE BE THERE! THOSE PARTICIPATING IN BLANKET MAKING WILL EARN BONUS POINTS FOR SPRING SEMESTER SHADOWING!!!!!!!!!
- Our next regularly scheduled meeting will be Tuesday December 1, 2009 at 5:30 PM in Clark C250:
- Valerie DiBenedetto, Director of Meals on Wheels will attend to receive the blankets we have made for MOW clients' Christmas gifts and to talk a bit about MOW.
- Jan Pima from Hearts and Horses will be the meeting's guest speaker. H&H is a hippotherapy organization that works extensively with people with disabilities. She will also discuss a spring community service opportunity for Pre OT Club members at H&H.