Previous Symposia

24th Symposium: “Sensory Integration at the Crossroads: Diverse Perspectives in Occupational Therapy Research”
November 7, 2013
Wilma West Lecturer: Ellen S. Cohn

23rd Symposium: “Autism in Everyday Life: Interdisciplinary Research Perspectives at USC”
March 9, 2012
Keynote Speaker: Catherine Lord
Wilma West Lecturer: Susan Knox

22nd Symposium: “USC’s Science of Everyday Living: A Foundation for Ethical, Culturally Sensitive, & Evidence-Based Practice”
March 27, 2010
Keynote Speaker: William Morgan
Wilma West Lecturer: Sharon Cermak

21st Symposium: “The Intersection of Self and Context: The Changing Landscape of Rehabilitation Science”
March 27, 2009
Keynote Speaker: Jin-Shen Lai
Wilma West Lecturer: Lena Borrell

20th Symposium: “Autism in Everyday Life: An Interdisciplinary Venture”
March 7, 2008
Keynote Speaker: Sally J. Rogers
Wilma West Lecturer: Grace Baranek

19th Symposium: “Health and Wellness: Interdisciplinary and Global Connections”
March 29 and March 30, 2007
Keynote Speaker: Carol Ryff
Wilma West Lecturer: Hans Jonsson

18th Symposium: “Intersecting Interests in Health Care: Occupational Science and Interdisciplinary Collaboration”
March 3, 2006
Keynote Speaker: Carolee Winstein
Wilma West Lecturer: Linda Tickle-Degnan

17th Symposium: “The Brain, Emotion, and Occupation”
February 18, 2005
Keynote Speaker: Antonio Damasio
Wilma West Lecturer: Ruth Zemke

16th Symposium: “Creating an Academic Discipline that Supports Practice”
January 16, 2004
Keynote Speaker: Andrew Abbott
Wilma West Lecturer: Zoe Mailloux

15th Symposium: “The Spheres of Rehabilitation: Body, Mind, and Social Structures”
January 17, 2003
Keynote Speaker: Margaret G. Stineman
Wilma West Lecturer: Betty R. Hasselkus

14th Symposium: “Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy: The Making of Community”
January 26, 2002
Keynote Speaker: Charlene Haddock Seigfried
Wilma West Lecturer: Mary Law

13th Symposium: “The Biological Basis of Occupation”
October 26 and October 27, 2000
Keynote Speaker: Ann Neville-Jan
Wilma West Lecturer: Lela Llorens

12th Symposium: “The Engaged Self”
September 30 and October 1, 1999
Keynote Speaker: Eliot Mishler
Wilma West Lecturer: David Nelson

11th Symposium: “Play: Occupations for a Lifetime”
March 20, 1998
Keynote Speaker: Brian Sutton-Smith
Wilma West Lecturer: Anita Bundy

10th Symposium: “Narrative and Identity”
March 21, 1997
Keynote Speaker: Jerome Bruner
Wilma West Lecturer: James Papai

9th Symposium: “Occupation in the Everyday Lives of Children”
April 12, 1996
Keynote Speaker: Wendy Coster
Wilma West Lecturer: Elizabeth J. Yerxa

8th Symposium: “Toward a Philosophy of Occupation”
March 31, 1995
Keynote Speaker: Stephen E. Toulmin
Wilma West Lecturer: Ann Wilcock

7th Symposium: “Promoting Children’s Well-Being: Occupational Science and Health Care Policy”
April 5, 1994
Keynote Speaker: Thomas Weisner
Wilma West Lecturer: Mary Foto

6th Symposium: “Narrative and Action”
April 14, 1993
Keynote Speaker: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Wilma West Lecturer: Lela Llorens

5th Symposium: “The Links Between Occupation Science and Occupational Therapy: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”
September 25, 1992
Keynote Speaker: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Wilma West Lecturer: Charles Christiansen

4th Symposium: “The Human as an Occupational Being: The Link Between Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy”
June 22 and June 23, 1991
Keynote Speaker: Mary Catherine Bateson
Wilma West Lecturer: Linda Florey

3rd Symposium: “Ecology and Occupation”
June 4, 1990
Keynote Speaker: Stephen Hawking
Wilma West Lecturer: Anne Henderson

2nd Symposium: “Co-Occupations of Infants and Mothers”
April 28, 1989
Keynote Speaker: Jane Goodall
Wilma West Lecturer: Janice Burke

1st Symposium: “Perspectives on Early Intervention and Adolescent Transitions”
May 19 and May 20, 1988
Keynote Speaker: Florence Clark
Wilma West Lecturer: Nedra P. Gillette

USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) has applied for accreditation and has been granted Preaccreditation Status by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org. The program must complete an on-site evaluation and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®).

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for certification by National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.