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USC Chan Magazine
Fall 2010

Cover article

Mirror Mirror ⟩

How the mirror neuron system may one day change stroke rehabilitation therapy.

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USC Occupational Therapy Heads to Washington, D.C. ⟩

Division Associate Dean and Chair Florence Clark, along with current USC OTD residents Michelle Farmer MA ’10, and Kiley Hanish MA ’02, OTR/L, traveled in mid-September to Washington, D.C. to educate and lobby on behalf of occupational therapy.

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Solomon Delivers Invited Lectures Across the Globe ⟩

Olga Solomon PhD, Research Assistant Professor in the Division, had a busy summer, delivering three invited lecture presentations across the world between July and October, 2010. Altogether, the three presentations were a good reflection of the academic interests of Dr. Solomon, who is an applied linguist by training and is currently conducting research on various aspects of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs).

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McLaughlin Gray Delivers Keynote at Rancho Clinical Practice Forum ⟩

USC faculty member Julie McLaughlin Gray PhD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy, gave the keynote address on evidence-based practice at the 2010 Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center Occupational Therapy Clinical Practice Conference.

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ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is 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) is accredited 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.

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for the national certification examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. All states require licensure to practice; a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT® OTR certification examination or attain state licensure. Program results from the NBCOT® can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.