Sonia Trejo OTD, OTR/L, SWC (she/her)

Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy; appointed faculty at USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

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Sonia Trejo is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy at the UCEDD at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention with a minor in Occupational Science, in addition to her Master of Arts and Doctorate of Occupational Therapy degrees, all of which are from the University of Southern California. Her doctorate degree focused on the development of the Re.F.R.A.M.E. Mealtimes Model, a framework for holistically supporting children and families with feeding challenges.

Sonia’s experiences are centered around pediatrics in a variety of settings. Her passions include feeding assessment and intervention, interdisciplinary collaboration, and family-centered care. She also enjoys finding solutions to address the needs of families as well as program development. In her role at the USC UCEDD, she serves at the Feeding Clinic Coordinator in addition to providing clinical services within a pediatric mental health setting. Additional interests include serving diverse and underserved populations and providing culturally relevant and sensitive care to clients and families.

Education

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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.