Stephani Gharehptian OTD, OTR/L (she/her)

Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy at the Violence Intervention Program

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Dr. Gharehptian obtained both her Master of Arts and Doctoral degrees in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California and completed a fellowship at the California Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Training Program (CA-LEND).

Dr. Gharehptian completed her doctoral residency at The Violence Intervention Program (VIP), a community-based mental health clinic located in Los Angeles. As clinical faculty, she is continuing her work providing individualized occupational therapy services to children and adolescents with varying mental health diagnoses, including clients diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Dr. Gharehptian has experience working within interdisciplinary teams, engaging in program development for youth with I/DD & FASD, and advocacy centered around promoting OT’s role within pediatric mental health. She is dedicated to providing culturally inclusive care, particularly supporting and empowering monolingual Spanish-speaking families served at VIP.

Education

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.