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Bethrese Padini MA ’20

What brought you to occupational therapy?
I was drawn to how occupational therapy plays its role in the healing process for a patient and how different it is from other healthcare professions in that it encourages a client to live life and thrive through meaningful daily occupations, not just survive a disease.

What area of practice are you interested in?
I am interested in working in adult rehab but am open to anything that is particularly involved with populations that are going through cancer.

Tell us about your favorite memory from the program so far.
Being in the crafts room everyday making fun crafts!

If your childhood had a smell, what would it be?
Ocean and sand because I was born on an island called Saipan.

What are some small things that make your day better?
Unintentional rhymes in your sentences (such as my answer in the previous question!).

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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.