The UCA Occupational Therapy Department Spring Conference will be held this weekend, Feb. 22 and 23, at the UCA Student Center. The keynote address will be delivered by Carolyn Baum of Washington University in St. Louis, who is the immediate past president of the American Occupational Therapy Association.
The title of the conference is “Embracing the Spirit of Evidence-Based Practice: An Update on Intervention Strategies, Efficacies, and Outcomes.” The Cynthia B. Cole Outstanding Fieldwork Educator Award will be announced and the newest inductees to the Occupational Therapy National Honor Society, Pi Theta Epsilon, will be introduced.
The conference will end with a community event on Saturday at 12 noon, held in conjunction with the Arkansas Chapter of the AARP, called CarFit. This is a drive-through program in which trained individuals, including occupational therapists attending the conference, will see how drivers “fit” into their cars for safety. Suggestions may be made to enhance each driver’s “fit.” While this program is targeted toward mature or older drivers, it is available free to all drivers who stop by. People from the campus and community are encouraged to stop by the large parking lot located on Donaghey between Wingo Hall and Reynolds Performance Hall to go through the CarFit checkpoints.
