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Leadership

Catherine Verrier Piersol, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
She / Her / Hers
Department Chair & Professor
Department of Occupational Therapy

901 Walnut Street, 6th Floor
Suite 644
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Admissions

Backpacks & Beyond: Applying Ergonomics to Promote Wellness for School Students & Staff

Course Details

Weekly online learning activities
Access to supplemental materials and external resources
3 Virtual Sessions on selected Wednesdays

  • November 1 | 7:00-8:30 pm
  • November 8, 15 | 7:00-8:15 pm

Contact Hours: 6
Fee: $100 ($75 for Jefferson alumni, fieldwork educator, or student)
Facilitator: Sara Loesche, MS, OTR/L, CHT, CEAS

This virtual lab describes ways occupational therapy practitioners can identify ergonomic risk factors for both students and staff in school settings including solutions oriented conversations about focusing on the person, environment, or occupation to build healthy habits and promote wellness. Specific topics such as backpack awareness, improving body mechanics and spine health, and analyzing instructional spaces and devices will be discussed.

Topics Include

  • Ergonomic risk factors, neutral postures, and person-environment-occupation model application 
  • Identifying risk factors and problem-solving solutions for student
  • Identifying risk factors and problem-solving solutions for school personnel
  • Brainstorming opportunities and barriers for occupational therapy practitioners to implement ergonomic programs in school-based settings

Lab Includes

  • Weekly online learning activities
  • Three (3) virtual sessions
  • Access to supplemental resources

Registration is closed for this Lab, we have reached capacity of participants. We hope you will join us for future labs!

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