Open Steering Committee Meeting

Saturday, April 28, 2012
12 Noon – 2:00 PM

Location

Cibo Restaurant
3398 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306 [get directions]

Agenda

Round table check-in and updates; sharing of clinical issues and concerns; updates on sensory modulation in attendees’ facilities, networking.

RSVP to Lynna Kaplan at moc.liamgnull@pakannyl to receive a copy of the full agenda prior to the meeting.

Spring Friday Forum

POTAC and San José State University present:

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills and Occupational Therapy – A Natural Fit

with Cathy Adams, MS, OTR/L & Kathy Overstreet, OTR/L

Friday, May 4, 2012
12 Noon – 4:30 PM

Location

San José State University
Central Classroom Building (CCB), Rm. 115 Read more »

Suicide, the Silent Epidemic

A Clinical Focus on Students, Military and LGBT Youth

Featuring nationally recognized speakers Lisa Firestone, PhD, Janet Kemp, RN, PhD, and Caitlin Ryan, PhD.

Friday, March 9, 2012
9 AM to 4:30 PM

Coconut Grove Grand Ballroom
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Santa Cruz, CA

Registration fee: $60 (before 2/15/12), $75 after that date.

Download a brochure or register at www.calcianoyouthsymposium.org

Winter Friday Forum

The Role of Occupational Therapy in Chronic Pain Management

by Rochelle McLaughlin, MS, OTR/L and Marisa Moore, MS, OTR/L

Presented by POTAC and San Francisco General Hospital

Friday, March 2, 2012
2:00 – 5:00 PM

San Francisco General Hospital
1001 Potrero Avenue, Rms. 7M30A/B, San Francisco, CA 94110

Presenters’ Bios

Rochelle McLaughlin, MS, OTR/L teaches Mindfulness-Based Occupational Therapy at SJSU and at the Bay Area Pain and Wellness Center. She works for Stanford Hospital’s Farewell to Falls Program, and she is an author and researcher.

Marisa Moore, MS, OTR/L works at Stanford Hospital in psychiatry, medical/surgical, and with the Stanford Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Pain Program.

Program Description

In this presentation we will consider the way we choose to participate in each moment of our lives, that is, the quality and meaning of participation in our occupations, and how this impacts our overall health and wellbeing. For individuals with chronic pain, a focus on moment-to-moment, nonjudgmental awareness during daily activities will include turning toward the unpleasant as a way to learn, grow, and open oneself to transformation by what is discovered. When practitioners become aware of their own suffering and pain, they can meet their clients in a more empathetic space and help them learn practical life skills to guide them in the moment. These practices will help cultivate a certain kind of existential awareness that can lead to improved health and wellbeing for our clients and ourselves so we can participate more meaningfully in occupations despite chronic pain. Read more »

Saturday, January 7, 2012
10 AM to 12 Noon

Host: Eileen Auerbach
Please e-mail Eileen for details.