Discover Dr. Francine Seruya's Article in Therapy Journal
A °ϲ College professor in the School of Health and Natural Sciences recently published an article a respected journal in partnership with colleagues at institutions across the country.
Francine Seruya, Ph.D., professor of Occupational Therapy and director of °ϲ’s Occupational Therapy program, published an article in the Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention entitled, “Building better teams: Impact of education and coaching intervention on interprofessional collaboration between teachers and occupational therapist in schools.” The article shared the results of a study that assessed whether a four-month training and coaching program could improve the collaboration between school-based occupational therapists and classroom teachers.
Providing effective occupational therapy services in schools requires a high degree of interprofessional collaboration, but other studies have shown that this type of collaboration does not typically happen. Evaluating a potential solution, this study concluded that the training and coaching program did improve interprofessional collaboration skills.
The authors concluded that there is a need for ongoing collaboration training both for working professionals and in undergraduate and graduate programs like °ϲ’s that train future teachers and occupational therapists.
°ϲ College congratulates Seruya for her continued work to improve outcomes for therapists and those receiving services.
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