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Counties: Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, Warren

District Co-Chairs
Gina Helmes, COTA/L
helmes@oota.org

Valerie Hill-Hermann, OTR/L
hill-hermann@oota.org

Cincinnati News & Calendar

OT Month in Cincinnati
OT Month in Cincinnati started out with a great OT advocacy effort. The Cincinnati District participated in the Mercy Heart Walk for the American Heart Association and raised over $4,400 dollars for AHA! Team Participation, consisted of Ohio occupational therapists, students, stroke/heart disease survivors, friends and family to support and celebrate the event. With the team members’ help and the generous donations of many, we truly impacted a great cause and supported OT- all at the same time! During the event Team Participation handed out OT brochures, buttons, and note pads. We are proud of our turn out and support! Thank you to all of you who donated, participated and helped out during the walk- we couldn’t have done it without you! A special thank you to Xavier University SOTA for their extra effort and Laura Ellis, Public Information Chair, for her contribution to the effort!

We also plan to retrieve Mayor Mallory’s Proclamation this month supporting April as OT Month!

Cincinnati’s Next District Meeting:
On May 29th, 2008, Susan Bazyk, PhD, OTR/L, will be presenting the 2006 Virginia Scardina Lecture in the Conaton Board Room at Xavier University from 4:30pm-7:00pm. The Business Meeting will be held from 4:30-5:00. If you have any information that you would like to share, please contact the district to be included in the business meeting. Pizza and drinks will be served for a small fee.

May 29th, 2008 District Meeting Information
Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Children in Schools
The 2006 Virginia Scardina Lecture – Presented at the 2007 OOTA Conference

The purpose of this session is to provide up-to-date information on the School Mental Health movement and occupational therapy’s role in addressing the mental health and psychosocial needs of children in schools. Because school resources are shifting to school-wide programs to support social and emotional development and early intervention, all school personnel (teachers, administrators, counselors, psychologists, social workers, and related service providers) are called to proactively address the mental health needs of students (Moherek Sopko, 2006; Koller & Bertel, 2006). The integration of knowledge about occupation-based practice, Positive Behavioral Supports (PBS) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL), along with other more traditional occupational therapy approaches (sensory processing, developmental) will be discussed as a way to meet the complex psychosocial and mental health needs of children in schools. With the national emphasis on school-based mental health and the call to provide comprehensive, multifaceted, and integrated intervention approaches, the time is right for occupational therapists to step forward and offer our unique knowledge and skills as one of the relevant providers on the team.

Respectfully Submitted,
Valerie Hermann, MS, OTR/L
OOTA Cincinnati District Co Chair

Future Cincinnati Workshops include:

- NDT: Facilitating Movement and Improving Function in Adult Hemiplegia by Jan Davis: Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1 at Cincinnati State College
***See website for updated information on the upcoming events***

Handouts from Ethics Workshop: Adult & Child Protective Services
January 17, 2008 at Xavier University

Elder Abuse: HCJFS41011.pdf

Elder Abuse and APS: OTatXU011708.ppt

Overview of Child Abuse and Neglect: Heidiabuseot.ppt

Handouts from Cincinnati District Meeting: November 8, 2007
Falls and Fall Prevention: Research, Information, and Occupational Therapy
Hope Bard, OTR/L, Arvind Modawal, MD, and Rachel Smith, MHSc

Fall Prevention for PT Program

Falls Presentation September 2007

Techniques and Tools for the Occupational Therapist

District Board Officers:

1. Co-Chairs: Gina Helmes, COTA/L; Valerie Hill-Hermann, OTR/L
2. Treasurer: Kim White, M.Ed., OTR/L
3. Secretary: Claudia Miller, MHS, OTR/L
4. Membership Chair: Claire Morress, M.Ed., OTR/L, ATP
5. Research MSG: Susan Kluemper, OTR/L, MS
6. Administration and Management MSG: Anne Zobay, OTR/L
7. COTA Liaison: Cindy Kief, COTA/L, MS
8. Scholarship: Carol Scheerer, Ed.D., OTR/L
9. Nominations: Kevin Kimbrough, MS, OTR/L
10. Continuing Education: Paul Hoffer, OTR/L
11. School-based MSG: Carol Scheerer, Ed.D., OTR/L
12. Older Adult MSG: Lisa Mason, OTR/L
13. Ways and Means: Laura Cahill, OTR/L

Cincinnati District Board Members
L-R: Claire Morress, Sue Kluemper, Kim White, Carol Scheerer, Claudia Miller, Anne Zobay, Kevin Kimbrough, Gina Helmes.