Date Presented 04/12/21 Poverty attributions of health professionals affect how care is provided to this population. Literature indicates a gap in OT student learning to effectively work with individuals living with low income. This study found that a community action poverty simulation was an effective educational tool to address the initial first step of increasing OT students' awareness of their attitudes and their implicit bias of the challenges faced by this population. Primary Author and Speaker: Priya Bakshi Contributing Authors: Abigail Herman, Mairead Gormley, Erica Di Meo, Jessica Leonard

Medically underserved rural communities struggle to meet challenging needs in response to the opioid crisis. The purpose of this study was to measure any benefit of an occupational therapy (OT) intervention group with participants in an addiction recovery program. Supervised OT graduate students implemented a five-week program at a faith-based non-profit organization in a small metro community. A weekly time management occupational-based intervention group based on the Action Over Inertia (AOI) manualized protocol focuses on motivating and providing strategies to successfully reintegrate individuals into the community by using meaningful activity and positively influencing levels of occupational balance and engagement (Krupa et al., 2003). Outcome measures included self-report of time use, occupational balance, occupational engagement, and goal identification, satisfaction, and performance. The need to effectively treat individuals with SUD is a public health priority. Results demonstrated positive outcomes with self-rating of time management, self-management skills, frequency of engaging in meaningful activities, and performance and satisfaction in meeting individual goals. This research adds to the limited evidence base in the OT literature for interdisciplinary treatment of this population using a manualized occupation-based intervention. 

Date Presented 4/20/2018 This study examined a Tier 2 weekly intervention group in a school setting for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Group sessions focused on increasing knowledge of body awareness and self-regulation using interoceptive cues. Participation was determined to reduce anxiety symptoms in adolescents with ASD. Primary Author and Speaker: Paula Jarrard Additional Authors and Speakers: Kathryn Beckman, Bailey Boss, Brittany Catalano, Abbey McDaniel, Ashley Nussbaumer

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