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Interests:
Sue Berger has experience working across the health
care continuum in acute care, rehabilitation, home care, long-term care, and
hospice. She is especially interested in gerontology, hospice care, and
working with older adults with low vision, all focused on community-based
practice. Her expertise is also in the area of health literacy, teaching
students and therapists ways to develop, choose, and adapt written education
materials for clients. And finally, she is committed to using her skills as
an occupational therapist in underserved parts of the world. Professor Berger
is currently a doctoral student in Gerontology at UMass Boston. |
Current Projects:
Gerontology
Currently in a doctoral program in Gerontology focusing on public
policy and aging.
Panel member helping to revise criteria for specialty certification in gerontology for occupational therapists. AOTA Gerontology Special Interest Section (GSIS) Advisory board member and reviewer of quarterly articles Roster of Accreditation Evaluators for Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
Reviewer of OT and OTA Academic Programs for compliance with
standards. Low Vision
Involved in the Elders Right to Sight Collaborative with New
England Eye Institute, providing vision screens, education session,
environmental assessments, and adaptations to residents living in senior
housing sites. Interdisciplinary practice
Involved with interdisciplinary panel to help students learn about the
role of multiple disciplines and teamwork in practice.
Involve students from speech, physical therapy, and nutrition in
aphasia community groups, when appropriate; occupational therapy students
have an opportunity to work closely with these disciplines and learn first
hand the value of teamwork. Elective Studies and hands on opportunities
Several students working on independent studies with me, focusing on
occupational therapy assessment and intervention for persons several years
post stroke.
Gerontology elective, offered when scheduling allows, to provide
students an opportunity for more in-depth study of aging issues.
Students help plan and assist occupational therapy aphasia community
groups. Currently this is a
photography group, enabling participants to explore this leisure activity,
learn one-handed strategies, increase functional use of weak extremity, and
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April 29, 2009