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CURRICULUM VITAE
Amiya Waldman-Levi, PhD, OTR/L
Contact Information
Permanent Address: 91 11TH Street, Cresskill, NJ
Telephone numbers: (h) 201-266-6772
(c) 201-790-6035
e-mail address: [email protected]
Education
1996 - 1999 BOT Dean Honor List at 2nd year, School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
1999 - 2002 Msc. OT Magna Cum Laude, School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
2006 - 2012 PhD OT, School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the Hebrew University,
Jerusalem, Israel
2012 - 2013 Post Doctorate Training at the Center for Attachment Research at the New School
of Social Research, NYC, USA
Professional Experience
1999- 2000
Teacher assistant
for Prof. Parush
School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the Hebrew University,
Jerusalem, Israel
2002 Research assistant
for Prof. Katz
School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the Hebrew University,
Jerusalem, Israel
2002 -2007 Fieldwork
Coordinator
School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the Hebrew University,
Jerusalem, Israel
2007-2011
Lecturer
School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the Hebrew University,
Jerusalem, Israel
2007–2012 Thesis Co-
Advisor
School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the Hebrew University,
Jerusalem, Israel
2014-
current
Senior Research
Fellow
Research Institute for the Health & Medical Professions
Ono Academic College, Israel
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2015
Adjunct Professor
School of Health and Natural Sciences, Occupational Therapy and
Physical Therapy Programs, Mercy College, NY, USA.
2016-
current
Lecturer School of Health and Natural Sciences, Occupational Therapy, Mercy
College, NY, USA
July 2016-
current
Researcher- grant
funded activities
School of Health and Natural Sciences, Mercy College, NY, USA
Funds and Grants
2007 The Fund in Memory of Ramah Shuval Itiel, The influence of an intervention for
mothers and children residing in shelters for abused women, on mother-child
interaction and the play functions of the child, A. Waldman LeviPI, & N.
WeintraubPI, 4,500 NIS
2007 The Fund in Memory of Arie Juros, The Israeli Association of Occupational
Therapy, The influence of an intervention for mothers and children residing in
shelters for abused women, on mother-child interaction and the play functions of
the child, A. Waldman LeviPI, & N. Weintraub, 2,500 NIS
2007 The Martin Levin Institute for Child Development, The influence of an
intervention for mothers and children residing in shelters for abused women, on
mother-child interaction and the play functions of the child, A. Waldman LeviPI,
& N. Weintraub, 10,000 NIS
2015 Faculty Development Grant, Mercy College, “Playfulness, Hope, Well-Being, and
Participation among Elderly”. Stancanelli J. PI and Waldman-Levi, A. PI, $3000
2016 Faculty Development Grant, Mercy College, “Developing a Comprehensive
Assessment of Parent Support of their Young Children’s Playfulness Picture”.
Waldman-Levi, A. PI and Olson, L. PI, $3000
Service
2004 Member of the National Israeli committee for adapting the Occupational
Therapy Practice Framework
2005 Member of the Scientific committee for the 14th Annual Conference of the
Israeli Society of Occupational Therapy
2002-2007 Member of the Committee for Clinical Fieldwork Studies, School of
Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
2002 – 2009 Member of the Curriculum Committee of the Undergraduate Program, School of
Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
2002-2011 Member of the Student's Admissions Committee for the Undergraduate
Program, School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the Hebrew
University, Jerusalem, Israel
2011 Self-Evaluation Committee Coordinator, School of Occupational Therapy of
Hadassah and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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2002 Book reviewer for The Israel Journal of Occupational Therapy
2005 – 2009 Reviewer for The Israeli Journal of Occupational Therapy
2008 Reviewer, Occupational Therapy Journal of Research
2009 Reviewer for Occupational Therapy International Journal
2009-2016 Co-Editor of the Israeli Journal of Occupational Therapy
Nov 2011 Co-Editor in chief of the Israeli Journal of Occupational Therapy
Special Issue. Schnider, E., & Waldman-Levi, A. (Eds.) (2011). Special issue on
play- central and meaningful occupation. The Israeli Journal of Occupational
Therapy, 20, 4.
Nov 2014 Reviewer for Journal of Violence and Victims
July 2015 Reviewer for Journal of Traumatology
Feb 2016 Reviewer for Journal of Traumatology
Dec 2016 Reviewer, Occupational Therapy Journal of Research
Research Projects
2004 Development of clinical assessment; Prof. Shula Parush, Idit Hirsch, & Dr.
Amiya Waldman-Levi. Parental expectations and satisfaction from
Occupational Therapy Intervention an outcome measure
2010 conti. The Efficacy of intervention programs: Looking at parental expectations and
satisfaction from Occupational Therapy intervention; Dr. Amiya Waldman-
Levi, Shula Prof. Parush, & Galia Gutwilig.
2013 conti. Co-Occupations: Establishing psychometric properties for the
Parent's Support of Young Children’s Playfulness Scale (PSYCP); Dr. Amiya
Waldman-Levi, A., & Prof. Bundy, A.
2014 conti. The association between playfulness, participation, well-
being and cognitibe-behavioral functioning among healthy and non-healthy
elderly; Dr. Amiya Waldman-Levi, Dr. Asnat Bar- Haim Erez, & Prof. Noomi
Katz.
2015 conti. The association between protective personality factors and cognitibe-behavioral
functioning with participation, well-being among independent and non-
independent elderly; Dr. Amiya Waldman-Levi, Dr. Asnat Bar- Haim Ere, Dr.
Jeanine Stancanelli, & Prof. Noomi Katz.
2016 conti. The manifestation of playfulness among parents and their offspring: A
longitudinal study. Dr. Dana Shai, Prof. Anita Bundy, & Dr. Amiya Waldman-
Levi.
2016 conti. Developing a Comprehensive Assessment of Parent Support of their Young
Children’s Playfulness Picture. Dr. Amiya Waldman-Levi and Dr. Laurette
Olson.
2016 conti. Adults with Developmental Disabilities and usage of technology to support
independent performance at daily activities. Dr. Joan Toglia, Dr. Kathleen Golisz,
and Dr. Amiya Waldman-Levi.
From March
2017.
The affects of prolong exposure to terror attacks on children’s 7 to 11 years
emotional wellbeing. As well as parenting via caregiving behaviors and mother’s
capabilities to support her child’s playfulness as observed at joint-free play in their
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home environment. Dr. Ricky Finzi-Dottan, Prof. Avi Besser, & Dr. Amiya
Waldman-Levi.
Publications
a. Thesis and Dissertation
Waldman-Levi, A. (2002). The Correlation between Praxis, Visuomotor Organization and
Attention among Typically Developing Children in First to Fourth Grade. (Unpublished
master thesis). Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. Advisors: Prof. Noomi Katz and
Prof. Shula Parush
Waldman-Levi, A. (2012). The efficacy of an intervention program for mothers and their
children who reside in shelters for battered women, on mother's parental functioning,
mother-child interaction and child's play functioning (Unpublished doctoral
dissertation). Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. Advisor: Dr. Naomi Weintraub
b. Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals
Waldman-Levi, A. & Tal-Saban, M. (2002). Interventions in occupational therapy for
visual-motor integration deficit among children with learning disabilities. The
Israei Journal of Occupational Therapy. 11(3-4), 147-163.
Traub-Bar-Ilan, R., Waldman-Levi, A., & Parush, S. (2004). Participation in daily life
among children with and without DCD. The Israeli Journal of Occupational
Therapy. 14(4), 175-192.
Waldman-Levi, A. & Weintraub, N. (2009). Occupational therapy intervention for mothers
and their children who were victims of domestic violence. The Israeli
Journal of Occupational Therapy, 18(2), 97-116.
Klein, M. & Waldman-Levi, A. (2013). A Parenting group for women
residing in shelters who were exposed to domestic violence. Journal of Social and
Welfare, 33, 331-345.
Levi, D., & Waldman-Levi, A. (2014). Parents as change agents in their children's lives: a
thematic group in the area of play. The Israel Journal of Occupational Therapy, 23(2).
Waldman-Levi, A., & Keren, N. (2014). Occupational perspective to cognitive functional
intervention for improving family relations. The Israeli Journal of Occupational Therapy,
23(3).
Waldman-Levi, A., & Weintraub, N. (2014). Efficacy of a crisis intervention for
improving mother-child interaction and the children's play functions. The American
Journal of Occupational, Therapy, 69, 1-11. doi:10.5014/ajot.2015.013375
Waldman-Levi, A. & Bar-Haim Erez, A. (2014). Will environmental
interventions affect the level of mastery motivation among children with disabilities? A
preliminary study. Occupational Therapy International. doi: 10.1002/oti.1380
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Waldman-Levi, A., Finzi, R., & Weintraub, N. (2015). Attachment security and parental
competency among abused women in the shadow of PTSD and childhood exposure to
domestic violence. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24, 1, 57-65.
doi:10.1007/s10826-013-9813-3.
Waldman-Levi, A., Katz, N., & Bundy, A. (2015). Playfulness and interaction: an
exploratory study of past and current exposure to domestic violence. Occupational
Therapy Journal of Research. doi: 10.1177/1539449214561762
Waldman-Levi, A. & Bar-Haim –Erez, A., & Katz, N. (2015). Healthy aging reflected by:
Well-being, participation, playfulness, and cognitive-emotional functioning. Healthy
Aging Research 4(8). doi:10.12715/har.2015.4.8.
Waldman-Levi, A. & Bundy, A. (2016). A Glimpse into co-occupations: Parent's support of
young children’s playfulness scale. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 32(3).
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0164212X.2015.1116420.
Bar-Haim Erez, A, Katz, N., Waldman-Levi,A. (2016). Protective personality variables and
their effect on well-being and participation in the elderly: a pilot study. Healthy Aging
Research, 5, 1-9. doi: 10.1097/01.HXR.0000508388.87759.42
Waldman-Levi, A., Hirsch, I., Gutwillig, G., & Parush, S. (2017). Parents' expectations
and satisfaction with occupational therapy intervention. The American
Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71, 2.
Submitted and/or under revisions:
Waldman-Levi, A., Golisz, K., Swierat, R.P., & Toglia, J. Adults with Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities- Comparing perspectives of function and analyzing
performance. Journal of Occupational Therapy and Health Care.
Golisz, K., Waldman-Levi, A., Swierat, R.P., & Toglia, J. Adults with Developmental
Disabilities: A preliminary feasibility study using everyday technology to support daily
living skills. British Journal of Occupational Therapy.
Gordon-Handler, L., Masaracchio, M., Lynn Hassan, L., & Waldman-Levi, A.
The relationship between clinical practice setting and emotional intelligence in
occupational therapy fieldwork education. American Journal
of Occupational Therapy
Gordon-Handler, L., Masaracchio, M., Lynn Hassan, L., & Waldman-Levi, A.
Occupational therapy student competencies across practice area: Is there something
fieldwork performance outcomes are not telling us? Australian Journal of Occupational
Therapy
Gordon-Handler, L., Masaracchio, M., Lynn Hassan, L., & Waldman-Levi, A.
Through the looking glass: The relationship between students’ self-perceived assessment
of emotional intelligence and clinical performance across practice area. American Journal
of Occupational Therapy
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Gordon-Handler, L., Masaracchio, M., Hassan, L., Waldman-Levi, A., & Dimitropoulou,
K. Getting it Write in Graduate Health Profession Education: Enhancing Student
Academic Performance. Journal of Allied Health
In preparation:
Waldman-Levi, A., Golisz, K., Swierat, R.P., & Toglia, J. A scoping review: Performance
based interventions for adolescences and adults with Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities.
Waldman-Levi, A., & Stancanelli, J. Predicting elderly participation and wellbeing.
c. Book chapter
Weintraub, N., & Waldman-Levi, A. (2009). Mother-child play In R. P. Carlisle (Ed.).
Encyclopedia of Play: A Social History. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage publications.
Waldman-Levi, A., & Obermyer, I. (accepted). Cognition and Executive Functioning in
Schools. In N. Katz & J. Toglia (Eds.). Cognition, Occupation and Participation across
the life span Neuroscience, Neurorehabilitation, and Models of Intervention in
Occupational Therapy, AOTA Press: Bethesda, MD.
Scientific Conferences
2003 Waldman-Levi, A. Domain and Process: Occupational Therapy Framework.
Keynote, Jerusalem, Israel.
2004 Hirsch, I., Waldman-Levi, A., & Parush, S. Parental expectations and satisfaction
from Occupational Therapy Intervention, Invited. The Israeli Occupational
Therapy Conference, Haifa, Israel.
2004 Traub-Bar-Ilan, R., Waldman-Levi, A., & Parush, S. Participation in daily life
among children with and without DCD, Invited. The Israeli Occupational therapy
Conference, Shfaim, Israel.
2004 Hirsch, I., Waldman-Levi, A. & Parush, S. Parental expectations and satisfaction
from Occupational Therapy Intervention, Invited. The National Conference of the
Israeli Association of Child Development and Rehabilitation, Haifa, Israel.
2005 Hirsch, I., Waldman-Levi, A. & Parush, S. Occupation and Participation:
Assessing occupational therapy consequences to home and kindergarten. The
Israeli Occupational therapy Conference, Jerusalem, Israel.
2005 Parush, S., Hirsch, I., & Waldman-Levi, A. Parental expectations and satisfaction
from Occupational Therapy Intervention, Poster Presentation. 6th International
Conference on “Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder”, Trieste,
Italy.
2011 Sela, S., Bar-Chaim –Erez, A., Brezner, A, & Waldman-Levi, A. Reviweing the
charcteristics of mastery motivation among children with developmental
disabilities: Differences between structured tasks and professional staff
perception, Poster Presentation. 62 Annual Conference of the Israeli Association
of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, Tel-Aviv, Israel. 2012 Warshawsky-Shammah, C., Bar-Chaim –Erez, A., Waldman-Levi, A., &
Brezner, A. The efficacy of environmental intervention on the mastery motivation
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of children with developmental disabilities. The Israeli Occupational therapy
Conference, Ramt - Gan, Israel.
2013 April Waldman-Levi. A. & Weintraub, N. Efficacy of an intervention for improving
parenting functions and child's play among mother-child dyad, who reside in
shelters for abused women. The American Occupational Therpay Association
Annual Conference, San-Diego, CAL.
2014 Gutwilig, G., Gavan, N, Waldman-Levi, A., & Parush, S. Parent’s expectations
and satisfaction from occupational therapy group-based intervention, Poster
presentation. Clalit Health Services Qulity Assurnance Conference, Kefar-Saba,
Israel.
2015 Gutwilig, G., Gavan, N, Waldman-Levi, A., & Parush, S. Parent’s expectations
and satisfaction from occupational therapy group-based intervention, Poster
presentation. The Israeli Occupational therapy Conference, Jerusalem, Israel.
2015 Waldman-Levi A., Bar-Haim Erez A., & Katz, N. Playfulness, wellbeing, and
participation among elderly with and without disabilities. 9th World Congress of
the ISPRM 2015, Berlin, Germany.
2015 Waldman-Levi, A., Bar-Haim Erez, A., & Katz, N. Playfulness, hope, well-
being, and participation among independent elderly. Healthy Aging Summit,
Washington, DC.
2015 Sep Katz, N. Waldman-Levi, A., & Bar-Haim Erez, A. Playfulness, hope, well-being,
and participation among elderly. VIII Geriatrics and Gerontology Meeting -
GERIATRIO 2015, Rio de Janerio Brazil
2015 Oct Bar-Haim Erez, A., Waldman-Levi, A., & Katz, N. Playfulness, hope, and
percived well-being among elderly. The 9th Conference of the Research Institute
for the Health & Medical Professions, Ono Academic College, Or-Yahuda, Israel.
2016 Feb Bar-Haim Erez, A., Waldman-Levi, A., Stancanelli, J., & Katz, N. Wellbeing,
playfulness, hope, and participation beyond cognition and emotion among
independent and non-independent elderly in Israel and the USA. Rehabilitation
Science & Technology Update 2016 Congress, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
2016 March Waldman-Levi Amiya, Stancanelli Jeanine, Bar-Haim Erez Asnat, & Katz
Noomi. Wellbeing, playfulness, hope, and participation beyond cognition
and emotion among independent and non-independent elderly in Israel and the
USA. Faculty Day Seminar, Mercy College, NY, US.
2016 May Katz Noomi, Bar-Haim Erez Asnat, Stancanelli,Jeanine, & Waldman-Levi
Amiya. Cognitive decline and associations with personality traits among
independent elderly. The 9th World Congress for NeuroRehabilitation, WCNR
2016, Philadelphia, USA
2016 July Katz Noomi, Bar-Haim Erez Asnat, Stancanelli Jeanine, Waldman-Levi Amiya.
Healthy aging: Resilience factors that contribute to elderly participation and
Wellbeing. The13th Conference of the Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Special
Interest Group of the WFNR (NR-SIG-WFNR), Glasgow, Scotland.
2016 Oct Waldman-Levi, A., Toglia J., Golisz, K., Swierat, R. A multi-perspective
assessment process of individuals with Developmental Disabilitie. Faculty Day
Seminar, Mercy College, NY, USA.
2017 April Waldman-Levi Amiya, Golisz Kathleen, Swierat Richard, & Toglia Joan. The
implementation of technology with task specific approach to promote function
among individuals with Developmental Disabilities. The American Occupational
Therpay Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
2017 April Golisz Kathleen, Waldman-Levi Amiya, Weiss Eric, Schurek Kristen Lee,
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Swierat Richard, & Toglia Joan. The implementation of technology with task
specific approach to promote function among individuals with Developmental
Disabilities. The American Occupational Therpay Association Annual Conferenc
Philadelphia, PA, USA.
2017 April Waldman-Levi Amiya, Olson Laurette, Sheills Meghan, & Bundy, Anita. Co-
occupations: Feasibility of a comprehensive in-depth assessment procedure. The
American Occupational Therpay Association Annual Conferenc Philadelphia, PA,
USA.
2018 April Stancanelli, Jeanine, Bar-Haim Erez Asnat, Katz Noomi, & Waldman-Levi
Amiya. Resilience Factors: How may it promotes healthy aging? The American
Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference Salt-Lake City, UT, USA
2018 April Kornhaber Sherly, Allen Madeline, Reisman, Jack, Vassello, Holly, Golisz,
Kathleen, Swiert Ric, Jankus Jordan, & Waldman-Levi Amiya. The usage of
technology among individuals with Developmental Disabilities. The American
Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference Salt-Lake City, UT, USA.
2018 June Bar-Haim Erez Asnat, Katz Noomi, Stancanelli, Jeanine, & Waldman-Levi
Amiya. Quality of life and participation among elderly: are there contributing
resilient factors in various cultural groups. The 17th WFOT Congress 2018. Cape
Town, South Africa.
Teaching Experience
Undergraduate courses:
2002-2007 Foundations for Intervention - Level I
(Course coordinator and lecturer)
The School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
1.5 credit points
2002-2007 Foundations for Intervention - Level II
(Course coordinator)
The School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
1 credit points
2002-2007 Foundations for Intervention - Level III
(Course coordinator)
The School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
1 credit points
2002-2007 Colloquium
(Course coordinator and lecturer)
The School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
2 credit points
2008 Theoretical Seminar in OT
(Course lecturer)
The School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
3 credit points
2008 Research Seminar in OT 3 credit points
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(Course lecturer)
The School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
2008-2009 Communication Clinical Skills in Occupational Therapy
(Course coordinator and lecturer) The School of
Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the Hebrew
University, Jerusalem, Israel
2 credit points
2010-2011 Principles of Group Activity in Occupational Therapy
(Course coordinator and lecturer)
The School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
4 credit points
2010-2011 The Clients' Family
(Course coordinator and lecturer)
The School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
1.5 credit points
2016 Scientific Writing, School of Health and Natural Sciences,
Occupational Therapy Program, Mercy College, NY,
USA
2 credit points
Graduate courses:
2007-2011 Play: Evaluation and Intervention in Pediatric
Occupational Therapy
(Course coordinator and lecturer)
The Continuing Education Program of The School of
Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the Hebrew
University, Jerusalem, Israel
2 and 3 credit
points courses
October-
November
2012
Play: Evaluatin using the Test of Playfulness (ToP). A
workshop via Skype. The Continuing Education Program
of The School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and
the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
6 contact hours
August 2013 Play: Evaluation and Intervention in Pediatric
Occupational Therapy
(Course coordinator and lecturer)
The Continuing Education Program of the School of
Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the Hebrew
University, Jerusalem, Israel
3 credit points
October
2014-
January
2015
Play as a Central Occupation - From Theory to
Intervention- Webinar School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
3 credit points
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2015 Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods for
Occupational Therapy
School of Health and Natural Sciences, Occupational
Therapy Program, Mercy College, NY, USA
3 credit points
2015
2015
2015
2015/16
2016
2016
Fall 2016
2016-2017
Applied Research Theory
School of Health and Natural Sciences, Physical
Therapy Program, Mercy College, NY, USA
Applied Reserch
School of Health and Natural Sciences, Occupational
Therapy Program, Mercy College, NY, USA
Playfulness: Child, Adult, Clinician and the Theraputic
Space. Application of Theory and Clinical experience in
an Occupation Based Intervention. The Continuing
Education Program, Faculty of Health Professions-
Occupational Therapy Department, Ono Academic
College.
Capestone Research Projects, School of Health and
Natural Sciences, Occupational Therapy Program,
Mercy College, NY, USA
Applied Research Theory
School of Health and Natural Sciences, Physical
Therapy Program, Mercy College, NY, USA
Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods for
Occupational Therapy
School of Health and Natural Sciences, Occupational
Therapy Program, Mercy College, NY, USA
Applied Reserch
School of Health and Natural Sciences, Occupational
Therapy Program, Mercy College, NY, USA
Capestone Research Projects, School of Health and
Natural Sciences, Occupational Therapy Program,
Mercy College, NY, USA
3 credit points
1 credit point
2 credit points
4 credit points
2 credit points
3 credit points
1 credit point
4 credit points
Summer
2017
Theory 6: Research Proposal OT 620
Blended format, Long Island University, LIU, NY, USA
2 credit points
(2 cohorts= 4 cp)
Fall 2017 OT 201 - 002 Professional Development 1: OT Student
Academic Experience, Long Island University, LIU,
NY, USA
2 credit points
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Invited Seminars and Lectures
Co-Occupation: Parent’s and Child’s Playfulness. Theory, Assessment, & Intervention. A guest
lecture at Sacred Heart University, CT, January 20th 2017.
Occupational Therapy Framework, one day Workshop, Hertzog- Geriatric Facility,
Gedra, Israel.
Play from theory to practice, one day seminar, Clalit health Services, Jerusalem,
Israel.
Play from theory to practice, one day seminar, Maccbi Health Services, Jerusalem, Israel.
Play from theory to practice, one day Seminar, The Ministry of Education Jerusalem
Distric, Israel.
Introduction to play theory and assessment, two lecturs, The Ministry of Education, Hashron
District, Israel.
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Clinical Experience
No to Violence Association 01/00-12/01 and 01/03-09/11
Co-leadership of various group interventions and delivering an occupational-based dyadic
intervention, the FI-OP, for mothers and their children. The Center for Mental Health 09/00-12/01 Part time position as a staff occupational therapist (20 hours/week). Duties included the evaluation
and treatment of children, ages 3-9 years old, with behavioral-emotional difficulties.
“Hazori” School 05/00-08/00
Part-time position as a school occupational therapist (10 hours/week) delivering services for
children with intellectual disability, ages 6-21 years old.
“A.K.I.M - Gill” School 01/00-04/00, 09/00-07/01
Part time position as occupational therapist (7 hours/week) treating children with intellectual
disabilities, ages 3-6 years old.
“Lev-Tov” School 11/99-08/00
Part-time position as occupational therapist (6 hours/week), delivering services for children with
mild to moderate learning difficulties, ages 6-12 years old.
“Ofek” Institute 10/99-07/00
Part-time position (2-4 hours/weekly) at a private clinic treating children aged 6-18 years old
with learning disabilities/difficulties.
* All of the above mentioned were conducted in Israel