Community News Fall 2022
The Dalhousie School of Occupational Therapy is excited to announce that we are currently engaged in community consultations to inform the design of a new curriculum that we aim to commence in September 2024!
Why fix something that's not broken, you might ask?
Among the key reasons are:
- To better align our existing program with the 2021 Competencies for Occupational Therapists in Canada guideline
- To better align our program with School's new Conceptual Framework
- To improve the quality of learning for students with more opportunities to build on learning from one term to the next
- To prepare students for a broader range of placements right from their first day in the field!
- To enhance our partnerships and provide continued education opportunities to practicing occupational therapists
- To uphold our responsibilities to Truth and Reconciliation
In collaboration with provincial leads and in accordance with institutional protocols related to onsite gatherings, we are undertaking in-person consultations in St. John's, Grand Falls, Cornerbrook, Charlottetown, Fredricton, and Halifax.
You are invited to join us:
In-person
Forrest Building, Rm 213, 5869 University Ave
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
5:00 - 6:00pm ADT
(Masks Required)
Virtually
Login information will be emailed after registration.
Thursday, November 3, 2022
12:00 -1:00pm ADT
RSVP
Please click here to register for either event.
For more information about this process, you are welcome to reach out to Brenda Beagan or Niki Kiepek.
We are proud of our graduates and faculty and received great reviews of our program through accreditation last year. We will continue to deliver the high caliber education you have come to expect and invite you to become a part of the process.
Niki Kiepek, PhD, MSc(OT) (she/her)
Associate Professor, Interim Director/Assistant Dean