Welcome to the VCU Department of Occupational Therapy. Our profession is a field that focuses on individuals and populations in the context of what they do, and the environment in which they wish to do it. We invite applicants with a passion for working with people to build or rebuild the fabric of their lives. If you seek to learn in an environment that combines excellence in classroom, community, and scholarly research, the Department of OT at VCU is the right choice.
Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
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Innovative curriculum advances collaborative, inclusive school-based services
The program was designed to build participants’ practice, collaboration and leadership competencies for working directly in schools.
VCU OT Explores Motor Learning and Brain Stimulation through NIH-Funded Study
VCU occupational therapist, Brooke Dexheimer, Ph.D., OTD, OTR/L, is a co-investigator in a groundbreaking multi-site study, funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), to understand motor learning and brain stimulation in patients recovering from neurological injuries and stroke.
cRam Session: Understanding Disability Through Media
3 questions, 2 minutes, 1 lesson with Carole Ivey and Glenda Watkins, who co-lead a course with occupational therapy graduate students.