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SHS: Occupational Therapy
Profile
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CLAIRE DAFFNER
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| Rank and Professional Credentials |
Assistant Professor
MA, OTR, FAOTA, BCP
(Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Board Certified in Pediatrics)
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| School Address |
Touro College
27-33 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
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| School Email |
cdaffner@touro.edu / foata@comcast.net
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| School Phone |
(212) 463-0400 ext. 662
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| Courses Taught |
In OT Program: Growth & Development 1 (Pediatrics), Pediatrics (conditions), OT Theory & Treatment (in Pediatrics), Rehabilitation Technology, Advanced Clinical Reasoning.
In OTA Program: Applied Kinesiology, Developmental Disabilities and Special Populations (physical and cognitive disorders through the life span), OT Theory and Treatment in Physical Dysfunction (life span), OT Skills and Application III (treatment planning and implementation).
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| Primary Responsibilities in OT Department |
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| Professional Education & Experience |
B.A. Psychology: Queens College, NY
OTR Certificate, Columbia University, NY
M.A. Motor Learning, Columbia University, NY
PhD student, Touro University International.
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| Clinical and Community Practice Activities & Interests |
Practice Experience:
30+ years predominately in pediatrics; Director of Occupational Therapy at Children’s Specialized Hospital, Mountainside NJ, for 23 years; currently in private practice.
Professional Involvement:
Past President of the NJ Occupational Therapy Association, Representative to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Legislative Body, Editorial Board of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Member of AOTA Accreditation Committee, Vice-Chair of NJ OT License Advisory Council, Speaker at AOTA Annual conference 10 years & NJOTA conference 6 years.
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| Research Interests |
Pediatrics
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| Publications |
- Daffner, C. (1997). An Occupational Therapy Model for Treating Learning Disabilities. Journal of New Jersey Speech and Hearing Association, 15(1.
- Daffner, C., Ackerman,D. et. al. (1981). Occupational Therapy: A Related Service in New Jersey Schools, NJOTA
- Daffner, C. (1991). Occupational Therapy: We Don't Get Jobs for People.
Career Directory Series: Health Care Careers, Inc., Hawthorne, NJ: Career Press,
- Daffner, C., (1991). Book Review Rehabilitation of the Adult and Child With Traumatic Brain Injury (2nd ed.), American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 45 (5), 476 477.
- Daffner, C., (1994,). Book Review; "Working in Health Care: What you Need To Know To Succeed... American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 49(9) .934.
- Daffner, C., (1995) Book Review-Fundamentals of Supervision: Reaching Your Potential as a Supervisor (Leader's Guide & Participant's Workbook). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 49(2), 171.
- Daffner, C., (1998, Feb. 23). Are you up to grade?”. OT Advance,
- Barbagallo, M., McKenna, A., Daffner, C. (1999), The effects of EZY-GRIP® on the sensory systems of young children, OT Practice, 4(5), 49-50.
- Daffner, C., (1999,) Book Review: Play in occupational therapy for children. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 53(4), 413
- Friedman, A., Diamond M., Johnston M.V.,Daffer, C. (2000) “Effects of Botulinum Toxin A on upper limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy, Am J Phys Med Rehabil,, 79(1):53-9; 75-76.
- Daffner, C., Vargas, S, (In process) Pediatrics for the Occupational Therapy Assistant, Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis. (anticipated publication Spring 2005)
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