Profile

	LANA GOODMAN
Rank and Professional Credentials	Assistant Professor-Certified Occupational Therapy Program Adjunct Instructor-Occupational Therapy Program
School Address	27-33 West 23rd Street New York, NY 10010
School Email	lanag@touro.edu
School Phone	(212) 463-0400 ext. 616
Courses Taught	HS 201 Independent Study/Community Service OTA 315: Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Practice OT 130: Psychosocial Studies and Group Process I OT 131: Psychosocial Studies and Group Process II OT 123: Growth and Development II
Primary Responsibilities in OT Department	Teaching, Community Recruitment, Counseling Admissions
Professional Education & Experience	Professor Goodman received her MA in Occupational Therapy at New York University in 1983, and a BS in Early Childhood Education at Mills College, New York in 1958. Her passion for Mental Health led to working eighteen years in Greystone Park State Psychiatric Hospital, Morris Plains, N.J. as a Principal Therapist in Admission and Chronic Care units. Special interests included designing and implementing Group Process and Documentation Workshops and as Director of Non-Traditional Student Programs. After retiring as Director of Occupational Therapy there, Prof. Goodman came to Touro College as a psycho-social instructor.
Clinical and Community Practice Activities & Interests	Consultant to Passaic County Pact Teams and to Psych Unit in Bayonne General Hospital.
Research Interests	Working with COTA and OT students in the area of Mental Health

SHS: Occupational Therapy