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SHS: Occupational Therapy
Profile
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MEIRA ORENTLICHER
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| Rank and Professional Credentials |
Assistant Professor and Chair, Manhattan Campus
MA, OTR/L
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| School Address |
27-33 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
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| School Email |
meirao@touro.edu
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| School Phone |
(212) 463-0400 ext. 672
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| Courses Taught |
OT 175: OT Theory and Practice I
OT 295: Research Design and Statistics I
OT 370: Advanced Analysis and Synthesis of Activity
OT 395, OT 396: Thesis Research I & II (Coordinator)
OT 350: Specialty Seminar: Pediatrics (Co-instructor)
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| Primary Responsibilities in OT Department |
Department Chair, Administrator
Coordinator of Student Research
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| Professional Education & Experience |
Professor Orentlicher received her Bachelors of Occupational Therapy from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel (1992) and Advanced Master’s in Occupational Therapy with Specialization in Developmental Disabilities and Pediatrics from New York University (1995). She is currently a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Occupational Therapy at New York University.
Her previous experience includes coordinating a transition from school to work program for students with orthopedic impairments and developing and managing an assistive technology center at the National Center for Disability Services in Albertson, NY.
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| Clinical and Community Practice Activities & Interests |
Professor Orentlicher serves as a consultant for the implementation of integrated related services at NYC schools providing early intervention, pre-school, and school age services for students with disabilities.
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| Research Interests |
- Transition from school to adult life
- Person-centered planning
- Occupational and social experiences of individuals with disabilities
- Roles and outcomes of school-based occupational therapy
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| Publications |
- Orentlicher, M.L., & Olson, L.J. (in-press). Transition from school to adult life for students with autism. In H. Miller-Kuhaneck (Ed.). Autism: A comprehensive occupational therapy approach (2nd ed.). Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association.
- Michaels, C.A., & Orentlicher, M.L. (in press). Capacity building evaluation and transition services: Implications for school-based occupational therapy practice in the United States. Occupational Therapy International
- Orentlicher, M. L., & Michaels, C. A. (2003, September). Enlisting occupational therapy practitioners in supporting students in transition from school to adult life: Part II. Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Section Quarterly, 26, 1-4.
- Orentlicher, M. L., & Michaels, C. A. (2003, June). Enlisting occupational therapy practitioners in supporting students in transition from school to adult life: Part I. Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Section Quarterly, 26, 1-4.
- Schwartz, A., Leitman, J., & Orentlicher, M.L. (2003). School – based occupational therapy: The US perspective. The Israel Journal of Occupational Therapy, 12(1), E3 – E17. (English article, Hebrew abstract).
- Hickman, L., & Orentlicher, M.L. (2001). Transition from school to adult life for students with autism. In H. Miller-Kuhaneck (Ed.). Autism: A comprehensive occupational therapy approach (pp. 269-315). Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association.
- Orentlicher, M.L., & Michaels, C.A. (2000, September). Some thoughts on the role of occupational therapy in transition from school to adult life: Part II. School Systems Special Interest Section Quarterly, 7, 1-3.
- Orentlicher, M.L., & Michaels, C.A. (2000, June). Some thoughts on the role of occupational therapy in transition from school to adult life: Part I. School Systems Based Special Interest Section Quarterly, 7, 1-4.
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