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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY |
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Beth
DeGrace, PhD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
E-mail Beth
DeGrace
(405) 271-2131 ext. 47127
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education |
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Ph.D., Occupational Therapy, Nova Southeastern
University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2001
M.S., Occupational Therapy, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo,
NY, 1993
B.S., Occupational Therapy, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA, 1989
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Recent publications |
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Scambler, D., DeGrace,
B., & Daman, R. (submitted). Assessing
and enhancing early interventionists knowledge
of the symptoms and early signs of autism.
Journal of Early Intervention.
Hoppes, S., Bender, D., & DeGrace, B.W.
(in press). Service-learning is a perfect
fit for occupational and physical therapy
education. Journal of Allied Health.
Werner DeGrace, B. (2004). Families, children
with autism and everyday occupations. American
Journal of Occupational Therapy, 58, 543-550.
Werner DeGrace, B. (2003). Occupation based
and family-centered care: A challenge for
current practice. American Journal of Occupational
Therapy, 57, 347-350.
Dunbar, S. B. & Werner-DeGrace, B. (2001).
Occupational therapy models for today's practice
with children and families. OT Practice,
6 (21), 15-18.
Kornblau, B. L., Lou, J., Weeder, T., & Werner,
B. (2000). Occupational therapy and theories
of career choice and vocational development.
In B. L. Kornblau & K. Jacobs (Eds.),
Principle and Practices of Work. Rockville,
MD: American Occupational Therapy Association.
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GRANTS |
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Families of Children with Severe Autism: Ways
of Living and Coping, College of Allied Health
Seed Grant, 2005-2006, $6,897.00. Primary Investigator
(PI)
Service Provision for Children with Autism Spectrum
Disorders in Early Intervention, College of Allied
Health Seed Grant, 2003-2004, $4,293. Primary
Investigator (PI)
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CURRENT TEACHING |
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Professional Program
OCTH/PHTH 7254: Issues and Interventions for Children with Neurological Disabilities
OCTH/PHTH 7940: Community Problem Solving
OCTH 7712: Clinical Reasoning
Postprofessional Program
RS 6253: Family and Diversity
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SERVICE |
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Develop and implement
a multi-level , partially mandated training
for Department of Health and Department
of Education Early Intervention professionals
addressing autism spectrum disorders and
challenging behaviors.
Department of Health, ongoing. Provide technical
assistance for children with challenging behaviors
for families in Oklahoma’s early intervention
program.
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RESEARCH INTEREST/CLINICAL EXPERTISE |
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Research Interest
- Caregiver Perspectives
of School Related Services Under The Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act Amendments
of 1997 (IDEA ’97).
- Examining the Effectiveness
of a State Wide Training Addressing Challenging
Behaviors.
- Family Occupations
- Positive Behavior Support
in Early Intervention
Clinical Expertise
- Working with families and
their children with challenging behaviors
and autism School based practice
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