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CEUs will only be provided to current ConnOTA members and prospective members who register for this event.

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Facilitators:  Rondalyn Whitney, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
 
Bio/Background of the Speakers:
Dr. Rondalyn Whitney is a poet, writer, occupational therapist, and researcher. Her writing narrates the lived experience of those various occupational roles and how one learns to listen deeply and resonate with the story of one's life is healing. She writes across a broad range of genres from scholarly journals, professional texts and creative works. She holds an advanced certificate in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University. She is a recipient of the Virginia Scardina Award for her work with children and families and a member of the AOTA Roster of Fellows.   She joined Quinnipiac University in May, 2022 as the Chair of the Occupational Therapy Department.

Learning Objectives Attendees Should Achieve:
Participants will be able to:
1. Describe who Ora Ruggles was
2. Discuss the lasting impact Ora Ruggles has had on the profession of Occupational Therapy
 
Summary of Event: 
Ora Ruggles was one of the pioneers in the profession of Occupational Therapy, although somewhat neglected by history.  Dr. Whitney will provide a reminder of what a struggle it was for early therapists to win acceptance. Ora's life is also an expression of the timeless qualities that made a good therapist in 1918 and are still essential today: empathy, creativity, and faith. Ora Ruggles is probably best known for her quote: "It’s not enough to give a patient something to do with his hands. You must reach for the heart as well as the hands. It’s the heart that really does the healing".
 
This event is sponsored by Connecticut occupational therapy practitioners. ConnOTA is supporting this event by overseeing the award of CEUs for registered participants.