Director of the School and
Chair of the Graduate Program
Dr. Shula Parush
STAFF
Professor Emeritus
Katz, N., Ph.D., OT
Senior Lecturer
Parush, S., Ph.D., OT. Director of Graduate Studies
Lecturer
Weintraub, N., Ph.D., OT
Hartman-Maeir, A., Ph.D., OT
Program Director
Raveh, M., MA, OT
Instructors and Researchers
Bar-Haim Erez, A., Ph.D., OT
Feintuch, U., Ph.D.
Shenkar, O., Ph.D., OT
Yochman, A., Ph.D., OT
Teaching Fellows
Bar-Shalita, T., MSc, OT
Gil, N., MSc, OT
Golos, A., MSc, OT
Keren, N., MSc, OT
Mazor-Krazanty, T., MSc, OT
Revah, A., MSc, OT
Tal-Saban, M., MSc, OT
Traub Bar-Ilan, R., MSc, OT
Waldman-Levi., MSc, OT
INTRODUCTION
The School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the Hebrew University is dedicated to improving quality of life by addressing people's needs through our teaching curriculum and research. Three different academic programs are offered: 1) the undergraduate program (BOT) trains occupational therapists for clinical work with people with a variety of special needs; 2) two separate graduate programs are offered, both awarding the student a Masters of Science degree (MSc.) and 3) our school is the first in Israel to offer a Ph.D. program in occupational therapy.
Research in occupational therapy and occupational science focuses on the study of the meaning and impact of occupation on health in order to understand their mutual influence. Our research bridges the gap between basic and applied science, focusing on daily performance, risk prevention and intervention throughout the lifespan.
The Laboratory of Child Development and Occupational Performance conducts research on the functional profile of children with developmental and acquired motor coordination disorders, dyspraxia and sensory processing disorders, and the functional implications of these limitations. Additional research focuses on school function and quality of life of children with special needs, learning disabilities (with an emphasis on dysgraphia) and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, stressing the underlying biophysical and behavioral mechanisms of dysfunction.
Rehabilitation throughout the Lifespan laboratory stresses training and research to promote rehabilitation of individuals with physical and cognitive deficits. Areas of research include: rehabilitation of individuals with cognitive deficits, evaluation and assessment of intervention for individuals with neurological disabilities (including awareness and executive deficits) and driving rehabilitation. Additional studies focus on activities of daily living, virtual reality and the effectiveness of physical agent modalities (TENS/FES, sEMG biofeedback) in rehabilitation.
The Ergonomics and Human Factors Laboratory serves training and research purposes to promote ergonomic awareness in the workplace and in learning environments. Research focuses on the examination of ergonomic risk factors in diverse populations, promoting evaluation and outcome measures and encouraging the application of ergonomic principles in various environments.
RESEARCH AREAS
§ Cognition, occupation and rehabilitation (Katz, Hartman-Maeir, Bar-Haim Erez, Shenkar, Keren, Gil)
§ Occupational performance of children (Weintraub, Parush, Yochman, Traub, Katz, Waldman-Levi, Tal-Saban)
§ Sensory processing (Parush, Yochman, Bar-Shalita, Mazor-Krazanty)
§ Quality of school life (Weintraub, Bar-Haim Erez)
§ Ergonomics (Weintraub, Bar-Haim Erez, Shenkar)
§ Virtual reality (Katz, Weintraub, Feintuch, Hartman-Maeir, Shenkar)
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