Occupational therapy practice in the areas of pediatrics, geriatrics, mental health, and physical rehabilitation were brought to the fore in a new book chapter entitled 鈥淭raditional occupational therapy practice settings.鈥� Thomasian occupational therapy academic staff Dr. Paulin Grace Morato-Espino and retired academic staff Assoc. Prof. Sally Jane H. Uy and Mr. Joel R. Guerrero joined authors Roi Charles Pineda, Constantine L. Yu Chua, Camille Anne L. Guevara, Christianne Marie Coronel-Andigan, and Daryl Patrick Yao in sharing about the Philippine experience.
The authors indicated that occupational therapy in the Philippine has usually revolved around the four previously mentioned areas. Using cases personally witnessed by the authors, the authors pointed out the 鈥渄rivers that have influenced (and that continue to influence) the current state and future direction of occupational therapy practice in these practice areas.鈥� The authors concluded with mitigation measures to address the threats.
Uy and Guerrero are among the early faculty members of the Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy program in UST, which first offered it in the late 1990s. Her research interests include occupational therapy education and older adult patients. Meanwhile, Espino is among the early graduates of UST鈥檚 BS OT program in 2003. She is also among the first graduates of the new research-focused Doctor of Philosophy in Health Research program of the 国产吃瓜黑料一区二区Graduate School. Her area of expertise is on child well-being, screen time, and play.
