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CURRICULUM VITAE: OCCUPATION AL THERAPY FACULTY

I. Name: Christine K. Urish, Ph.D, OTR/L

Title: Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy

Starting Date of Present Employment: August 1994

Teaching Status: Full Time

Date of Initial Certification OTR August 17, 1989 - AOTCB

II. Job responsibilities as both program and institutional faculty members (e.g., teaching, counseling admissions, administration, committee, community, etc.):

Professor of the Year 1999-2000

Professor of the Year 2002-2003

Appointed as Affiliate Scholar in August 2004 to the University of Iowa Institute on Ethics, Disability Policy and Rehabilitation Practice

A. Teaching (list course number and name):
MOT 255 Orientation to Occupational Therapy
MOT 425 Fundamentals of OT with Individuals and Groups
MOT 467 Psychosocial Interventions Across the Lifespan
MOT 510 Substance Abuse & Occupational Therapy: Special Topics Course
MOT 511 Independent Study in Occupational Therapy – Community Mental Health
MOT 545 Research I
MOT 575 Research II
MOT 600 Research III
MOT 645 Research IV
Guest Lecture in MOT 410 Foundations of Occupation; MOT 530 Occupational Studies II; MOT 640 Clinical Reasoning and Ethics in Occupational Therapy
Guest Lecture in DPT 600 Issues in Patient Care

B. Non-Teaching:
Advise 10-15 Occupational Therapy students per year
Advise numerous high school and transfer students into the occupational therapy program

Chair – Occupational Therapy Department Continuing Education Committee
Occupational Therapy Department Admissions Committee Member
Occupational Therapy Department Curriculum Committee Member
Pi Theta Epsilon Academic Honor Society, Alpha Nu Chapter – Faculty Advisor since 1996
President Elect – Iowa Occupational Therapy Association (IOTA) July 2004
American Occupational Therapy Representative Assembly, representative for the state of Iowa (1997-2003)
Chair, Ad Hoc Mentoring Committee, American Occupational Therapy Association
(3/2003 – present)

Member, American Occupational Therapy Association Specialties Board, Mental Health Panel (2004-present)
Member, Nominations Ad Hoc Elections Committee, American Occupational Therapy Assocation (2002-2003)
Board Member – Scott County National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (2002 – present)
Charter Member – QC Riverbucs/AMBUCS (2000 – 2003)
Board member – QC Riverbucs/AMBUCS (2000-2001)
Advisory member St. Ambrose University Center for Teaching Excellence (2000-2003)
Institutional Review Board Member (1996-2002, chair of this board for 3 years)
Cadaever Dissection Selection Committee for the Biology Department (2002)

III. Education (professional and other, most recent first):

A. OT:
Doctorate, 2005, Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Master of Science, 1993, Occupational Therapy, Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Bachelor of Science, 1989, Occupational Therapy, Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo, Michigan

B. Other:
Licensed to practice occupational therapy in the State of Iowa, License # 00445, expires 8-15-2005
Registered to practice occupational therapy by NBCOT, certificate renewal, March 31, 2007

IV. MAJOR non-degree postgraduate/short-term courses related to your assigned responsibilities (most recent first):
Continuing Education Courses:

Arizona Occupational Therapy Association State Conference September 9 & 10, 2004: Using Art Therapy as a Modality, Sensory Strategies in the Classroom, Beyond the Diagnosis: Medical & Nutritional Interventions in the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Project Magic, Starting up a Small Health Care Business, What? No Recess?, Therapeutic Approach to a High Risk Pregnancy, CST & OT: Using Craniosacral Therapy to Facilitate Achievement of OT Goals

Current Trends in NMES - 9/8/04

Motivational Interviewing - 8/9&10/2004

Addressing Discrimination and Stigma Through Mental Health Consumer Contact - 6/22/04

AOTA Annual Conference: May 20 - May 23, 2004 - Building Intercultural Skills to Improve Clinical Skills, Developing Services for Parents with Mental Illness and Their Families, Lauren Manning: Story of Perseverance and Success, Making Statistics Work for You: A Practical EBP Workshop for Practitioners and Educators, An Occupational Perspective of Substance Use Disorders: Best Practices, Herstory: Now and Then, Inaugural Presidential Address - Building a Professional Tapestry, An Evidence Based Intervention to Develop Social Roles and Skills in Clients with Mental Illness, Farewell Presidential Address - Defining Ourselves for Future Success, A CAT's Walk: Practical Use of Evidence Based Practice for Direct Care Practitioners, Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lecture: Time, Space, and the Kaleidoscopes of Occupation.

IOTA District Meeting - Reiki - 4-21-04

Autism Society of the Quad Cities - Spring 2004 Symposium - 4-17-04

17th Annual Midwest Dean's Occupational Therapy Research Conference 3/19&20/2004

How Does Your Engine Run - The Alert Program for Self Regulation - 3/5&6/2004

ED711 Educational Statistics - St. Ambrose University - completed Fall 2003

Iowa Occupational Therapy Association State Conference: The OTPF Domain and Process, 3.75 CEU's & New Fieldwork Performance Evaluation for OT Student, 3.75 CEU's 11-15-03

Contracture Management Continuing Education Course, 11/12/03, 1.5 hours
AOTA Annual Conference, June 6-9, 2003, Washington, DC
Healing Touch an Energy Based OT Modality, June 8, 2003 – 1.5 hours
Compassion Fatigue, Burnout & Secondary Stress: Strategies for Occupational Therapy, June 8, 2003 – 3.0 hours
Innovative Ways to Describe Evidence Based Literature Review, June 8, 2003 - .5 hours
Using the Internet for Occupation Based Research In Practice, June 9, 3003 – 1.5 hours
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for the Treatment of Depression and Relapse
Prevention, June 9, 2003 – 3.0 hours
Mind and Body Conference, sponsored by the Quad City Consortium for Mental Health, May 15, 2003
Clinical Aspects of Tai Chi, sponsored by Iowa Occupational Therapy Association, April 26, 2003 – 4 hours
Ethics Conference: Truth, Trust and Decision Making, sponsored by Genesis Medical Center, March 25, 2003 – 1.5 hours
National Council of Rehabilitation Educators, Annual Conference, February 14-16, 2003
Legal Issues in Rehabilitation, sponsored by the University of Iowa, College of Education, November 8, 2002 – 5.5 hours
International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Annual Conference, June 10-14, 2002, Toronto, Canada – 16.5 hours
National Council of Rehabilitation Educators, Annual Conference, February 13-15, 2002
American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference 2002, Miami, FL
Plagiarism in Allied Health Education: A Quantitative Study, May 4, 2002 - .5 hours
Purposeful Activity: The role of current practice in OT, May 4, 2002 - .5 hours
Relax-chi-cise: Wellness through Imagery and Movement, May 4, 2002 - .5 hours
Workplace Accomodation of Workers with Psychiatric Disabilities, May 4, 2002 – 1.5 hours
Clubhouse Model: Outcome Assessment on Attendance, Hospitalization, and Work, May 5, 2002 - .5 hours
Wise Healthy Options for Adolescents, 2001, May 5, 2002 - .5 hours
Motivators and Personality Characteristics of Volunteer Leaders, May 5, 2002 – 1 hour
Regional Workshop Series on Curriculum Revision, sponsored by the American
Occupational Therapy Foundation, October 19-20, 2001 & June 15-16, 2001- 30 hours
Geropsychiatry, sponsored by Iowa Occupational Therapy Association, October 27, 2001 – 6.5 hours

University of Iowa courses

07C:493 Dissertation - Summer 2005
07C:493 Dissertation - Spring 2005
131:245 Seminar in Feminist Ethnography - Fall 200407C: Individual Instruction - Structured Readings - Fall 2004
07P: Design of Experiments - Fall 2004 - audit
07C: Internship in Rehabilitation Counseling Practice - Summer 2004
07P:243 - Intermediate Statistics - Spring 2004
07C:290 Social Psychology of Disability – 3 hours – Summer 2003
07B:112 Teaching Adults- 3 credit hours - Spring 2003
07C:455 Supervising the Counseling Practicum in Rehabilitation Counseling – 3 credit hours – Spring 2003
07C:454 Counseling Supervision & Consultation – 3 credit hours – Fall 2002
07C:255 Vocational Psychology – 3 credit hours – Fall 2002
07C:338 Qualitative Inquiry – 3 credit hours – Fall 2001
07H:385 Teaching and Learning in Higher Education – 3 credit hours Fall 2001
07C:380 Practicum in College Teaching – 3 credit hours – Spring 2002
07C:460 Seminar in Research in Counseling – 3 credit hours – Spring 2002
07H:118 Introduction to Law of Student Services – 3 credit hours – Spring 2002
07C:293 Advanced Practicum in Rehabilitation Counseling – 3 credit hours - Summer 2002
07C:357 Advanced Group Counseling & Psychotherapy – 3 credit hours – Fall 2000
07C:353 Advanced Counseling & Psychotherapy – 3 credits – Fall 1999
07C:400 Professional Seminar & Ethics in Counselor Education – 3 credits – Spring
2000
07H:100 Issues & Policies in Higher Education – 3 credits – Summer 1999
07C:343 Job Development, Placement & Follow-up – 3 credits - Fall 1998

V. Work experience relevant to teaching assignments and responsibilities:
Teaching Fellow for Graduate Course in Ethics & Counseling, the College of Education, University of Iowa – Fall 2003
Co-facilitate a university teaching circle from 2001-present on assessment, student classroom behavior & relevant strategies - "The Strongest Link" teaching circle
Reviewer for Physical Therapy Department Research Posters 1999-present
Reader for first year writing placement exams for writing across the curriculum (1997-present)
Work with students in the community with clients diagnosed with mental illness in the on a pro bono basis to facilitate student learning (2001-present)
Worked as a full time clinician in inpatient psychiatry and in and outpatient substance abuse unit (1989-1995)

VI. Summary of most recent scholarly activities:
Anderson, L.S., & Malaski, C.K. (2002). Occupational therapy as a career: An introduction to the field and a structured method for observation. Korea: Yeong Mun Publishing Company (Korean Translation)
Malaski, C.K., & Tarvydas, V.M. (2002). Teaching ethics and the ethics of teaching: Challenges for Rehabilitation Counselor Educators. Rehabilitation Education, 16 (1), 1-13.
Malaski, C.K. (2000). Occupational therapist/occupational therapy assistant. In L. B. Caldwell (Ed.). Guide to Careers in the health professions. New York, NY: Random House.
Tarvydas, V.M, O'Rourke, B., & Malaski, C.K. (2003). Ethical climate. In R.R. Cottone & V.M Tarvydas (Eds.), Ethical and Professional Issues in Counseling (2nd ed). (pp.110-126). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Tarvydas, V.M., O'Rourke, B., & Malaski, C.K. (2003). Ethical issues in health care. In R.R. Cottone & V.M. Tarvydas (Eds.), Ethical and Professional Issues in Counseling (2nd ed.). (pp. 138-168). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Tarvydas, V.M., & Malaski, C.K. (2004). Speaking out for social concerns. Counseling Today, 46 (9), 41.

Urish, C.K. (2004, February 9). Ongoing competence through mentoring. OT Practice, 10.

Invited Presenter to: Barbara Rider Colloquium: Improvisational Theatre and Mental Illness: An Effective and Innovative Intervention 10-30-04

Keynote Speaker, Arizota Occupational Therapy State Conference: Profesionalism 101: Beyond Surviving to Thriving in OT - 9-10-04

Invited panelist for WQPT presentation "In our own voice" on mental illness, November 5, 2003.

American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, June 2003, Washington, DC: Stigma Busters: Improvisational Theatre to Reduce the Stigma of Mental Illness, poster presentation
Literacy Connection of Moline: Juggling and Literacy, invited presenter, 1.5 hours, May 1, 2003
Iowa Parks & Recreation Association State Conference: Therapeutic Juggling, invited presenter 1 hour, April 7, 2003
Tazewell-Mason Counties Special Education Association: School Based Therapy, the Law and You. Presented on Developing a Professional Portfolio, invited presenter 1 hour, March 2003
National Council on Rehabilitation Education, National Conference, February 2003, Tucson, AZ: Teaching Research Using Evidence Based Practice: Student to Clinician Collaboration, 1 hour presentation
Area Education Agency #9, presentation "What is new at AOTA and in OT?, December 20, 2002
St. Ambrose 3rd Annual Student Conference: Therapeutic Juggling and Clinical Applications, 1 hour presentation, September 21, 2002.
Literacy Connection, Moline, IL: Juggling, Literacy and Time with your Child, June 2002, 1.5 hour presentation, invited presenter
International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services, 27th Annual Conference, June 2002, Toronto, Canada, Stigma Busters: Improvisational Theatre to Educate and Inform, 1.5 hour (copresenter, Connie Williams, CTRS)
Quad City Coalition for Mental Health, Mind & Body Conference: Arts, Crafts & More, May 2002, 1 hour presentation
American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Miami, FL: Motivators and Personality Characteristics of Volunteer Leaders, poster presentation, May 2002
American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Miami, FL: Purposeful Activity : The Role of Occupational Therapy in Treatment, poster presentation, May 2002
Iowa Therapeutic Recreation Association State Conference, Therapeutic Juggling, 1 hour presentation, April 2002
15th Annual Deans' Midwest Occupational Therapy Research Conference, Omaha, NE: Motivators and Personality Characteristics of Volunteer Leaders, March 2002, poster presentation (copresenter, Rachel Eisfelder)
National Council on Rehabilitation Education, National Conference, February 2002, Tucson, AZ: Professional Portfolio: Developing and Documenting Excellence, 1 hour presentation
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, invited presenter: Facilitating Student Learning and Clinical Reasoning in a Clinical Environment
Hearing Voices Simulation for Masters level Rehabilitation Counseling Students, University of Iowa, Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment Planning Course (2001, 2002)

VII. Other activities which enhance your effectiveness in your present position:
Member of Quad City Stigma Busters, Improvisational Theatre Troupe who perform at various community groups to educate individuals about disabilities and mental illness
Participate in Center for Teaching Excellence activities held on campus to enhance my teaching skills & classroom effectiveness
Participating in doctoral education program which assists my effectiveness in my current position
Co-facilitate a teaching circle on campus
Board member Scott County NAMI

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