Dalhousie University School of Occupational Therapy

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💙 To Our Occupational Therapy Preceptors,Every placement, every conversation, every moment of encouragement you provide ...
06/04/2026

💙 To Our Occupational Therapy Preceptors,

Every placement, every conversation, every moment of encouragement you provide helps shape the future of our profession.

We invite you to join us for a Faculty of Health Preceptor Recognition Reception as we come together to celebrate and thank you for the time, expertise, and care you share with our students.

Enjoy a time of connection, reflection, and appreciation, featuring:
✨ Remarks from special guest speakers
✨ Student insights into the importance of preceptor relationships in teaching and learning
✨ Refreshments and opportunities to connect with fellow preceptors, faculty, and students

The support you provide extends far beyond student learning. You inspire confidence, foster growth, and help students discover the kind of occupational therapists they hope to become.

We hope you’ll join us as we recognize and celebrate the important role you play in our community.

📅 June 8, 2026
📍 Room 170, Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB), 5793 University Ave. Halifax
⏰ 4:30 – 6pm

Thank you for all that you do. We look forward to celebrating with you. Registration link https://l1nq.com/nruzzqx

We are thrilled to announce Emma Toole to the School Mentorship Team, filling the role of Disability-Informed / Lived Ex...
05/04/2026

We are thrilled to announce Emma Toole to the School Mentorship Team, filling the role of Disability-Informed / Lived Experience Mentor. Emma is a 2024 Dal MScOT graduate and has been working as a community and school Occupational Therapist with Nova Scotia Health. Her training includes placements across a range of settings, including inpatient care, hand therapy, pediatrics, and community practice, which helped shape a broad and adaptable approach to OT.

In a mentorship role, Emma aims to foster an open environment to help think through challenges, strengthen clinical reasoning, and support growing confidence. Emma is excited to assist students in advocating for themselves and supporting them as they navigate their paths toward their professional goals.

If you are a current School of OT student interested in connecting with Emma, you can find her contact information on the School Brightspace announcement board page. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, learn more about our mentorship program opportunities here: https://tinyurl.com/368yph29
Dal Health Nova Scotia Society of Occupational Therapists (NSSOT)

The perfect summer term elective or professional development course!! Examine, discuss and understand sanctioned and uns...
04/10/2026

The perfect summer term elective or professional development course!! Examine, discuss and understand sanctioned and unsanctioned occupations within the context of individual, community, cultural and societal influences. This course will be offered online, including both synchronous and asynchronous requirements. Consider OCCU 4500/OCCU 5500 To Do or Not to Do: Social Sanctioning of Occupations, MAY 11– JUNE 26, 2026. Act quickly, registration deadline ends April 17! https://shorturl.at/s15ep

For your summer term elective or Professional Development:OCCU 4500/OCCU 5500To Do or Not to Do: Social Sanctioning of O...
03/11/2026

For your summer term elective or Professional Development:
OCCU 4500/OCCU 5500
To Do or Not to Do: Social Sanctioning of Occupations
SUMMER TERM, MAY 11, 2026 – JUNE 26, 2026 (7 WEEKS)
COURSE INSTRUCTOR: See Dalhousie Academic Timetable
https://shorturl.at/s15ep

Occupation is defined as the ordinary and extraordinary things that people do in everyday life, including and extending beyond paid work. This course provides a forum for students from different disciplines to critically examine, discuss and understand sanctioned and unsanctioned occupations within the context of individual, community, cultural and societal influences. Students will also critically examine debates and concepts in occupational science.

FORMAT: This course will be offered online, including both synchronous and asynchronous requirements

Registration deadline: April 17, 2026

Are you working in disability management or workplace health? Are you passionate about evidence-based practice and impr...
02/20/2026

Are you working in disability management or workplace health? Are you passionate about evidence-based practice and improving organizational health in workplaces?

We are hiring Teaching Assistants for the Certificate in Disability Management at Dalhousie University. This is an opportunity to share your expertise and support learners from diverse fields to become collaborative partners in creating healthy, inclusive workplaces.

Our rolling, 4-course undergraduate certificate is fully online and asynchronous, focused on disability management in a Canadian context. Our instructional teams include individuals working across organizational health, safety, wellness, and disability management. Teaching Assistants commit 65-90 hours during the term.

Interested? View the posting and consider applying. https://tinyurl.com/5n8rwkvs

Grad Fair week/last chance: Grad Fair is this Friday 👀 Explore what comes next after undergrad, meet faculty and grad s...
01/21/2026

Grad Fair week/last chance:

Grad Fair is this Friday 👀
Explore what comes next after undergrad, meet faculty and grad students, and get your questions answered — no pressure.

✨ Register + check in for a chance to win an Apple product door prize
🗓 Jan 23 | 12–3 PM | DSU

Virtual sessions also available

🔗 Register now: https://apply.dal.ca/portal/gradfair

Note new time: 📣”Shadow” will be visiting our Forrest Halls with volunteer visitor (and mother of OT grad) Bonnie, from ...
01/15/2026

Note new time: 📣”Shadow” will be visiting our Forrest Halls with volunteer visitor (and mother of OT grad) Bonnie, from the St John Ambulance Therapy dog program. Their first visit will now be on Monday, Feb 9, from 12-1 in room 219. Drop on by to absorb your dose of puppy love!!🐶💕

Explore Grad School — No Pressure Register https://apply.dal.ca/portal/gradfair for Dal’s Graduate & Professional Progra...
01/14/2026

Explore Grad School — No Pressure

Register https://apply.dal.ca/portal/gradfair for Dal’s Graduate & Professional Program Fair and receive a Student Grad Fair Guide to help you plan your conversations and ask the right questions.

In-person Jan 23 | 12–3PM | DSU

OR learn specifically about Dal Occupational Therapy Programs virtually on Wed. Jan 28th | 4-5PM by attending an ONLINE Session. (teams link can be found on our website).

An enduring assumption in occupation-related scholarship is that occupations can, do, and should promote human health. Y...
01/13/2026

An enduring assumption in occupation-related scholarship is that occupations can, do, and should promote human health. Yet, throughout history, people have sacrificed personal and collective health for other more desired outcomes. And, unfortunately, many people engage in occupations that intentionally or unintentionally harm others.

What happens when we disentangle occupation from health? What could be more important than understanding relationships between occupation and health? These are some of the questions that will be explored in this presentation.

This presentation, The Significance, of Occupation Beyond Health, will focus on possibilities associated with undertaking research centred on broad political, economic, and social concepts. Drawing on current occupational science literature, the significance of occupation will be explored in relation to concepts such as: humanity, citizenship, relationships with the earth, harmony, and equity. Embracing the importance of occupations beyond health opens opportunities to create knowledge and influence actions that respond to important moral and political concerns of contemporary society.

We hope you’ll join us, January 23rd, in Tupper Theatre D, Carlton Campus from 5 - 6pm for this Townsend Polatajko Lectureship with School, Faculty Researcher, Dr Niki Kiepek.

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Room 215 Forrest Building, 5869 University Avenue
Halifax, NS
B3H3J5

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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