Spring 2013... Finishing up First Year of OT School!

Halfway Through Fall Semester 2012

Mariam & Meghan prior to Theory:-)

Activities: Game Day... .Apples to Apples:-)

Playing Jenga & Activity Analysis

What's wrong, Dana.....? SORRY!

Ashley prepping for Kinesiology midterm by practicing ROM & MMT:-)

Rachel, Stevie Jo, Gina & Ashley patiently waiting during Kinesiology lab practical:-)

Almost done!!!!!

Mentally Draining & Exhausting Thursday... Waiting to finish Kines. lab practical

Fabulous Anna &  Billie multitasking by attempting to finish med. lecture papers!

Justine & Steph looking @ different grasp patterns in Peds.

Andrenne, Ashley & Lakisha using different grasp patterns with SCREWS:-)

Matt & Robbie playing cards and using hand manipulation skills

Great teamwork in  Ped's

Andrenne:-)

A pure moment of LAUGHTER.. especially with Jaime on the right!

THE JOY OF KINESIOLOGY:-) LIVING PROOF....

Mariam hugging Dana... looking at what motions are occurring with the scapula & how much ROM

Mariam!

Gina & Amanda... looking @ grasp patterns while using Mr. Potato Head :-)

Sweet Emilie showing off her jacket skills!

Sara showing off her pincer grasp while playing pick-up sticks!

Lisa & Dawn's Activity today:-) Gobble... Gobble...

TADA!!!

How to frost & decorate a double layer cake! How FUN!

Bat pumpkins & making origomies!

Mary & Rachel's stunning "beach" portraits in Activities

Ashley & Andrenne

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Sweet Meghan cutting out pictures...

Lauren in her element.

FLOW...

Making a chocolate pudding pie with whipped cream & strawberries on top! Yummmmm!

Typical Jeannie... Always Laughing and Making EVERYTHING FUN!

Dana & Catherine.

Grad school is a BLAST!

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Meredith & Ashley braiding:-)

Lauren decoupagin' by making a recipe box:-) How creative!!

Meghan using lots of color.

Just looking at this photo can make you laugh:-)

Steph & Kristy threading & making bracelets:-)

Mariam & Eric

Frances & Paige making lima been wreaths! So creative:-)

Robbie??

Matt working hard to clean out the insides of his pumpkin:-)

Making lemon-flavored frosting:-)

Great teamwork, Stevie Jo & Lauren!

Go team!

Final Results of Pumpkin Carving:-) Great Job

Making gingerbread houses! The best part was eating the frosting & candy during and after!!

Henna tattooing... Kristy in her element:-)

Final result!

Mariam working hard.

Yes, we finally get to eat our chocolate pudding pie! Delicious!

Making a tree branch with leaves..... What  a neat idea.

Catherine showing off her branch & leaves!

Colleen's sad gingerbread house :-/

Beautiful OT ladies!

Beautiful Meredith & her wreath! What a stunning idea:-)

Oh Dana... shoving the entire oreo turkey in his mouth!

Still chewing...

And it continues....

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Stevie Jo & Megan E... Halloween.

Stevie Jo & Kristy:-)

THE KAWA MODEL- WE ARE SO CREATIVE!!!

Rocks, driftwood and water...... I'd say it's a nice, flowing river;-)

Jayne & Kristy

Justine, Jess, Paige, Marlena & Kristy

Stevie Jo, Gerbster, Justine, Jess, Paige, Marlena, Kristy & Bitsy as the Shining Star:-)

Laurennnn!

Celebrating the October Birthdays at our monthly class meeting:-)

Beautiful Kisha:-)

Gerbster!

Activities Lab... making jewlery:-)

Kinesiology: Lisa & Amanda... ROM & MMT of the hand

One word... TROUBLE.

Yoga-acrobats

VCU Basketball game.... 2nd game of the season against Florida Gulf Coast. They WON!

OT gals @ the basketball game:-)

Robbie, Justine, and Eric... Groups. WAY TO GO!

Dana & Emily... cast members:-)

Kickin' Butt Group Session

Interdisciplinary Forums @ the Med School... Medicine, Radiation Science, and Nurse Anesthetist represented the case. 

The BONUS of going...PIZZA & A DRINK=FREE... Which ALL Graduate Students LOVE to hear:-) FREE FOOD

Hip Extension ROM... Eric & Meghan

Emily & Justine. Plantarflexion and Dorsiflexion ROM.

Singing Happy Birthday to Lauren Wilson in Kinesiology....

Meeley modeling for us.... going through the degrees of motion from sitting to standing:-)

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Lauren sitting low to the ground on a chair which means the her knees are higher than her hips.

Lauren sitting higher up on a commode:-)

Analysis of Lauren sitting to standing up... :-)

Matt & Mary in a Stress Management Group:-)

Jo & Eric in Stress Management Group:-) Great Couple!

Matt & Mary participating in Guided Imagery activity:-)

Robbie & Bitsy... sweet married couple participating in the Guided Imagery activity!

Great way to release STRESS!

Group discussion:-)

Matt in action:-)

Love Kisha's face.... I think she is upset with Robbie.

Group session of teenagers....

Great Job, Mariam! The boy who picks his nose;-)

TROUBLE over on this side....

Ashley leading out the Assertive Group.

MATT!

Amanda had to guide Meredith through the maze of chairs and pack packs to enhance their communication skills and assertiveness! Great job ladies!

Amanda did a great job guiding Meredith through!

Gina guiding Megan O. through the obstacle! Well done ladies!

Matt & Lisa taking charge during group discussion on assertiveness!

Wounded Warrior group!! FABULOUS session:-)

Wounded Warrior group leaders!

Some of the beautiful ladies enjoying nachos and a cold drink after observing and working with some of the patients at the inpatient rehab. at MCV

Ashley & Bitsy!

Amanda and Robby:-)