Date and Time: May 14, 2025 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Eastern Time

Webinar Description:
Do you work with children or adults who play musical instruments? This webinar will present considerations for occupational therapy assessment and intervention for your musician clients. Content will be based on findings from a recent scoping review examining occupational therapy's scope of practice providing services for musicians as well as clinical experience and expert opinion from a music educator. Case studies will be used to help participants apply knowledge.

By the end of this webinar you will:

• Understand the complexity of music making as an occupation in clients lives.
• Identify considerations and task demands specific to instrumental musicians during the assessment process and when developing treatment plans.
• Use case studies to apply evidence-based knowledge gained in the webinar to promote clients occupational performance.

Presenters:
Marial Williams, OTD, OTR/L holds a BA in violin from Drake University. She sustained a playing-related neck injury that led her into the field of performing arts medicine, and obtained her OTD at Boston University in 2021 where her doctoral capstone focused on patient education for musicians at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is currently practicing as an occupational therapist at an outpatient hand clinic in the Chicago area and holds special interests in musicians’ wellness and injuries.

Jeffrey Sabo, MA is a PhD candidate in Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Ottawa, where his research focuses on the connections between music education and musicians’ health. He received a Master of Arts degree in Piano Pedagogy Research from the University of Ottawa, as well as a Bachelor of Music in Composition and Theory from Ithaca College. He is currently the Professional Development Coordinator for the Lotus Centre for Special Music Education, where he also teaches piano to students with exceptionalities.

Dr. Christine Guptill, OT Reg. (Ont.) is Associate Professor in Rehabilitation Sciences at University of Ottawa. She holds a BMus (oboe performance), a BSc (Biology), PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences from Western University (Canada), and an MS in Occupational Therapy from Western Michigan University. She also completed a 3 year postdoctoral training program in Work Disability Prevention. Her program of research focuses on musicians’ health from a work disability prevention perspective.

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The presentation will be recorded and will be available to watch on OSOT's Archived Webinars page shortly after the event.