Debra Tymus Zizik, OTD, OTR/L

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Community Service and Partnerships

SERVICE – COMMUNITY:

Club Discovery - Faculty Advisor

2012 - Present

Club Discovery is a joint venture between Mercy College and Gilda’s Club Westchester.  Social engagement is linked to physical and emotional health.  Many survivors report difficulty in returning to social roles after cancer treatment has been completed.  The camp is designed to expose the participants to various leisure and stress-relieving, healthy activities with the hope that it will lead to a pattern of increased social engagement after the camp has concluded.

Club Discovery is a capstone project in the Graduate OT Program in which the students complete a qualitative study with a focus on quality of life and participation in meaningful leisure-time activities. 

 

SERVICE – PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:  

American Association of Clinical Anatomists
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Society of Hand Therapists
New York State Occupational Therapy Association - Hudson Valley District

 

Author: Debra Zizik
Last modified: 7/28/2014 9:17 AM (EST)