12 Patricia Jean Precin, PhD, PsyaD, NCPsyA, LP, OTR/L, FAOTA Columbia University New York, New York Exemplary Interprofessional Collaboration in Clinic and Education Dr. Pat Precin is currently an Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy at Columbia University the OT Intern Coordinator, Program Developer, and Super- visor at Ohel (serving adult populations diagnosed with psychiatric disorders and intellectual disabilities/developmental delays) and a Manhattan psycho- analyst. Dr. Precin developed and published the Aggregate Fieldwork Model for Level II fieldwork placements. This model consists of cooperative learning, clinical project or research publication, and interprofessional collaboration and intervention. Her model has been used to encourage educators, supervisors, interns, and staff to work together to provide clinical services, train interns, and publish material to improve the quality and quantity of students’ fieldwork experiences, interprofessional attitudes, and skills. She developed the SPOTS Model (Sustainable Population-based Occupational Therapy Sites), which has been used to give students the practical skills necessary for designing and implementing their own sustainable fieldwork sites in underserved populations without access to OT. Dr. Precin brought OT practice to many organizations with- out access to services through her leadership roles as Executive Director of the Fostering Connection, Managing Director of Pathways to Housing, Director of a welfare-to-work program, consultant to InCube, a consumer run agency helping people with mental illness start and run their own businesses, and psychosocial expert witness for various law firms. Cordelia Myers AJOT Best Article Award Wesam B. Darawsheh, PhD, MSc, BSc The University of Jordan Amman, Jordan Darawsheh, W. (2019). Exploration of Occupational Deprivation Among Syrian Refugees Displaced in Jordan. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73, 7304205030. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.030460. Dr. Wesam Darawsheh conducted a qualitative study investigating experiences of occupational deprivation among Syrian refugees in Jordan. She interviewed 49 adult Syrian refugees who fled to Jordan after the war in Syria began in 2011. Twenty-four participants lived outside the refugee camps, and 25 lived inside the Zaatari refugee camp. Exploring the ways in which the refugees managed their day-to-day lives facilitated an understanding of the effects of displacement on participation in meaningful occupations. The study found that Syrian refugees experienced occupational deprivation, which in turn had negative effects on their health, well-being, and sense of humanity. Dr. Darawsheh’s paper notes that because occupational deprivation has sociocultural connotations, the meaning of occupational deprivation will differ across refugee populations and displacement contexts. The implications of displacement and occupational deprivation for health and well-being are timely in the current geopolitical climate, and the study was conducted with a high degree of trustworthiness and rigor. This research will be helpful to occupational therapists who may encounter refugee populations in their practice settings.

13 Jeanette Bair Writer’s Award Stephanie Tsai, OTD, OTR/L USC Chan Division of OS/OT Los Angeles, CA Elyse Peterson, OTD, OTR/L, CCRP USC Chan Division of OS/OT Los Angeles, CA Tsai, S., & Peterson, E. (2019). Championing high-quality care: Integrating assess- ments into occupational therapy acute care practice. OT Practice, 24(4), 12–15. Despite dedicating more than $3.2 trillion annually to health care, the United States continues to perform poorly on quality outcomes compared with other countries that spend significantly less. As a solution, U.S. health systems are shifting away from traditional payment methods that reward volume of services provided, with a relative lack of accountability for pharmaceuticals prescribed and services provided, to a system where payment is given to those who produce high-quality outcomes. With this change, it is crucial that occupational therapy practitioners link their distinct contribution to the delivery of high-quality care. This article looks at one of the most effective ways to demonstrate value, that of using standardized assessments and outcome measures to provide evidence capturing the distinct role and significance of occupational therapy services. SIS Quarterly Excellence in Writing Award Lauren Little, PhD, OTR/L Rush University Chicago, Illinois Anna Wallisch, PhD, OTR/L University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City, Kansas Little, L. M., & Wallisch, A. (2019). Telehealth in early intervention: A case example in the measure- ment of outcomes. SIS Quarterly Practice Connections, 4(2), 2–4. Telehealth continues to emerge as an innovative service delivery model for occupational therapy, and various states are implementing telehealth as part of early intervention systems. This article outlines how various assessment methods may be used in the context of telehealth occupational therapy for young children and their families in early intervention. According to the authors, one of the advantages of telehealth is that occupational therapists can “be” in the child’s natural environments at various times of the day. In a case example, the occupational therapist used a telehealth platform for a family with a child with autism spectrum disorder. The family lived in a rural area, and the child was on a waitlist for occupational therapy. The therapist used assessments to evaluate the family and help them work on the child’s goals.