Occupational Therapy Association of
the Philippines, Inc.

Invites you to its 2007 Annual
Convention

"Occupational Therapy and Disaster
Preparedeness and Response"

March 17-18, 2007
New Horizon Hotel
778 Boni Avenue cor. EDSA
Mandaluyong City
Philippines

Keynote Speaker: Suchada Sakornsatian
obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in
Physical Therapy at Mahidol University
in Bangkok, Thailand. She pursued
further studies by taking her Master’s
Degree in Occupational Therapy at
Boston University, Massachusetts,
U.S.A. Her expertise is in the field
of psychosocial rehabilitation in the
hospital and community-based
settings. The intensification of
vocational rehabilitation and
expansion of halfway houses in
Thailand were achieved under her
leadership.

Currently, she is the Deputy Director
of the Mental Health Technical
Development Bureau of the Department
of Mental Health in Thailand.
Furthermore, she is a special lecturer
for the Occupational Therapy
Bachelor’s Degree program on
Psychosocial Rehabilitation at the
Department of Occupational Therapy,
Chiangmai University. She has
authored a number of articles
including The Pilot Project on Halfway
House that was published in the
September 2001 issue of the Journal of
Mental Health of Thailand. She is
also a researcher in a project
initiated in collaboration with
WHO/SEARO entitled “Study on
Development of Special Psychosocial
Skills Intervention based on
Counseling to Reduce Malnutrition”.

She is the Thai Delegate to the World
Federation of Occupational Therapists
and the former President of the
Thailand Occupational Therapists
Association.

Dont miss this!

FOR INQUIRIES, RESERVATIONS, AND
PAYMENTS… PLEASE CONTACT EITHER OF THE
FOLLOWING:

MANILA
Chare Carlos
Mobile # 63-905-220 1267
Skill Builders
Telephone# 63-2-536 7444
The Able Center
Telephone#63-2-895 5523

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Mobile # 0927-527 8176

Charles Bermejo
Mobile # 0920-923 8038

PARANAQUE
Sheila Ocheda
Therapy Works
Telephone#63-2-853 0121
Mobile # 0917-536 8022

LAGUNA
Ayie Gozon
Terapiya
Telephone# 63-49-544 0429

CEBU CITY
Venus Pelaez
Cebu Doctors’ University
Telephone# 63-32-253 9201


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