Barbara A. Rider Colloquium

Schedule of Events:

8:30 - 9:00 am

Registration

9:00 – 9:15 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Earlie M. Washington, Ph.D, Dean
College of Health and Human Services
Western Michigan University

Dr. Fred Sammons, DPS(Hon.), OTR/L

9:15 – 10:30 am

“Hippotherapy: How does it help our Physical and Occupational Therapy Clients”

Sue Haywood, PT
CEO Kids First Therapy

10:30 - 10:45 am

BREAK

10:45 - 11:35 am

“Hippotherapy influenced by an Occupational Therapy Perspective”

Rebecca Cook, OTR, HPCS

11:40 – 12:30 am

“History of Therapeutic Riding and Differences between
Therapeutic Riding and Hippotherapy”

Kim Henning, Certified Massage Therapist & Equestrian
Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center

12:30 - 1:30 pm

Morning Session Closing Remarks:

Timothy Greene, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Western Michigan University

Lunch and Student Poster Presentations

This concludes The 2012 Barbara A. Rider Colloquium

1:30 - 5:00 pm

“Celebrating 90 Years” Share in the celebration of the past, present, and future of the Occupational Therapy Program at Western Michigan University

Ben Atchison, PhD, OTRL, FAOTA
Professor and Interim Chair
Occupational Therapy Department
Western Michigan University