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A Short Biography--Donna Costa
Donna Costa, DHS, OTR/L, FAOTA has an earned professional doctorate
from the University of Indianapolis in Occupational Therapy, as well as
a Master’s degree in Health Care Administration from the New School
of Social Research in NY, and dual baccalaureate degrees in
Occupational Therapy and Psychology from the University of Buffalo. She
is currently a Professor (Clinical) at the University of Utah, holds an
adjunct teaching appointment in the College of Nursing, and is a
faculty member in the Center on Aging. Dr. Costa is a Fellow of the
American Occupational Therapy Association and is the author of two
books on fieldwork education published by AOTA Press, as well as
numerous articles which have appeared in OT Practice. She was formerly
the Chair of the Occupational Therapy Program at Stony Brook University
in NY where she developed and obtained grant funding for a OTA to OT
Career Laddering Program leading to the BS/MS degrees. Donna is a
highly sought-after public speaker, having developed and presented
numerous workshops for health care professionals on a variety of topics
including: Compassion Fatigue & Burnout, Eating Disorders, Overview
of Pain, Addiction to Pain Medications, Working with Difficult Clients,
Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Case Management, Teaching
Clients Stress Management Skills, Time Management, Work-Life Balance,
Depression & Anxiety Disorders, Health Promotion, Fieldwork
Education, and many more.
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