Faculty Bio Detail
Elizabeth Ching - M.Ed., OTR/L
Assistant Professor
Occupational Therapy
Email: bching@samuelmerritt.edu
Program:Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)
Telephone: 510.869.6511 ext.4918
Address: 450 30th Street, 4th Floor
Oakland - CA 94609
Beth Ching has been an Occupational Therapist for over 20 years. She has been an Educator for over 12 years. As a clinician, she has primarily treated clients with mental health issues and people with brain injuries. Beth also was an academic fieldwork coordinator at a college for Occupational Therapy Assistants.
Courses Taught at Samuel Merritt University:
Interpersonal Communication (Co-taught)
Psychosocial Dysfunction (Assisted)
The Health Care Industry
Advanced Clinical Practice (Assisted)
Introduction to Fieldwork I
Foundations of Occupational Therapy
Research Interests:
Learning Styles
Multicultural Issues
Adult Education
Publications and Presentations:
Learning Styles among Occupational Therapy Assistant Students of Diverse Ethnicities
Cultural Competency Presentations/Faculty Science Symposium 2010
"Seeing Clearly"--OT Practice, 2009
"Natural Texan"--Living Life to its Fullest,Stories of Occupational Therapy, AOTA Press, 2010
Professional and Community Service and Professional Memberships:
American Occupational Therapy Association
Occupational Therapy Association of California
Psychiatric Occupational Therapy Action Coalition
Northern California Brain Injury Board
California Brain Injury Providers' Network
Assistant Professor
Occupational Therapy
Email: bching@samuelmerritt.edu
Program:Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)
Telephone: 510.869.6511 ext.4918
Address: 450 30th Street, 4th Floor
Oakland - CA 94609
Beth Ching has been an Occupational Therapist for over 20 years. She has been an Educator for over 12 years. As a clinician, she has primarily treated clients with mental health issues and people with brain injuries. Beth also was an academic fieldwork coordinator at a college for Occupational Therapy Assistants.
Courses Taught at Samuel Merritt University:
Interpersonal Communication (Co-taught)
Psychosocial Dysfunction (Assisted)
The Health Care Industry
Advanced Clinical Practice (Assisted)
Introduction to Fieldwork I
Foundations of Occupational Therapy
Research Interests:
Learning Styles
Multicultural Issues
Adult Education
Publications and Presentations:
Learning Styles among Occupational Therapy Assistant Students of Diverse Ethnicities
Cultural Competency Presentations/Faculty Science Symposium 2010
"Seeing Clearly"--OT Practice, 2009
"Natural Texan"--Living Life to its Fullest,Stories of Occupational Therapy, AOTA Press, 2010
Professional and Community Service and Professional Memberships:
American Occupational Therapy Association
Occupational Therapy Association of California
Psychiatric Occupational Therapy Action Coalition
Northern California Brain Injury Board
California Brain Injury Providers' Network