Evaluating a Client's Occupational Performance in Their Home

Kim Furphy, D.HSc., OT, ATP

Kimberly A. Furphy, DHSc, OTR was granted a Doctor of Health Science Degree with concentrations in Assistive Technology and Gerontology at the University of St. Augustine for the Health Sciences, a Master of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy from Temple University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Virginia. Her clinical and research interests include assistive technology applications in the treatment and education of individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities as well as pedagogical innovations for professionals working in the field of assistive technology.  She has worked as an Associate Professor and is the current Program Director in the MSOT program at Stockton University teaching courses in assessment and treatment of the adult and geriatric populations, upper extremity rehabilitation and splinting, as well as assistive technology interventions. She has numerous presentations at the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Annual Conference and at the New Jersey Occupational Therapy Association’s Annual Conference on the topics of assistive technology and home modification and is a frequently invited lecturer at local schools and facilities on these topics. Dr. Furphy is also the author of the chapter on assessment tools for Activities of Daily Living in the book Occupational Therapy Assessment Tools: An Annotated Index, 4^th Edition and is a co-author of the chapter “Assistive Technology: Supports for Aging Adults” in Occupational Therapy with Aging Adults: Enhancing Quality of Life through Collaborative Practice.