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Kimberly Duetsch, OTD, OTR/L

Assistant Professor, Master of Occupational Therapy Program

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kduetsch@messiah.edu

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717-796-1800, ext. 4012

Interest and areas of expertise

Children & Youth
Pediatrics 
School-Based Practice
Response to Intervention
Administration & Leadership in School-Based Practice
Interprofessional Collaboration
Burnout Prevention and Wellness Promotion among Healthcare Professionals 

Education

OTD, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences 
M.S. Occupational Therapy, Elizabethtown College
B.S. Health and Occupation, Elizabethtown College

Classes I teach

Foundations of OT
OT Process: Psychosocial Practice
OT Process: Pediatric Practice
Level I Fieldwork: Community Interventions
Global, Cultural and Spirituality Factors in OT

Profile

Kim has worked with children of all ages in both school-based practice and pediatric outpatient settings. She enjoys collaborating with teachers and other healthcare professionals, and she has worked within several interprofessional teams to facilitate child-centered and family-centered care. She also has experience as a clinical manager of a multi-disciplinary school-based team with an emphasis on providing clinical guidance to therapists and developing policies and procedures to support employees. She has presented at the national level on topics related to interprofessional collaboration, school-based practice, and response to intervention. Her research interests include burnout prevention and wellness promotion among healthcare workers and healthcare students, sensory processing interventions in pediatric practice, and occupational therapist and teacher collaboration in school settings.