The authors indicated that occupational therapy in the Philippine has usually revolved around the four previously mentioned areas. Using cases personally witnessed by the authors, the authors pointed out the “drivers that have influenced (and that continue to influence) the current state and future direction of occupational therapy practice in these practice areas.” The authors concluded with mitigation measures to address the threats.

Uy and Guerrero are among the early faculty members of the Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy program in UST, which first offered it in the late 1990s. Her research interests include occupational therapy education and older adult patients. Meanwhile, Espino is among the early graduates of UST’s BS OT program in 2003. She is also among the first graduates of the new research-focused Doctor of Philosophy in Health Research program of the UST Graduate School. Her area of expertise is on child well-being, screen time, and play.

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The faculty presenters for the forum included the following: (1) Ms. Stephanie Ann Balid-Attwell, MA ClinPsych, PhD (Cand) for her research entitled, “Crossing borders, transcending cultural differences: Development of the Philippine implementation model for chronic pain management program; (2) Ms. Paulin Grace Morato – Espino, MA SpEd, PhD (Cand) for her research, “Teachers as therapeutic agents after Typhoon Haiyan: The effects of play therapy on trauma symptoms and child behavior”; and (3) Ms. Jordan P. Nava, PTRP, MSPT (Cand) for the research, “Assessment tool development for a research-based community based rehabilitation program in Naga City.”

The forum highlighted faculty research presentations that aimed to provide new knowledge in the rehabilitation science professions, with focus on methods of research which may be used by other faculty and student researchers. The activity was part of the 2017 Research Fortnight organized by the .

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