Kimberly Coutts, MSc, BScOT, BSc
ATS Assoc Teaching Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - Occupational Therapy
Contact
ATS Assoc Teaching Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - Occupational Therapy
- kacoutts@ualberta.ca
Overview
About
Degrees:
Master of Science, University of Alberta, 2009
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy (Distinction), University of Alberta, 1996
Bachelor of Science, University of Saskatchewan, 1993
Clinical background:
- Practiced as an Occupational Therapist in adult (plastics, neurology), pediatrics (feeding, developmental, brain injury) and allied heath education.
- Worked in hospital, community, preschool and private practice settings.
Teaching
Areas of interest: Integration and Application, Interprofessional Education.
Courses
OCCTH 571 - Occupation Across the Lifespan: Children
Students explore occupational participation for children and how it is influenced by developmental trajectories, life events and opportunities, family contexts, and broader environments. The occupational therapist's role in supporting children, families and communities is explored through family-centered and strengths-based perspectives.