Dr. Orit Lahav

Deputy Head of the Department of Occupational Therapy and Lecturer in the Department of Occupational Therapy

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About

Dr. Orit Lahav heads the Laboratory for Teaching and Learning Research in the Department of Occupational Therapy. She is responsible for the field of social involvement and for teaching in the Department of Occupational Therapy using the Problem-Based Learning method. Dr. Lahav is the founder and academic consultant of the Center for Academic Support and Accessibility at Ono Academic College. She is active in the UDL group and disseminates the approach among college lecturers. Dr. Lahav is a lecturer at conferences in Israel and around the world. She managed the Forum of Occupational Therapists Specialists in Learning Disabilities on behalf of the Israeli Association for Occupational Therapy.

Education

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2008).

.Ph.D

Occupational Therapy, Tel Aviv University (2006).

.M.Ed

Educational Counseling, Tel Aviv University (1997).

.B.O.T

Occupational Therapy, Tel Aviv University (1989).

Teaching Areas

Social involvement among the population facing a disability (Merhav), facilitator and facilitator learning ‎groups using the PBL (Problem-Based Learning) method, lecturer in the field of diagnosis and cognitive ‎rehabilitation, facilitator of training groups engaged in professional identity development, practical training, ‎lecturer and group facilitator in research seminar courses

Research interests

Time planning and management among students, seniors, and populations from different sectors, Developing ‎a professional identity during studies, Examining student needs and teaching and learning accommodations ‎for a wide range of students

Selected Publications

Lahav, O., Daniely, N. & Yalon-Chamovitz, S. (submitted). Interpersonal Social Responsibility model of service learning: a longitudinal study. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy.
Lahav, O., Nolan. C., & Katz, N. (2016). Academic and social concerns of students in higher education. Work Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation.
Toglia, J., Lahav, O., Ben Ari, E., &. Kizoni, R., (2016). Adult Age and Cultural differences in the Weekly Calendar Planning Activity (WCPA). American Journal of Occupational Therapy.
Lahav, O. Ben-Simon, A., Inbar-Weiss, N., & Katz, N. (2015). Weekly Calendar Planning Activity for university students: comparison of Individuals with and without ADHD by gender. Journal of Attention Disorder, 2, 1-11. Doi: 10.1177 / 1087054714564621. IP- 2.397.
Lahav, O., Katz, N. & Yalon-Chamovitz, S. (2015). Changes in occupational therapy students' attitudes towards people with disabilities: The importance of firsthand experience. Israel Journal of Occupational Therapy, 24, 1.