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Dr Fatima Chehouri-Nasser

Fatima Chehouri-Nasser
7575 Miller Dr. Bath, PA. 18014 USA 
Lebanon Address: Sami ElSoloh, Chahine Bldg, Lebanon
Email: info@otcenter.org

Occupational Therapy Center (OTC) (2000- present)  

Private Practice: Evaluating and treating various  disabilities including CardioVascular Accidents, Alzheimer’s Diseases, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Sensory processing Dysfunction and Developmental Delays.
Also  working with various schools to set up O.T. interventions/teacher education for ADD and ADHD children.  The focus of direct patient care has been in the areas of Cognitive Rehabilitation, Neuro Developmental Rehabilitation, Home Adaptations, and Stress Management . The scope of practice has also involved coordinating rehabilitation services as well as providing direct Occupational therapy treatment for various high profile cases.
 
EDUCATION

OTD – Occupational Therapy Doctorate  – philadelphia University, PA
Occupational Therapy Program Development – Johns Hokins Hospital, MD
BS – Occupational Therapy – Towson University – Towson, MD 
AA – Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant – LCCC, PA

Clinical Experience

Johns Hopkins Hospital, psychiatric affiliation – Baltimore, MD
Sheppard Pratt psychiatric Hospital – Baltimore, MD
Montebello Rehabilitation Hospital for spinal cord injury –Towson, MD
St. Lukes Hospital, general rehabilitation – Bethlehem, PA
Good Shepard Rehab Center – Allentown, PA
Baltimore County School Systems –Towson, MD
Pennsylvania Pshychiatric State Hospital – Allentown, PA

AFFILIATIONS

Lebanese Occupational Therapy Association – President  (2002- present)
Alzheimer’s Association Lebanon – Member  (2005- present)
Inclusion Network – Member  (2004- 2008)
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)– Member(1982- present)
World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT)–Member (2010-present)
Maryland Occupational Therapy Association – Member  (1989- 1996)
American Heart Association – Member  (1990- 1997)

CONFERENCE ON AUTISM
10h00 Registration
     
10h30 Welcome & Introduction  
     
  Ms. Maguy Aoun AAA Media Consultant
     
  Mr. Nabil Kahale President of Sin El Fil Municipality 
     
  Mrs Ghada Hayek Makhoul President of AAA 
   
10h50 Dr Sandra Sabbagh  
  Neuro-Pediatrician - Hotel Dieu de France,
Lecturer at Faculty of Medicine - USJ
Autism in children, from a Neuro-Pediatrician point of view
     
11h10 Ms.Edith Kouba Hreich  
  Master degree in Speech and Language therapy, Master’s program coordinator at USJ Language and Communication in children with ASD: intervention in everyday life
     
11h30 Dr Fatima Chehouri Nasser  
  Doctor of Occupational Therapy.
Director of Occupational Therapy Center (OTC)
Addressing Sensory Challenges for the child with Autism
     
11h50 Ms.Nada Barakat Khawaja  
  Special Education Consultant, Master degree in psychosomatic support and Author Practical Tips to deal with children with Autism
     
12h10 Ms.Der Sarkissian/Ms.Saleh  
  BCBA - BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS
ABAI-L - Lebanese Association for Behavior Analysis International
Brief Introduction to ABA Therapy & Receommendations
     
12h30 Ms. Carla Majdalani Rassi  
  AAA Executive Assistant & ACTED Program Coordinator My Life with Autism as a Mother
     
12h40 AAA Video about Autism Signs
     
  Q&A Conference Wrap-up
  Reception