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Candace Beitman, EdD,OTR EdD, Ball State University MS, Indiana University BS, Indiana University Expertise Areas:
cbeitman@uindy.edu |
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Dr. Candace Beitman is an associate professor. She teaches Occupational Performance I, Issues in Gerontology, Therapeutic Groups, and Grant Writing. Candace has 24 years of clinical experience in psychiatric acute care and geriatric rehabilitation settings. Her specialty practice areas include geriatric wellness, dementia and caregiver training, and mental health. The results of Dr. Beitman’s pilot research project on role strain of older worker-caregivers were published in the March 2004 issue of Work. She has also presented short courses, papers and posters at local, regional, and national conferences including the American Occupational Therapy Association and the Gerontological Society of America. Presentation topics included dementia management, role strain of older worker-caregivers, and service-learning partnerships between various community-based settings and graduate OT programs. In 2000, Dr. Beitman was awarded a two-year demonstration grant by the Retirement Research Foundation for the management and research of a Well Elderly Lifestyle Redesign Program with residents of three Indianapolis-area assisted-living communities. She recently received a Congressional Appropriation to conduct an interdisciplinary service-learning research project and intervention program for at-risk older caregivers and care recipients in an underserved area of Indianapolis. Candace is an active member of AOTA and IOTA and serves on the advisory board of the Naturally Occurring Retirement Community in conjunction with Elder Source, a local resource center for older adults. |
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