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Date May 7, 2026 Thursday
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Admission Free No registration needed
About the Event
Content and Details
The “1st Pediatric Occupational Therapy Symposium” was held on May 7, 2026, between 08:45 and 16:45, at the Amphitheater of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Uluyazı Campus, in collaboration with Çankırı Karatekin University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Occupational Therapy and the Occupational Therapy Society.
The symposium was chaired by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ceyhun Türkmen. The Organizing Committee included Prof. Dr. Özcan Özkan, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gözde Özaras Öz, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nilay Şahan, Assist. Prof. Dr. İlkem Ceren Sığırtmaç, and Assist. Prof. Dr. Ayşenur Karakuş. The Scientific Secretariat was carried out by Research Assistant Feyza Şengül. The Scientific Advisory Board included Prof. Dr. Gamze Ekici Çağlar, Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Öksüz, Prof. Dr. Songül Atasavun Uysal, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökçen Akyürek, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hatice Abaoğlu.
The event was organized to enhance students’ professional knowledge and awareness in the field of pediatric occupational therapy and to address occupational therapy approaches related to children’s developmental, sensory, motor, cognitive, and psychosocial needs from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Within the scope of the program, scientific sessions were held on autism spectrum disorder and play, sensory processing in occupational therapy, feeding problems in pediatrics, understanding praxis, and career steps from the perspective of graduates.
In the afternoon session, workshops entitled “Relaxation Workshop – Is Participation Possible Without Regulation?”, “Where Does Independence Begin? Activities of Daily Living in Pediatrics”, “Is Play Just Play? Structuring Therapeutic Play”, and “Is Regulation Possible Through Movement? Yoga-Based Regulation in Children” were conducted. Through these workshops, participants were supported in gaining practical experience regarding child-centered practice, sensory regulation, therapeutic play, activities of daily living, and yoga-based regulation approaches.
The event was carried out with the active participation of academicians, invited speakers, department students, and members of the Occupational Therapy Society.
