Crafts and Creative Media in Therapy

Carol Crellin Tubbs, MA, OTR/L has been a practicing occupational therapist for almost 30 years. A graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Allied Health Professions Occupational Therapy program (New Orleans, Louisiana), she is currently an Associate Professor and Assistant Chair at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (Jackson, Mississippi) in the School of Health Related Professions. She has served as an Item Writer for the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy and practices on an as-needed basis in an outpatient clinic. She is involved with a community free clinic and has made several trips to Haiti with her occupational therapy students. She is a lifelong crafter and believes in the healing and skill-building power of creative involvement. Margaret Drake, PhD, OTR/L, ATR-BC, LPAT, FAOTA splits her time between writing historical novels, typing family documents (e.g., her mother’s 1912 diary) to preserve them for future generations, volunteering for civic groups, and, most recently, returning to professional work in long-term care on an “on-call” basis after a 5-year hiatus from practice following retirement from the University of Mississippi Medical Center.