In Memoriam: Christine A. Nelson, PhD., OTR
It is with much sadness that we report the recent passing of one of NDTA’s Pediatric Coordinator Instructors.

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Small Grant Award Announcement

General Guidelines: $5000 allocation to one to two projects to be conducted over the course of two years. Applications must be postmarked no later than October 15, 2008. Announcement of award recipients will be made in February, 2008. Any questions concerning the application or guidelines should be addressed to Janet Powell, Ph.D., Chair, NDTA Research Committee, 206 598-5436, jmpowell@u.washington.edu

Purpose: The NDTA research grant awards are provided for studies that investigate the Neuro-Developmental Treatment approach with pediatric and/or adult populations. The funding priorities include:

• Studies focusing on the effects of specific handling or positioning techniques on functional outcomes, including quality of life.
• Studies contrasting Neuro-Developmental Treatment with other treatment approaches on specific functional outcomes
• Studies investigating optimal delivery systems for the Neuro-Developmental Treatment approach
• Studies developing appropriate assessment strategies for the measurement of treatment outcomes
• Studies contributing to the theoretical basis of the Neuro-Developmental Treatment approach
• Pilot studies which will be used to seed a major grant application. Pilot studies must address one of the priorities stated above and include a plan for submitting a proposal to another funding source.

Budget: Maximum allowable per study is $5000.

Dissemination: Grant recipients are encouraged to submit a paper based on the study to a peer-reviewed journal. They are also responsible for disseminating the results of the study via an article in the NDTA newsletter.

Review process: All applications will be reviewed by the NDTA Research Committee Chair for completeness. An independent review process will be conducted by the NDTA Research Committee. All studies involving human subjects must be approved by a Human Subjects Review Committee through the mechanism at the applicant's facility and evidence of compliance to HIPAA guidelines must be given prior to release of funds.

Submission of proposal: Application forms may be downloaded at www.ndta.org. An original and three copies of the completed application should be mailed to: Janet Powell, PhD, NDTA Research Committee Chair, University of Washington, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Occupational Therapy, 1959 N. E. Pacific St., Box 356490, Seattle, WA 98195-6490.

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