{"id":7304,"date":"2016-06-09T11:14:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T18:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/?p=7304"},"modified":"2016-06-09T12:43:31","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T19:43:31","slug":"ot-academics-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/2016\/06\/09\/ot-academics-done\/","title":{"rendered":"OT Academics Done!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am finished with the academic portion of my Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy at San Jose State University!<\/p>\n<p>On May 27th I walked with my cohorts wearing cap and gown in a convocation ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming months I will do two three-month fieldworks: a skilled nursing facility in Alameda and at a community senior center in San Francisco. In January or February I will take the NBCOT (the occupational therapy certification test) and start as an occupational therapy professional!<\/p>\n<p>See Thank-you&#8217;s below the photos!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7304 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-1-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-1-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-1-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-1-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-1.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-2-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-2-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-2-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-2-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-2.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-3-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-3-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-3-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-3-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-3.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-4-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-4-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-4-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-4-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-4.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-5-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-5-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-5-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-5-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-5.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-6-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-6-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-6-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-6-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-6-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-6.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-7-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-7-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-7-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-7-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-7-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-7.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-8-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-8-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-8-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-8-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-8-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-8.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-9.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-9-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-9-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-9-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-9-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-9-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-9.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-10.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-10-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-10-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-10-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-10-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-10-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-10.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-11-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-11-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-11-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-11-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-11-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lee-OT-Convocation-11.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Here is the Acknowledgements section of my research paper:<br \/>\nThe Relationship Between Stress and Life Satisfaction Among Occupational Therapy Graduate Students<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Acknowledgements<br \/>\nFirstly, I have thank my loving wife Dr. Megan Flom for helping to make this grand project a reality. She has been there, supporting me from the beginning to the end. Great thanks also go to my brother-in-law Walt Flom for sharing his passion and helping me to appreciate and understand it.<\/p>\n<p>I offer my gratitude to my research professor, Dr. Megan Chang for guiding and supporting this effort. I am also grateful for every professor and every student I have encountered at San Jose State. This has been a period of great growth.<\/p>\n<p>I offer grateful thanks to my parents, Lee J. Sonko and Marlene M. Sonko for a lifetime of continued love and encouragement to follow my passions.<\/p>\n<p>The person I need to thank the most can\u2019t read this note&#8230; yet. I must thank my wonderful daughter Abigail for helping me every morning by reminding me of the joys of life and learning. As she says so excitedly, \u201cBook-a-book-a-book-a-book-a-book!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lee Sonko<br \/>\nMay 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am finished with the academic portion of my Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy at San Jose State University! On May 27th I walked with my cohorts wearing cap and gown in a convocation ceremony. 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