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Tufts University
Department of Occupational Therapy
574 Boston Ave.
Medford, MA 02155
Office: 617.627.5920
Fax: 617.627.3722
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Sharan Schwartzberg
EdD, OTR/L,
FAOTA, CGP, FAGPA
Professor
Interim Chair
Professor of Occupational Therapy
Department of Occupational Therapy
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Secondary Appointments:
Affiliated faculty Urban Planning & Environmental Policy
Graduate School of Art & Sciences
Professor of Psychiatry
Professor of Public Health & Community Medicine
School of Medicine
Tufts University
Education:
EdD, Boston University
EdM, Boston University
BS, New York University
Expertise:
Group dynamics and leadership
Interprofessional teams in pain service delivery
Therapeutic models of group therapy and leader training
Certification:
Certified Group Psychotherapist, International Board for
Certification of Group Psychotherapists
Certified Occupational Therapist, National Board for Certification
in Occupational Therapy
Licensed Occupational Therapist, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Professional Activities:
Dr. Schwartzberg teaches courses on group leadership and use of
groups as a therapeutic and educational modality. Her research is
directed toward understanding the impact of group therapy on
individuals with severe mental illness and chronic conditions. She
has published several books on topics including group work, the
therapeutic relationship, gender, envy and competition, and
ethical/legal dilemmas in occupational therapy. Mainly known for her
work developing the Functional Group Model, she has facilitated
process groups for graduate students and practitioners from a
variety of fields including occupational therapy, school psychology,
urban environmental planning, psychiatry, nursing, and social work.
Dr. Schwartzberg is presently manualizing the Functional Group Model
and developing measures of fidelity.
After 21 years of serving as Department Chair of Occupational
Therapy, Dr. Schwartzberg is currently Coordinator of the Doctor of
Occupational Therapy (OTD) Program at Tufts University. Her
interdisciplinary work brings her to the School of Medicine where
she holds secondary appointments as Professor of Psychiatry and
Professor of Public Health & Community Medicine. Following her
interests in interprofessional education she is developing tools to
measure team function in health care settings in collaboration with
occupational therapy students and faculty in the public health Pain
Research Education and Policy program. Her research takes place on
the Medford Campus and at Tufts Medical Center Inpatient Psychiatry
Unit where she is working with dental students to understand the
perceptions of psychiatric patients' oral health and implications
for group intervention. Devoted to the development of group work
research and practice, she is a board member of the American Group
Psychotherapy Association.
Scholarship and Research:
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Selected Publications:
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Mentored Student Projects:
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