American Society of Hand Therapists [1979 -
present]
Developed with the sanction of the American Medical
Association in 1977 to promote the creation of standards
of care for individuals with upper extremity and hand
conditions.
American Occupational Therapy Association
[1971 - 2006]
This organization sets the basic guidelines for
professional care provided by occupational therapists.
Certification
Certified
Hand Therapist #C00644 [1991 - present]
Certified Case Manager #08762 [1993 - 1998]
Licenses
Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Occupational Therapist
#707 [1983 - present]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Licensed Rehabilitation
Counselor #905 [1993-2001]
Education
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 1979
The Florence Heller Graduate School for Advanced Studies
in Social Welfare
Masters in Human Services Management
Loyola University, New Orleans, LA 1973 - 1974
15 credits toward M.Ed. in Learning Disabilities
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 1970
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy
Publications
Ms. LaCroix
is currently co-authoring a book on proper computer
posture for children. Her other publications have been:
- Co-authored "Therapy and Work Hardening for Upper
Extremity Disorders" in Millender, Lewis, MD et al
Occupational Disorders of the Upper Extremity, New
York: Churchill Livingstone, 1992.
- Article published in the Brookline Spy; "Thumbs
Up If You Can" Vol 1, No 1: Feb 1991.
- Contributing Consultant "Keeping the Rheumatoid Hand
Working" in Patient Care; Vol 25, No 17:
10/30/91.
- Authored four chapters in Goldstein, Trudy Sandler
Geriatric Orthopaedics: Rehabilitative Management of
Common Problems, Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen
Publication, 1991.
- Book review published in Journal of Hand Therapy;
Vol 1, No 1: Jan/Mar 1988.
- Original splint designs published in Splinting with
Aquaplast, Ramsey, NJ: WFR Corporation, 1988; and in
Fess, Elaine, etc. Hand Splinting, 2nd Edition, St.
Louis: The C.V. Mosby Co., 1987 & 1990.
- Co-authored "Upper Extremity Orthopedics" in Logigian,
Martha K. Adult Rehabilitation: A Team Approach for
Therapists, Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1982.