Mona D. Pruett, M.S., OTR

Program Specialist - Assistive Technology & Severe Disabilities
VDOE’s Training & Technical Assistance Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
10 E. Franklin St., Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23284-3081
804-827-9990 | mdpruett@vcu.edu

Education

M.S., Occupational Therapy, Medical College of Virginia / Virginia Commonwealth University, 1980
B. A. Rehabilitation, West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1978

Professional Experiences

Program Specialist, Training and Technical Assistance Center, VCU, February 2006-present
Occupational Therapist, New Kent County Public Schools, (1990-2006)
Adjunct Faculty, MCV/VCU School of Occupational Therapy (1990, 1994)
Occupational Therapist, self employed private practitioner, Richmond Virginia (1990-1994)
Occupational Therapist, Program Director, Crater District Infant Intervention Program, Petersburg, Virginia (1983-1990)
Occupational Therapist, self employed private practitioner, Richmond Virginia (1990-1994)
Occupational Therapist, Instructive Visiting Nurse Association, (1982-1983)
Occupational Therapist, Southside Virginia Training Center, Petersburg, Virginia, (1980-1983)

Certifications

Commonwealth of Virginia, Board of Medicine, License to Practice as an Occupational Therapist
Neurodevelopmental Treatment Techniques for children with cerebral palsy

Recent Publications

Parks, S., Read, J., Denning, M., Hakala, N., Harless, K., Seese, N., Watkin, T. (1984) Help: When the Parent is Handicapped. Palo Alto, CA: VORT Corporation.

Presentations

Pruett, M. & Smith, F. G. (2007). What's in Your IPOD, Presentation at the Virginia Society for Technology in Education Annual Conference, Virginia Beach, VA
Pruett, M., Huster, C. (2004) Handwriting Intervention in the Classroom, New Kent County Special Education Department
Pruett, M (2001) Assistive Technology in the Classroom, New Kent County Special Education Department