Katie Yancosek and Kristin Gulick


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Katie YancosekKatie Yancosek is an officer in the Army Medical Specialist Corps. She graduated from Gannon University with a Bachelor's of Science degree in occupational therapy and from Eastern Kentucky University with a Master's of Science degree in occupational therapy. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Kentucky. She currently lives in Kentucky with her husband and two sons.

Kristin Gulick

Kristin Gulick has been enjoying her practice as an Occupational Therapist for twenty-three years. She graduated from University of Puget Sound and began her practice working with children at Shriners Hospital in Portland, OR. Kristin’s career path led her to focus on rehabilitation of the upper extremity, and she became a certified hand therapist in 1996. Currently Kristin serves as the Director of Therapy Services at Advanced Arm Dynamics where she enjoys partnering with clients with upper limb loss in their rehabilitation.

Handwriting for Heroes: Learn to Write with Your Non-Dominant Hand in Six Weeks

Kathleen E. Yancosek & Kristin Gulick
Loving Healing Press (2009)
ISBN 9781932690699
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (12/08)

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Synopsis: By targeting adults, this book preserves the dignity of those who must "re-learn" the basics of handwriting by providing an alternative to children s workbooks. All tasks are oriented to the adult learner.
Handwriting for Heroes is a task-oriented workbook that approaches learning to write with your previously non-dominant hand through meaningful repetitions of purposeful writing tasks.

Handwriting for Heroes captures the extra-ordinary learning process of a very ordinary task: handwriting.

The methods of instruction are based on motor learning principles and the dynamic process of skill acquisition. This is a first-of-its-kind workbook designed for adult populations who sustain injuries to their dominant hands that permanently impair dexterity functions.

Learning to write with the previously non-dominant hand can be a rewarding accomplishment along the recovery path; it is an accomplishment that leads to improved self-esteem, increased opportunities for hobbies and work occupations, and one more illustration of the adult s ability to overcome adversity.