Take a deep breath. Don’t panic. If you’re reading this, you may have just received the stressful news that you didn’t pass the NBCOT. After weeks and weeks of studying and stressing, you’re feeling super de-motivated and hopeless. These feelings are 100% normal and you should expect to feel crappy about it for a few days. It’s […]
When I started working in inpatient rehab, I felt totally clueless to all the conditions I was seeing. My favorite and most-used resource during that time was the Quick Reference Guide to Occupational Therapy by Kathlyn L. Reed. It has been massively useful at times when I need to look up something very specific fast. I use this book regularly and […]
When someone asks me what I do for a living and I tell them I’m an occupational therapist, about 75% of the time I get a blank stare. Part of the purpose of My OT Spot is to help bring awareness to the field of occupational therapy. We want others to know exactly what we do […]
Unless you’ve been living off the grid, you may have heard of this silly Pokemon Go game. If you haven’t, check out the first few minutes of this video on YouTube. You also may have even seen the news article about Occupational Therapists using Pokemon Go as an intervention in Oklahoma. After reading the article, […]
Caregiver burnout, caregiver stress, and caregiver exhaustion. Whatever you choose to call it, caregiver burnout among all settings and diagnoses is unfortunately a very real and very common phenomenon. It not only affects caregivers’ mental health but their physical health as well. Studies show that at this time, 43.5 million people (or 18%) of the U.S. […]
If you’re in the pre-application process of becoming an Occupational Therapy practitioner and are trying to decide which path to choose, this post is for you. General Difference Between OTR vs. COTA Registered Occupational Therapist (OTR) To start with the basics for those of you who are not yet fully aware of the difference, OT(R) […]
If you’re in the process of applying to occupational therapy graduate schools, you may be wondering the answer to this question: What on Earth are hybrid occupational therapy programs? Since I myself went to a hybrid program, I want to share my experience and tell you the most important things to know about these types of programs. […]
So you’re just about done with your program’s curriculum and about to start preparing for your level II fieldwork. Hooray! You’ve made it so far and are so close to the home stretch. As you’ve likely been told, fieldwork will incorporate everything you’ve learned during your coursework in a real-life, hands-on setting. Fieldwork really is […]
The upper body ergometer – or as we usually call it the UBE or “arm bike” for short – has been causing a bit of a stir in the field of Occupational Therapy lately in various Facebook groups and other online forums. Why, you may ask? It’s because it isn’t exactly the most functional, meaningful, […]
You may have searched this question after hearing different things – or like me a few years ago – reading articles that Occupational Therapy is on the top-ten list of “Least Stressful Jobs” or that it is a “Top job of whatever year.” Pretty sure whoever wrote those articles probably isn’t an OT… but I […]