Whether you work as an occupational therapist or COTA in home health, outpatient, acute care, rehab, or in a long term care facility, you will certainly encounter patients with a dementia diagnosis or co-morbidity. If you work primarily with older adults, this might even be a large percentage of your patients. In this article, I […]
As an OT blogger myself, talking about (and sharing) the best occupational therapy blogs out there is a topic near and dear to my heart. While I do love a good OT podcast as well (check out my favorite OT podcasts here), diving into a really helpful OT blog or website after work has been […]
If you’re visiting this article, you’ve likely searched something along the lines of “Cheap CEUs for Occupational Therapy.” With costs growing everywhere these days, we are here to help you find the best cheap (but still high quality) CEUs for your OT practice. These CEU options are applicable for both OTs and COTAs. You are […]
Before We Get into the Interventions, What is Activity Tolerance? When we think about activity tolerance in relation to occupational therapy, we are referring to the tolerance related to a person’s typical activities of daily living. Therefore, in this instance, activity tolerance is an individual’s ability to tolerate completing their activities of daily living. Activity […]
When some people think of occupational therapy, they may think specifically of pediatric OT services. They may imagine a child engaging in sensory play, practicing handwriting, or redirecting negative behaviors. However, occupational therapy for adults, while having a similar focus and process, is very different. In fact, OT for adults can take many forms, which […]
We all have had a point in our careers where you realize that you are a bit out of your depth, and feel the need to upskill fast! You might be a new OT or COTA graduate, or you’ve decided to change up your OT career, or you’re suddenly receiving a lot of referrals with […]
Interested in becoming a Diabetes Educator? This guest post, written by occupational therapist and Certified Diabetes Educator Debra Sokol-McKay, shares how you can get started in this specific field of OT. We want to give Debra a huge thanks for sharing her insight with us! Diabetes is a complex disease – one filled with the […]
If you’re new to My OT Spot, I wanted to share with you my experience and thoughts about Medbridge continuing education, which I have personally been using as an OT for my CEUs since 2016. Since I am now an affiliate for Medbridge, I’m able to offer the best Medbridge promo code for your annual […]
Anyone who is exposed to occupational therapy for any amount of time will become familiar with the similar sounding phrases “ADLs” and “IADLs.” What do these terms mean? Why are they so important to occupational therapy? What is the difference between ADLs and IADLs? To understand the answer to all of these questions, first we […]
If you’re interested in working in pelvic floor occupational therapy, I’m very excited to share this very informative interview with Anjana Aluri Boyanapalli, OTR and her former advisor Tiffany Ellsworth Lee, MA, OTR, BCB-PMD, PRPC. This interview was completed while Anjana was an OT student and offers an amazingly comprehensive deep dive into pelvic floor […]