The occupational therapy discipline is built on several foundational theories that are fascinating, but they can also feel drawn out and extremely challenging to digest. Because of this, we’ve decided to assist OT students, OTA students, and OT practitioners by providing summarized highlights of the OT frames of reference, all in one place. But first, […]
For occupational therapy students who are just barely diving into their OT program’s studies, concrete and unchanging topics such as medical terminology are much more understandable than intangible concepts. At least in some OT graduate programs, we can physically see and touch the terms through cadaver labs and dissection. It is why the medical model […]
Whether you are an OT working with a young child with cerebral palsy or an aging adult with multiple sclerosis, adaptive equipment has its place in occupational therapy intervention across the lifespan and for multiple health-related conditions. For OT students or new graduates, incorporating adaptive equipment education into therapy may seem overwhelming at first…simply because […]
If you’re a new grad occupational therapist or OT student, you may have heard the phrase “energy conservation techniques,” but may not be fully familiar with this concept. Energy conservation techniques are a widely used strategy for occupational therapists in many settings, so we want to cover what they are and how you can apply […]
As occupational therapy practitioners, our brains are all about activity analysis, the ability to completely break down an activity and view the minute details that others don’t see. It is a thought process that is ingrained into our brains starting day one of occupational therapy school. Upgrading and downgrading occupational therapy interventions in a simulated […]
Unless you have a background in addressing mental illness, it’s common for occupational therapists to find the mental health field to be an intimidating realm of treatment, especially for US-based OTs where working in mental health settings is much less common. Those with a lack of familiarity with mental health as a whole tend to […]
Depending on the severity of the case, burns can be the root of all-encompassing disruption in a person’s life. We’re talking about physical, emotional, and psychological trauma that can last a person’s lifetime. Burns can also exacerbate other comorbidities that patients may have been living with prior to their newly acquired injuries. Burn injuries can […]
According to U.S. News, Occupational Therapy as a profession ranks #20 in the best healthcare jobs overall. Their rankings are based on a full assessment of salary and work-life balance that the jobs provide. All things considered, that’s a pretty good ranking compared to the wide array of possible healthcare jobs available in the U.S. […]
When working in occupational therapy, have you noticed as you gain clinical experience that there is no “one size fits all” approach to OT intervention, particularly with patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS)? Although these patients share a common diagnostic code, there is so much underlying variation in how MS affects their lives. With that […]
Oftentimes, there comes a moment in an occupational therapist’s career to switch things up. You have done your time in the clinical world of OT (or maybe you want to break up your consecutive clinical time), and you are starting to explore the world of academia. More specifically, you are developing a heightened interest in […]