I’ve found that there are two types of people in the world: those that when I tell them that I’m an occupational therapist a glossy look comes over their face, and those that nod along like they know exactly what I’m talking about. Okay, maybe there’s a third type who actually does know what occupational […]
This post was originally published on May 1, 2016 and updated on July 10, 2019. Home health as a new grad occupational therapist: Should you do it? I first published this article with the answer to this question wayyy back in 2016 (time flies when you’re working AND blogging!) and I haven’t changed my stance […]
Occupational therapy is an exciting and fast-growing field. The role of the Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, or COTA, is expanding as well. In fact, some estimates predict COTA positions are projected to grow 28 percent from 2016 to 2026 (BLS, 2019) with more positions opening up over the next 10 years. That means that there […]
Oh burnout. Such a popular topic. Sarah even wrote about burnout back in 2017 (last updated June 2019): Why You Might Be Feeling Burned Out as an OT. So what has changed in the past several years? Definitely not our level of feeling drained by our profession. If anything, this seems to be increasing as […]
If you’ve landed on this article, you may have Googled “Occupational therapist Burnout,” and in that case, you’re probably feeling at least some burnout yourself. Unfortunately, burnout in the therapy world is becoming more and more prevalent with seemingly ever-increasing demands. That’s why we wanted to created this handy guide to managing those burnout symptoms […]
This post was originally published on March 25, 2017 and updated on June 15, 2019. If you’re reading this, you may have landed here after Googling something like “unhappy with my occupational therapy job” or “feeling burned out as an OT” or maybe even “sick of my OT job.” If so, I’m sorry to hear […]
This post was originally published on March 3, 2016 and updated on June 14, 2019. When I originally wrote this post on productivity way back as a new grad in 2016, I thought that being a productive occupational therapist was one of the top things that made me a “good” OT. I now know just […]