Here at My OT Spot, we’re really excited to extend our exclusive MedBridge promo code MYOTSPOT to readers and visitors! With the promo code MYOTSPOT you will be able to save $175 off of the full price of MedBridge Continuing Education if you are an OT, OTA, PT, PTA, RN or Athletic Trainer. That’s just […]
As a new occupational therapist or OT student, documentation can be difficult to get the hang of. It can seem so overwhelming thinking of all the interventions, observations, inferences, and more that occur during each and every minute of a patient session. For this reason, a lot of students (and even practicing therapists!) overthink documentation […]
For this “Day in the Life” article, we’re very excited to share what it’s like working in OT teletherapy, featuring teletherapist Rachel Morris, OTR/L. Huge thanks to Rachel for sharing her insight and experience working in telehealth! In 1990, I started my career as an occupational therapist. Throughout my career, I gained firsthand experience in […]
Telehealth, also known as teletherapy, is becoming an exciting new avenue for providing occupational therapy services in a variety of settings, especially once so many therapy clinics made at least a partial shift to remote work in 2020. If you aren’t entirely familiar with telehealth, what is it? Telehealth, as defined by The Center for […]
You’ve probably already heard all about how challenging the coursework is for occupational therapy programs. The process of applying to occupational therapy school can be just as challenging but in a different way, especially when you’re trying to obtain enough occupational therapy observation hours required for your applications. In many cases, there are plenty of […]
We all know quality occupational therapy CEUs can come with a hefty price tag. And unfortunately, we sometimes have fork over a good chunk of money to keep up with our CEUs for license renewal. But this doesn’t have to be the case! Thankfully, there are FREE occupational therapy CEUs available that you can use […]
As occupational therapy practitioners, our brains are all about task 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 interventions in a simulated scenario are […]