If you’ve been practicing occupational therapy for a few years, it’s totally normal to feel a bit burned out from time to time. A great way to feel recharged about occupational therapy is to take yourself back to why you became an OT practitioner in the first place. It’s also fun to read about others’ […]
Finding occupational therapy scholarships for graduate school isn’t always as easy as finding undergraduate scholarships – whether you’re applying to a Master’s or a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy. In general, graduate programs don’t offer “full rides” or 100% paid tuition, but thankfully there are still scholarship options out there for you. Some of the options […]
Having survived several challenging years of occupational therapy grad school, we have to be honest… learning about theories, models, and frameworks in school isn’t one of the most fun aspects. However, after practicing OT for several years now, it’s now easy to see the importance of these theories daily. It goes without saying that theories, […]
If you’re an occupational therapy assistant (OTA) thinking about making the transition into becoming an occupational therapist (OTR), you’ll first need to figure out which OTA to OTR bridge program will be the best fit for you. There’s a lot to consider including (but not limited to) cost, location, program flexibility (for the working COTAs!) […]
If you’re applying to OT schools, I’m sure you’ve Googled “best occupational therapy schools” at least once or twice. There a few lists that show up, but many of these articles are not written by OTs that have gone through an OT program, and they don’t indicate how they came up their rankings. Because of […]
If you’re an occupational therapy student or OT practitioner, you’re probably well aware of the difficulties of goal writing. Adult-based occupational therapist Mandy Chamberlain, OTR/L, knows the feeling all too well. So she decided to create two great OT goal writing resources to help solve this problem. These resources include an all-inclusive guide (the OT […]
We’re so happy to feature a Day in the Life of an OT Student, written by Sarah Schwarz, OTS. Thank you so much, Sarah, for sharing your OT school experiences! For those who are interested in applying to an occupational therapy program you may be wondering what all happens in a typical day in the […]
If I had to pick one and only one textbook or resource to use as both a student and as a new occupational therapy practitioner, I would hands-down 100% pick the Occupational Therapy Toolkit (currently in its 7th edition). It is written and illustrated by occupational therapist Cheryl Hall, an OT with over 30 years of experience. […]
If you’re new to discovering the awesome career path of occupational therapy and are curious about all of the different occupational therapy settings you can work in, look no further. There are so many settings to choose from, whether it’s providing occupational therapy services in a hospital, rehab facility, clinic, school, in the patient’s own […]
So, you made it through the grueling and exhausting process of applying to occupational therapy (OT) school and you got accepted; you deserve a HUGE congratulations (and maybe even a vacation)! Over the course of applying, I’m sure friends and family asked endless times, “What exactly is occupational therapy?” At times I feel like I […]