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This is a guest post from ergonomics occupational therapist Kirsten Beshay, OTR/L. We want to give a huge thanks to Kirsten for sharing her insight on how to get a job in ergonomics! I’m an occupational therapy practitioner (OTP) who transitioned from working in an acute inpatient setting to a corporate ergonomics position. Making the […]
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We’re thrilled to feature this article written by early intervention occupational therapist Allie Ruhl, OTR/L. Allie shares what a day in the life is like for her working in pediatric early intervention along with tips for working in this field of OT. To learn even more about early intervention OT, be sure to also check […]
Goal writing in occupational therapy can be tough. Goal writing correctly and effectively can be even tougher. This is especially true when you’re an OT student or new grad occupational therapist. This article will help simplify the goal writing process for the adult and older adult settings, such as inpatient rehab, subacute rehab, home health, […]
The medical field is well-known for its lingo. It’s often said that chart notes look something like alphabet soup, even to those who are familiar with such terminology. It can make things even more difficult when occupational therapy medical abbreviations (and medical abbreviations in general!) enter the mix. We learn a whole laundry list of […]
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 […]
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 […]