Sensory processing disorder seems to be a buzz phrase or diagnosis at the moment. You may know it as sensory integration disorder. Many adult-based occupational therapists have heard about it, but may not be familiar with treating it. It is often a condition more associated with the pediatric community, and OTs working with the adult […]
Do you love watching movies as much as I do? If so, I am sure you have seen the moment in Hollywood movies, when a person has a car accident or a fall, and magically wakes up from their coma. They are immediately able to form a coherent sentence to their loved one and can […]
What is the difference between rehabilitation vs habilitation? While these two words sound very similar and can seem confusing, these two words have distinct differences. Most people know what rehabilitation means, but habilitation is its lesser known cousin. So, we’ll outline the differences, as well as the similarities, and why it’s important to be able […]
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 an occupational therapy student completing your Level II fieldwork, you will likely have to come up with an in-service idea, which is an occupational therapy related presentation or project you’re responsible for. Take it from me, deciding on the perfect OT in-service idea for your fieldwork can be a daunting challenge! Fieldwork flies […]
You may have heard of the Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills (also known as the KELS assessment) and wondered if it is an effective standardized assessment to use in your OT practice. Well, it is! This article is going to be highlighting 8 great reasons why occupational therapists should use the KELS assessment. There is […]
I’m often asked by new grad occupational therapists and OT students what a typical day is like working as an occupational therapist in the inpatient rehab setting. While there’s not a quick way to answer this question, I figured it will be helpful to at least lay out what happens in a “normal” day for […]
As an occupational therapist, you often have patients that are best treated with more than one person in another discipline (this is often known as co-treating). The big question is: Should the second person be the nurse, a rehab aide, or your physical therapist counterpart? The following article will help guide your decision-making process to […]
As an occupational therapist, you know how wide of a variety of jobs and settings we have to choose from. From inpatient rehab, acute care, pediatrics, home health, neuro outpatient, and of course, outpatient hand therapy. If you’re interested in pursuing a career in hand therapy, you will likely want to consider becoming a Certified […]
I was first inspired to write this post about interventions for unilateral neglect (defined by Physiopedia as when an individual “fails to report, respond or orient to meaningful stimuli presented on the affected sides,”) after I first saw this condition during an eval when I was a fairly new OT grad. I realized that it […]