When the notion of travel therapy first crossed my mind in 2015, I had many competing thoughts that quietly attempted to put it to rest: I will miss my friends and family too badly. I’m afraid of moving to a new place and not liking it. I like the community I’m building here. Travel therapy […]
From per diem to pro-rate to perm, all the new vocabulary you pick up when beginning travel therapy can be enough to make your head spin. Because of this, we’ve created this handy travel therapy glossary to refer to the next time you get an email from a recruiter that you feel like was written […]
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 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 […]
If there is one area of practice that can be overwhelming (and massively rewarding), it is home health occupational therapy. And if there is one diagnosis that can make the home health OT feel buried in options or approaches, it is a stroke diagnosis. This article is an attempt to pull back the layers of […]
Every year, more than 795,000 people experience a stroke in the United States (cdc.gov, 2017). Therefore the chances are high that you will encounter one of these individuals in your occupational therapy practice, no matter what practice setting you work in. For occupational therapists working in acute care, working with someone who has experienced a […]
When you graduate from occupational therapy school, one of the biggest questions on your mind is most likely, “Where am I going to work?” Because of the nature of OT school, with a diverse group of educators and fieldwork placements, you have most likely had exposure to a number of different settings. However, even with […]
Perhaps more than any other element of travel therapy, having great recruiters you can trust is integral to finding success. But when you’re just starting out, it can be overwhelming to sift through everyone who contacts you to find someone who is actually a good fit. And even if you find someone you get along […]
One of the biggest pieces of advice I give to traveling medical professionals is that having a good recruiter is essential to your success and happiness as a traveler. It is invaluable to have someone on your side who listens to your needs, communicates quickly and efficiently, and operates ethically. There is also this magical, […]