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 […]
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 […]
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 of becoming an OT. However, after practicing occupational therapy for several years now, it’s now easy to see the importance of these theories daily. It goes […]
Wow, it’s been six years since I wrote this article (when I was basically still a new OT grad)! I thought about totally reworking the whole thing, but I think it’s fun to keep it close to it’s original format to see what OT interventions worked for me “back in the day.” That being said, […]
As occupational therapists, addressing activities of daily living, or ADLs, is often our bread and butter. It’s easy to see that things like being able to take a shower, getting dressed in the morning, or even just feeding yourself are integral to living a fulfilling life. Anyone who has experienced difficulty in these areas knows […]
How many times have you wished your job had pre-printed, free home exercise program handouts? If you aren’t one of the lucky OT practitioners that has easy to access HEP handouts, this list is for you! There are overwhelming amounts of search results on Google that may or may not even be relevant to you, […]
When you’re new to working with patients affected by acquired or traumatic brain injuries, it can be challenging, exciting, and even stressful as an OT student or new occupational therapy practitioner. This is especially true if you have not been exposed to such a patient or any cognitive interventions for traumatic brain injury. The purpose […]
Before We Get into Interventions, What is Activity Tolerance? When we think about activity tolerance in relation to occupational therapy, we are referring to tolerance related to a person’s typical activities of daily living. Therefore, in this instance, activity tolerance is an individual’s ability to tolerate completing their activities of daily living. Activity tolerance can […]