Writing an occupational profile can feel daunting and overwhelming at first glance. With so many different aspects to be completed and a variety of areas to be covered, it is easy to feel like gathering all of this information in one session might be an impossible task. Thankfully, AOTA has developed a free occupational profile […]
Goal writing in occupational therapy can feel tough. Goal writing correctly and effectively can be even tougher. This is especially true when you’re an OT student or are a new grad occupational therapist. This article will help simplify the goal writing process for OTs working in adult rehab settings, such as inpatient rehab, subacute rehab, […]
At the beginning of your journey into occupational therapy (whether you are a student or new grad OT practitioner), it can be challenging to quantify the levels of assistance your patient is requiring within their activities of daily living (ADLs). You might be able to provide a wordy explanation about how much assistance your patient […]
Documentation can be a pretty intimidating part of OT school and fieldwork. But the reality of writing an occupational therapy SOAP note, and other documentation, in the clinic is actually a lot simpler than it sounds. The main goal of any kind of documentation is to keep a record of the patient’s progress toward their […]
When I originally wrote this post on productivity way back as a new OT 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 that being being productive is not the most important thing we need to focus on […]
As a newly practicing occupational therapist or OT student, documentation can be difficult to get the hang of. It can seem so overwhelming thinking of (and writing down) 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 […]
The medical field is well-known for its lingo. It’s often said that patients’ 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 […]