Whether you work as an occupational therapist or COTA in home health, outpatient, acute care, rehab, or in a long term care facility, you will certainly encounter patients with a dementia diagnosis or co-morbidity. If you work primarily with older adults, this might even be a large percentage of your patients. In this article, I […]
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, […]
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 […]
If you’re an occupational therapy practitioner or student searching for occupation-based dynamic balance interventions for your adult rehab patients, then this article is just for you! Occupation-based interventions are not only our bread and butter, but they also can help differentiate us from physical therapy. It can be way too easy to accidentally do the […]
If you’re looking for functional, occupation-based standing tolerance activities to use in your adult rehab practice, we’ve got you covered! I’ve compiled a list of my favorite occupation-based treatment ideas for when you’re looking to keep your standing tolerance interventions related to your patients’ daily occupations and their current therapy goals. These standing tolerance activities […]
What comes to mind when you are asked, “What are ADLs?” Some ADLs that are most likely to cross your mind at first are bathing, dressing, and toileting. Can you recall all of the others? Bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, eating, feeding, sexual activity, ADL-related functional mobility, and personal device care are the activities that the […]
There are scenes many of us have experienced as occupational therapy practitioners at least once in our careers, no matter what setting you work in. You open up the supply closet and see the same old uninspiring materials. You find out a surprise discharge barrier and have to assess it ASAP. Your mind is drawing […]
Patients are placed on isolation precautions to prevent the spread of infection to other patients and healthcare workers. When a patient is on isolation precautions, they will typically have to remain in their rooms with limited equipment available for you to use during your OT treatment times. Working with adults in occupational therapy, even during […]
I was first inspired to write this post about interventions for unilateral neglect as I was remembering my first evaluation with this condition on my own after I was working at my first job out of OT school. I realized that it was much more of a challenge for me to figure out on-the-spot optimal […]
If you’re looking for occupational therapy group treatment ideas for your adult rehab patients, you’ve come to the right place! With group therapy becoming more commonplace in subacute and acute rehab settings, we wanted to share our favorite functional group treatment ideas that will benefit each participant. First, When is Group Therapy Appropriate? If you’re […]