Occupational therapy practitioners sometimes do not address driving in the general clinical setting. Why? Should we? And how? Check out the education bomb Kimberly Kearney COTA gives about not only how to address this topic with your patients, but TONS of resources to get you started. Resources from the Show: The Ethical and Professional Obligation to Address Driving when Delivering …
Do you have questions about occupational therapy documentation, management, OASIS assessments & regulations? Check out this 5 part series to help you with the day to day documentation struggles. EPISODE 1: Subjective EPISODE 2: Objective EPISODE 3: Assessment EPISODE 4: Plan EPISODE 5: Recording of the Documentation Webinar – YOUR Questions Answered Looking for more documentation information? Head over to: Documentation Domination …
By Paige Hays OTR/L Occupational Therapists are highly skilled at helping people improve safety and performance during daily activities at home. We often take on many roles, such as teaching proper technique for transfers, helping organize kitchens for energy conservation, replacing door knobs with levers, and determining the best kind of shower chair or toilet seat. One of our unique …
How do you (or do you?) use virtual reality with your patients that have neuro involvement? The progress and research in this area has grown greatly in recent years and it is exciting to see how occupational therapy and virtual reality will work together to help our patients now and in the future! Or Listen and Subscribe on: iTunes or Stitcher Resources …
Is Home Health OT for you? Talking the good, the bad and the ugly as well as documentation, scheduling and why home health is quintessential OT at its finest! Subscribe here on: iTunes or Stitcher Resources from the Show: Medication Log created by guest Monika Lukasiewicz OTR/L: “I (Monika Lukasiewicz OTR/L) created this and have found it really helpful when I am …
Looking for occupational therapy treatment ideas specfically for men? Here is a list for you! In my treatment sessions, I strive to provide client-centered, occupation based treatments when possible, but I am going to say it – men are different than women! They have different interests, ideas and things that are important to them and I definitely have to cater …
How do we get out there to promote health to the older adults in our communities? What types of programing should I be doing and where do I start? Subscribe here on: iTunes or Stitcher Resources from the Show: Book: Age Defying Fitness Home Study Course: Health promotion and Exercise for the Older Adult MovingTargetScreen.com: The MTS is a performance-based functional assessment tool (Moving Target …
Helping you DOMINATE documentation (or at least a step toward this goal 🙂 with case studies, reviewing CPT codes, goals and FREE resources to get you feeling more confident and skilled! Subscribe here on: iTunes or Stitcher Resources: Documentation Justification Handout AOTA Occupational Profile AOTA Members Only: Occupational Therapy Framework: Domain & Process Connect with Alexis! Facebook: http://facebook.com/8alexisjoelle Instagram: http://instagram.com/8alexisjoelle Twitter: http://twitter.com/8alexisjoelle Website:http://www.alexisjoelle.com/ …
I am excited to welcome Monika Lukasiewicz, OTR/L as a guest blogger today – she has some great home health OT strategies to help avoid the burnout and find your flow… Why? It’s been long enough, that’s why. Really. When enough is enough, things finally change. You sigh about that backpacking trip (you haven’t made time to take) and moan …
What does it mean to be an Authentic #OT practitioner? Discussing productivity, being a voice for our profession and ways for you to be the best clinician you can be! I am talking with Debora Davidson PhD, OTR/L about this hot topic (while trying to keep my cool 🙂 and discussing ways we can overcome the pressure. Subscribe here on: iTunes or …
