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A Year in the Lyfe

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 08:00:33 +0000

Mentioned episodes: Deedee Levine - www.ot4lyfe.com/11 Devlynn Neu - www.ot4lyfe.com/35 Alexis Joelle - www.ot4lyfe.com/39 Grant Mitchell- www.ot4lyfe.com/40 Laura Park Figueroa - www.ot4lyfe.com/41 Erika Downs & Brock Cook - www.ot4lyfe.com/16 Dr. Michael Roberts - www.ot4lyf...

Living Life One Day at a Time with TaeJun Lee

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 08:00:05 +0000

Sarah and TJ discuss: His interest in obstacle course racing 9/13/2003- The day of his accident What his life looked like before The extend of his injuries from the accident and then once in the hospital The perspective of going through inpatient care Rancho Los Amigos Nationa...

Sensory Integration and the Transformation From Clinic to Home with Laura Petix

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 07:00:06 +0000

Sarah and Laura discuss: Her favorite weekend occupation The lack of lunch breaks as a pediatric OT My secret to hot lunches on the go: https://amzn.to/3212ums Laura’s favorite food Our sensory quirks How she explains sensory processing to parents Facilitating parents to be va...

From OT School to New Grad OT with Jordan McCauley

Tue, 8 Oct 2019 07:00:11 +0000

Sarah and Jordan discuss: Today is a big day, why is that? Experiencing back to back fieldworks When did he find out about OT? How the Level 1 Fieldworks were integrating within his program One thing he wished he knew going into his level 2 fieldworks Realization of balancing...

Fieldwork is Over: Now What?- OTA Fieldwork: Part 4 of 4

Mon, 30 Sep 2019 07:00:16 +0000

Chantal, EJ, and Sarah discuss: Their feelings now that fieldwork is over The biggest hurdle they faced during fieldwork Coming up with novel, fun, and exciting groups in the mental health setting Where they felt like they grew the most in during the rotation Skills they will...

Midterm Evaluations and the Final Weeks of Placement - OTA Fieldwork: Part 3 of 4

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 13:53:17 +0000

Chantal, EJ, and Sarah discuss: Their current feelings heading into the last 2 weeks of fieldwork Feelings about midterm scoring What going through the midterm looked like Importance of self reflection during fieldwork What their day-to-day looks like in fieldwork The importan...

From Observation to Taking the Lead - OTA Fieldwork: Part 2 of 4

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 07:00:08 +0000

EJ, Chantal, and Sarah discuss: How they feel after completing 3 weeks of fieldwork Shifting from observing to leading their own groups Distinguishing OTs unique value in mental health services What to do when your treatment plan backfires? Therapeutic use of self Learning to...

Preparing for the Challenge - OTA Fieldwork: Part 1 of 4

Tue, 10 Sep 2019 07:00:04 +0000

EJ, Chantal, and Sarah discuss: Their previous level 2 fieldwork placement Getting experience in many practice areas as an OT student Hardest parts of their first fieldwork placement Challenges with documentation and relating the treatments to the big picture Transitioning fro...