All Episodes

The Business Side of Occupational Therapy with Brandon Seigel

Mon, 4 Mar 2019 08:00:00 +0000

Understanding the business side of occupational therapy is pivotal for any therapist and practice owner to know. In order to be successful within our profession, we must be aware of the state of healthcare and be solid within our purpose as a clinician. Our guest today, Brando...

The Power of Play in Clinic Based Therapy with Francesca Avalli

Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:00:00 +0000

We all discover occupational therapy through different ways and it is always fascinating to hear how each therapist is first introduced into this wonderful profession. Our guest today is the whole reason that our host Sarah became an occupational therapist in the first place a...

Exploring the Country Through Travel Therapy with Emily Ann Becker

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 08:00:00 +0000

Travel therapy is a unique practice area that consists of traveling to different parts of the United States in order to provide therapy services to places in need. Usually, rotations last about 13 weeks and then the therapist moves on to another placement. Sometimes there can...

How Deep is Your Love For OT with Michael Roberts

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 08:00:00 +0000

Dr. Michael Roberts, OTD, OTR/L, is the founder and current program director of the master’s degree program in Occupational Therapy at Regis College, in Boston Massachusetts. He has a strong passion for all things occupational therapy, as well as educating and empowering curre...

Crafting Your Life for Success with Intention and Purpose with Andy Nielsen from OT Growth

Mon, 4 Feb 2019 08:00:00 +0000

Andy Nielsen, OTS is an business innovator having founded products like the patented 8Scape folder and a Facebook advertising company called Big Ocean Commerce. He currently attends A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona and is completing his masters in occupational therapy. I...

Incorporating Dogs into Animal Assisted Therapy with Karen Ni from Sun Dog Therapy

Mon, 28 Jan 2019 08:00:00 +0000

Dr. Karen Ni, OTD, MA, OTR/L, CPDT-KA is passionate about using animal assisted therapy as a meaningful and powerful therapeutic tool. She uses her dogs, Dottie and Tater, as her canine co-therapists to assist in her therapy sessions and provide a different perspective and asp...

Leading From Where You Are with Ijeoma Ikpeze

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 08:00:00 +0000

Ijeoma (EJ) Ikpeze OTA/S is a OTA student at Erie Community College who recently finished her school work and is about to embark on her first Level II fieldwork. She has a passion for leadership and profound interest in promoting the profession of occupational therapy. EJ is c...

Happiness Through Movement, Education and Volunteering with Elizabeth DeBlasi

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 08:00:00 +0000

Elizabeth DeBlasi, MS, OTR/L is a professor at Long Island University who woke up one night with a passion for international volunteer work. Within two weeks she was on a plane to Cape Town, South Africa to learn more about Therapists Without Borders. She and Sarah discuss the...