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The Power of Incorporating Animals into Therapy

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 20:27:42 +0000

Takeaways: Not all service and therapy animals are the same Recognizing how and when or when not to utilize animals in therapy The power of incorporating animals into therapy Mentioned Resources: Bunnies and Ducks and Llamas, Oh My! Incorporating Dogs into Animal Assisted Ther...

How To Train a Therapy Dog with Crystal Cabrera

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000

Crystal and Sarah discuss: Why she decided to train her dog to be a therapy dog Difference between therapy dogs, service dogs, and emotional support animals Considerations of incorporating dogs into therapy Steps to train a therapy dog Hardest and best parts of the training pr...

Talking About Mental Health

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000

Takeaways: The value of therapeutic use of self Talking more about mental health to break the stigma Importance of mental health Mentioned Resources: Recognizing the Importance of Self Care for OT Practitioners with Nancy It’s Okay to Take a Break Danielle Delorenzo Talks Infa...

Working in a Behavioral Inpatient Mental Health Unit with Danielle Miles

Mon, 4 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000

Danielle and Sarah discuss: How she got interested in behavioral inpatient mental health What it looks like to work in this area Frequency and duration of services Common diagnoses and typical ages Navigating the differences in the units she works on Limiting biases before wor...

OT Gift Ideas

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000

Talking Points: Question of the Month- What are your favorite OT related gift ideas Allie Watkins @patchesofot ~ Unicorn OT mug Olivia Cheng @ot_liv ~ @learn_pal Lauren Burns @burns_lauren_ot ~ pulse oximeter , Shannen Marie OT , Becoming OT , OT 4 Lyfe Shannon @motivatemindso...

How To Better Define and Promote the Profession

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000

Takeaways: Definition of occupational therapy How to better promote the profession Mentioned Resources: Bringin’ Occupation Back Thoughts on How OT’s Can Talk About OT Join in the Discussion: Answer the Question of the Month Catch the full episode: https://ot4lyfe.com/93

The Other Half of Occupational Therapy

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000

The Other halves discuss: Their definition of occupational therapy How they learned about OT Things they’ve learned from having an OT spouse Applying an OT perspective to their jobs If they ever get sick of hearing their spouse talk about OT? The best and worst parts of the fi...

The Student Mindset During a Pandemic

Mon, 7 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000

Takeaways: Shift the mindset Cultivating good self-care habits while in school My tip for current OT/OTA students Mentioned Resources: Advice for OT & OTA Students Leading From Where You Are with Ijeoma Ikpeze From OT School to New Grad OT with Jordan McCauley Fresh Perspectiv...