Occupational Transitions

Episode Summary

Occupations and views change and transition over time. In this episode, Grant Mitchell MOT, OTR/L shares his journey through his current occupational transitions: from new grad to full time practitioner, from working in mental health to working in inpatient rehabilitation, from living in Minnesota to living in Florida, and from being single to married with a child and how these changes have impacted his occupations and his view of occupational therapy. Grant reflects on how his lens of occupational therapy has shifted over the years and the influence that it has had on his personal and professional story.

Show Notes

Sarah and Grant discuss:

Occupational transitions
Difficulties finding a job as a new graduate
Why he became an OT and how it has impacted his life since
How he got his start in inpatient rehab and mental health
MH4OT on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MH4OT/
AOTA’s Mental Health Special Interest Section: https://www.aota.org/Practice/Manage/SIS/Mental-Health.aspx
Getting connected with Mental Health in Minnesota
His changing mindset with the mental health crisis in the United States
Transitioning into the history of occupational therapy
His background in programming for student housing
Using videos to capture OT history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z82KPntY3GA
The paradox of distraction and diversion therapy
Occupational therapy practice framework: https://www.aota.org/Publications-News/AmericanJournalOfOccupationalTherapy/access-framework-domain-otpf-download.aspx
Occupational transitions and disruptions
Instilling self-awareness in our clients to facilitate the therapeutic process
Hygge: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Hygge-Danish-Secrets/dp/0062658808
Meik Wiking Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbtzY-8IFTQ