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Spirituality and Intuition in Occupational Therapy Jul 10, 2019

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Even though there is a large percentage of the US population that affiliates with some level of spirituality or God, our current healthcare system does not often put a priority on spirituality and intuition outside of a typical hospital chaplain. Because occupational therapy looks at the "whole person," it is an important aspect of people's lives that we sometimes don't address. Some areas of OT practice integrate this more easily, such as roles in hospice and palliative care, but given the fact that spirituality affects the health, healing and well-being of our patients, it is a necessary aspect of a person's identity as a person.

Spirituality is included in the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, implying the necessity of addressing this in client-centered practice. Guest Emmy Vadnais OTR/L, BCTMB, ARCB discusses how we can integrate spirituality and intuition into our practice, no matter what your affiliation is (or is not).

Resources from the show:

Spirituality Reflections: What Spirituality is and How Can it Impact Health & Healing in OT Practice: Free Reference Sheet

Healing Connections Podcast

Hemphill, B. (2015). Spiritual Assessments in Occupational Therapy. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1159

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Driving Retirement: Helping With the Transition Jun 25, 2019

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Many know that occupational therapists help with driving rehab, but how about driving retirement? It is a HUGE shift to go from driving to not driving and what is our role in preparing our patients with this transition? The more we can help our patients explore alternative options, the easier it will be for them in the future.

Terri Cassidy OTD, OTR/L, Certified Driving Rehab Specialist, discusses what this looks like, as well as how we can work on these goals for our patients to maintain as much independence in community mobility as possible!

Resources from the show:

Practitioner Toolkit: The Role of OT in Driving Rehab

Clinician's Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers

We Need to Talk: Family Conversations with Older Drivers - "This guidebook gives families easy-to-use, practical information to help them plan ahead and initiate productive and caring conversations with older adults about driving safely."

At the Crossroads: Family Conversations About Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia & Drive - "helps families determine when it's time for loved ones with dementia to stop driving and helps them cope with driving cessation."

GoGoGrandparent website for on demand transportation companies like Lyft into services that help families take better care of older adults.

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Talking Level II Fieldwork Jun 10, 2019

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Curious what an occupational therapy fieldwork looks like? Guest Chelsea Rowe OTR/L just finished her level II fieldwork and shares her pros, cons, challenges and celebrations of her experience. She also talks about resources she couldn't live without, tips for assessments, productivity and what to expect when diving into fieldwork!

MUST HAVE Resources Chelsea Recommends for Level II Fieldwork:

Learning Lab Membership

OT Toolkit

Additional Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

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Repetition & Intensity to Increase Motor Function After Stroke May 14, 2019

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Occupational therapy practitioners are continuously looking for ways to maximize the potential of their clients that have had a stroke. But what does the research say? Lauren Sheehan OTD, OTR/L & Lauren Souders OTR/L, CBIS dig into the intensity and repetition for task based practice in order to increase the motor function after a person has a stroke. Tips for how to do it, options for technology to assist us and when should we get started.

Resources from the Show:

Virtual Reality and OT Neurorehabilitation podcast

Fugl Meyer, ARAT & AMAT assessments

Websites:

Evidence-Based Review of Stroke Rehabilitation: ebrsr.com

Shirley Ryan Abilitylab: sralab.org

Research:

Effect of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy on Upper Extremity Function 3 to 9 Months After Stroke: The EXCITE Randomized Clinical Trial

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Hospice & Palliative Care in Occupational Therapy Apr 09, 2019

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Occupational therapy practitioners improve quality of life in hospice and palliative care by helping people engage in those meaningful occupations, even if it is at their end of life. Karmella Bognot MS, OTR/L shares her experience working with people in a hospice and palliative care setting and how our role as OT practitioners is just as important in this stage of life, as it is when they are younger.

Resources:

The Role of Occupational Therapy in Palliative and Hospice Care fact sheet

Talking About the Unspoken: Death & Dying (course from Occupationaltherapy.com).

The Care for the Dying: A critical historical analysis of occupational therapy in hospice: Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Follow Karmella on Instagram for all things Hospice: @humansofhospice

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How Using LSVT BIG Helps People With Parkinson's Mar 27, 2019

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I have struggled over the years finding the right treatment options in helping my clients that have Parkinson's Disease optimize function. LSVT BIG is determined to help OT practitioners do this through evidence based intervention! Not only is LSVT BIG treatment customized to each person's specific needs and goals, it helps them more more normally and these strategies can be utilized regardless of the stage or severity.

The team from LSVT BIG has joined me on the podcast discussing the evidence, how it works, answer your questions about the certification and (my favorite) telling stories about how this has changed the lives of some of their patients.

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LSVT BIG fact sheet and course info

lsvtglobal.com

LSVT BIG research

Using Your Occupational Therapy Skills in a Non-Clinical OT Job Mar 13, 2019

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Feeling a bit burned out by OT or maybe looking for a sidegig where you can use your OT skills to revive your passion for your career? There are many non-traditional occupational therapy jobs out there where you can use your skill set for non-clinical positions that will help you to love your work again!

Sarah Lyon OTR/L, OTpotential.com and Meredith Castin PT, DPT, theNonClinicalPT.com share resources and discuss how we can narrow down our OT skills to find a job that is perfect for you.

Resources from the Show:

Find (and Land!) the Right OT Job blog post

Your Guide to Non-Traditional OT Jobs blog post

angel.co: start-up job board

If you are serious about taking the next step, check out Meredith's course, Non-Clinical 101: The Complete Guide to Launching Your Non-Clinical Career (use this link to get $50 off!), which will help you, as Meredith puts it, "focus on your skills and build the career of your dreams without "wasting" your education and experience!"

Occupational Therapy Entrepreneur Facebook Group

theNonClinicalPT.com Resource page

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Arthritis: Tips for Junky Shoulders, Splinting & Pain Control Feb 28, 2019

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Arthritis can be so debilitating to our clients because it is often not always the direct (or only!) reason we are seeing them. Occupational therapy practitioners have a unique perspective to not only treat the diagnosis, but we get to look at our patients holistically and address the things that are important to them, even in an outpatient setting.

Guest Hoang Tran OT/L, CHT talks pain, when to (or not to) splint, joint protection techniques and what do we do about those "junky" shoulders.

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Utilizing a Biomechanical Approach & Occupation Based Techniques to Correct UE Dysfunction Jan 23, 2019

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Have you ever wondered, "how should I be prescribing home exercise programs" or "what type of approach is best to address my patient's upper extremity dysfunction?"

Anthony Mucci COTA and I discuss how we should be using a combination of a biomechanical approach in conjunction with occupation based techniques to help our patients achieve their optimal outcomes. It is definitely not a "one-size-fits-all" approach!

Resources from the show:

Join the Free OT Goal Writing Challenge

Additional Listening: Occupational Therapy Documentation - The Ultimate Guide to Simplify Your Documentation

White Paper: Strength Training for the Older Adult

OT and OTA Collaboration Jan 02, 2019

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Resources from the show:

PDF: Occupational Therapy Supervisory Log

Podcast and Resource Links: Occupational Therapy Specialties and Certifications for OTR & OTA

Occupational Therapy Assistant Supervisory State Requirements

ACOTE standards

OTA Leadership page on AOTA (lots and lots of stuff on here!)

Standards of practice paper

OT Ethics

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