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Journal Club: How Much of School is Fine Motor, Anyway? Apr 26, 2021

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Today, we are focusing on the activities children participate in during education in 3 specific grade levels as we discuss a recent brief report published in the American Journal of OT. The report is titled Fine Motor Activities in Elementary School Children: A Replication Study and was published in January of 2020. Together, we are going to discus what percentage of the day students spend completing various fine and gross motor activities.
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OTSH 71: The Eighth Sense - Interoception with Dr. Kelly Mahler, OTD, OTR/L Apr 19, 2021

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In today's episode, we have Dr. Kelly Mahler on to introduce us to Interoception. Very few people have ever heard of interception and even less know what it means. This may even be the first time you hearing the word interoception. Well, whether it is or is not, you're going to want to listen to this episode. Dr. Mahler is a true genius when it comes to interoception and she has so much to share with us today. Press play to learn how you can assess your client and understand whether or not they have difficulties with interoception.

OTSH 70: Insights From a SBOT Trained Outside of America Feat. Ushma Sampat, MS, OTR/L, CAS Apr 12, 2021

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Whether you trained in the USA, Greece, India, or anywhere else in the world to be an OT, this episode with Ushma Sampat is sure to teach you several valuable lessons on understanding cultural differences, systematic biases, and how to be a better school-based OT! Ushma is a now a private practice owner in the Bay Area of California where she see clients in their natural setting, including kids in school. But to get to this point, she had to learn so much. This is not an episode to skip!
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OT Month Special: Supporting Our Profession + Giveaway Apr 05, 2021

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In this OT Month special episode, I am teaming up with Sarah Putt from the OT 4 Lyfe Podcast to talk about the importance of supporting our OT associations. We will discus the perks, the costs, and the reasons why we support our local, national, and world OT associations. The OT associations need our support so that they can turn around and effectively support us. At the end of the episode, we announce a giveaway put together to support you and OT associations all around the world. I hope you enjoy this special OT Month Episode!

OTSH 68: Travel Therapy as a School-Based OT with Devon Breithart, OTR/L Mar 29, 2021

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In this episode we are highlighting travel opportunities as an occupational therapy practitioner with Devon Breithart, OTR/L. But that's not all! We will start this conversation by discussing what you need to know if you are looking into a travel therapy position as an employee for a 3rd party company. But we are also going to discus with Devon how she used a coaching model during the pandemic and what she learned from this.
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OTSH 67: What is Typical Legibility Among Second Graders? Mar 22, 2021

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Sometimes we simply forget what average is and need a reminder. In episode 67, we are having a discussion about a recent journal article that looks at the typical handwriting abilities among second graders and compares their scores on the Evaluation Tool of Children's Handwriting - Manuscript to the teacher's subjective observations of the children's work samples.

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OTSH 66: Post Secondary Transition Planning with Liz Abadiotakis, OTD, OTR/L Mar 15, 2021

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Have you ever wondered what to do with your high school students? Did you there is such a thing as a Post Secondary Transition Plan that is required for every high school student on an IEP? If not, this is the episode for you! Today, I am welcoming to the podcast, Dr. Liz Abadiotakis, OTD, OTR/L to share with her experiences working with Post Secondary Transition Plans as part of an IEP team.

Key questions to be answered:

What is a Post Secondary Transition plan?
When must a transition plan be put in place?
What are the pieces to a transition plan?
How are IEP goals similar or different from transition plan Goals?
Who traditionally writes the transition plan?
How can OTPs support post secondary transition?

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OTSH 65: Journal Club: Comfortable Cafeteria Program Mar 08, 2021

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In episode 65, we are having a discussion about a recent journal article that looks at school-based occupational therapists' role and capabilities in implementing a mental health tier 1 MTSS intervention. Today's article is titled The Comfortable Cafeteria Program for Promoting Student Participation and Enjoyment: An Outcome Study. This journal comes from the American Journal of occupational therapy and it was published in 2018. The research study itself occurred in 2014, and 2015, The Authors are Susan Bazyk. Luis Demirjian, Francis Horvath, and Laurie Doxsey.

Article citation: Susan Bazyk, Louise Demirjian, Frances Horvath, Lauri Doxsey; The Comfortable Cafeteria Program for Promoting Student Participation and Enjoyment: An Outcome Study. Am J Occup Ther 2018;72(3):7203205050.
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OTSH 64: Sensory, Stress, & Behavior with Olivia Martinez-Hauge, MFTA, OTR/L Feb 28, 2021

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Today, I am welcoming Olivia Martinez-Hauge, MFTA, OTR/L, back to the podcast. Olivia is a school-based OT, a parent of a child with special needs, and a soon-to-be licensed marriage and family therapist as she furthers her education to support children with special needs. In this episode, Olivia and I are going to provide updates as to how this year has gone compared to our expectations back in August. We will then dive into some pressing issues like person-first versus disability first language, ableism, non-preferred activity goals, how OTs address behavior, and how stress plays a role in behavior. You are going to love these discussions

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OTSH 63: Sensory Integration & Independent Educational Evaluations with Susanne Smith Roley, OTD Feb 15, 2021

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In episode 63 of the OT Schoolhouse Podcast, Jayson interviews a leader in the sensory integration community. Dr. Susanne Smith Roley, OTR/L, OTD, FOTA joins the podcast to talk about how she came to know and love both occupational therapy and sensory integration. We also talk a bit about the history and future of SI. We even address the difficult topic of how and why sensory integration has been criticized over the years within the profession and Dr. Roley provides great insight into the research and fidelity within sensory integration. We finish off this podcast with a discussion on Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs). Listen in for a valuable experience!

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