Occupational Therapy Notes

In case you haven't heard, I am leading the next #otalk2us on Twitter! I am a school based therapist, and while there are lots of topics...

Summer has come and while it can't be everything I had dreamed of, it's going well overall. I have such a history of imagining th...

I graduated from a rural state university. I had looked at a couple of other OT schools, but they weren't the right fit for me.  I...

I have seen other posts similar to this, but I am on Twitter a lot and still see a lot of these mistakes/personal peeves, so I wanted to sha...

One of the most obvious ADLs is dressing. And this is often an area that OTs may address in early intervention or school settings. If you...

One of the things that has been a struggle for me over the past several years when I started fieldwork and real work was being able to go...

I am really in the Christmas spirit this year. Partly because I was looking for some happiness and positive energy after a bleak fall, and p...

I think I'll take a moment, celebrate my age  The ending of an era and the turning of a page  Now it's time to focus in on where I...

I had some interest on Twitter (where I am so much more active!) about the performance goals I had to write for work. Essentially, the term...

I really enjoyed putting together the Chores for Young Children entry, what OTs might call IADLs. Here is the compliment- the ADL for young ...

My primary life role at this point is as mommy, though I definitely bring my OT perspective to the table. This can mean presenting my toddl...

Another summer officially over and now I'm back to work for reals. I can't really say I'm on maternity leave from the blog anymo...

I recently received an email from an OT that I had worked with many moons ago, Allysin Bridges. Allysin is one of those superb people that h...

Ahhh... sweet summertime. As a school-based OT, it's a good time. Not easy, per se, but still good.   I very much enjoy my job. It...

The 2014 AOTA Annual Conference is fast approaching! Here are a few tips regarding attractions from my lived experience in Bawlmoor- your mi...

It's incredible that life can simultaneously move so slowly and so quickly at the same time. I'm astonished that we're halfway t...

This installment in the OT Entrepreneur Series is Sue Ludwig, president and founder of the National Association of Neonatal Therapists (NANT...

This special Thursday-edition of the OT Entrepreneur Series features Tonya Cooley, author/owner of the Therapy Fun Zone blog and online the...