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What Are Some Signs of Over-Responsiveness to Tactile Processing?

Megan Paben, MOT, OTR/L, ASDCS

November 15, 2023

What are some signs of over-responsiveness to tactile processing?   Read More

 


Why Should OTs Educate Both Patients and Their Families About Brain Function and its Relevance to Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)? 

Krista Covell-Pierson, OTR/L, BCB-PMD

November 1, 2023

Why should OTs educate both patients and their families about brain function and its relevance to activities of daily living (ADLs)?   Read More


How Does Understanding the Interconnection Between a Person, Task, and Environment Play a Role in OT When Addressing Functional Cognition?

Krista Covell-Pierson, OTR/L, BCB-PMD

October 15, 2023

How does understanding the interconnection between a person, task, and environment play a role in OT when addressing functional cognition?   Read More

  


How Can Occupational Therapists Address Urinary Incontinence in Nursing Homes?

Kathleen Weissberg, OTD, OTR/L, CMDCP, CDP, CFPS

October 1, 2023

How can occupational therapists address urinary incontinence in nursing homes?   Read More

  


What Evidence-based Strategies Help Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Achieve Self-regulation?

Tina Davis, OTR/L, BCP

September 15, 2023

What evidence-based strategies help infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) achieve self-regulation?   Read More

  


What Assessments Are Commonly Used With Infants With NAS in the NICU Versus Outpatient Settings?

Tina Davis, OTR/L, BCP

September 1, 2023

What assessments are commonly used with infants with NAS in the NICU versus outpatient settings?   Read More

 


What Are Some of the Unique Feeding Challenges Seen in Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)?

Tina Davis, OTR/L, BCP

August 15, 2023

What are some of the unique feeding challenges seen in infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)?   Read More

  


How Can We Foster Engagement With Senior Clients?

Kathleen Weissberg, OTD, OTR/L, CMDCP, CDP, CFPS

August 1, 2023

How can we foster engagement with senior clients?   Read More

  


What is a Neurodiversity-affirming Practice?

Katherine McGinley, OTDS

July 15, 2023

What is a neurodiversity-affirming practice?   Read More

   


What are the Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities (FEDCs) of DIRFloortime®?

Lyn Bennett, OTR/L

July 1, 2023

What are the functional emotional developmental capacities (FEDCs) of DIRFloortime®?   Read More

  


How Do You Deal With Challenging Patients?

Tania Sofia Nogueira, MSc, HCPC – UK, COT – UK, ACSS – PT

June 15, 2023

How do you deal with challenging patients?   Read More

 


What Environmental Factors Affect a Child's Eating?

Tere Bowen-Irish, OTR/L

June 1, 2023

What environmental factors affect a child's eating?   Read More

   


What are the Budapest Criteria for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)?

Janice Rocker, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, CEAS

May 15, 2023

What are the Budapest Criteria for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)?   Read More

   


What Are the Touchstone Principles of Treating Those With Executive Dysfunction?

Tere Bowen-Irish, OTR/L

May 1, 2023

What are the touchstone principles of treating those with executive dysfunction?   Read More

   


What are the Common Clinical Presentations Seen with Specific Arteries in a Stroke?

Alaena McCool, MS, OTR/L, CPAM, Katherine George, PT, DPT

April 15, 2023

What are the common clinical presentations seen with specific arteries in a stroke?   Read More

  


What Are the Hidden Senses?

Moira Pena, BA, BScOT, MOT Reg. (Ont)

April 1, 2023

What are the hidden senses?   Read More

  


What Are the Implications of Driving Cessation?

Wendy Stav, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

March 15, 2023

What are the implications of driving cessation?   Read More

 


What is the Difference Between a Traditional Versus an Auditory Approach to Handwriting?

Aditi Mehra, DHSc, OTR/L, Luca Canever, MA, BA

March 1, 2023

What is the difference between a traditional versus an auditory approach to handwriting?   Read More

 


What is the Incidence of Bullying in Older Adults?

Kathleen Weissberg, OTD, OTR/L, CMDCP, CDP

February 15, 2023

What is the incidence of bullying in older adults?   Read More

   


What is the Prevalence of Depression After Traumatic Brain Injury?

Jasleen Grewal, Registered Occupational Therapist, PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia, Julia Schmidt, PhD, BSc (Occupational Therapy)

February 1, 2023

What is the prevalence of depression after traumatic brain injury?   Read More

  


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