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The Way You Do The Things You Do: Occupational Therapy and Malpractice
May 1, 2017
What if there is something that I am not sure I should be doing? How can I know whether it is something that may cause malpractice or not? Read More
Professional Issues
The Role of OT with Performing Arts Medicine
April 1, 2017
Are patients reluctant to change their performing habits or bad habits? For traveling school therapists, what items would you suggest for their toolbox? Are orchestra companies willing to make necessa... Read More
Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Mental Health of Adolescents
March 20, 2017
How do you start a private practice in mental health OT? Read More
Mental Health, Health and Wellness
Falls in the Elderly with Fibromyalgia
March 13, 2017
Are the tests you mentioned (Test of Everyday Attention, the MASQ, and the FIQR) available online? Read More
Gerontology and Aging Pain Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Forging Researcher-Clinician Alliances to Advance Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Research
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March 6, 2017
How do I become engaged in interdisciplinary research? Read More
Professional Issues
A Clinician's Perspective: Occupational Therapy For Persons With Renal Disease
February 27, 2017
Do you have suggestions for starting a program or training staff in this treatment area? Also, do we need to do education on shunt care? Read More
Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Activities of Daily Living in Children and Adolescents with Spina Bifida: Developmental Considerations
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February 20, 2017
Have you done executive functioning tests to assess struggling adolescents? If so, are there trends with this group? Also, do you run any social groups? Read More
Pediatrics Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Evaluating a Client's Occupational Performance in Their Home
February 13, 2017
Which standardized tool is used to evaluate a client's occupational performance in their home? What other items would you put in a kit to do an evaluation? Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health
Evaluation of Home Accessibility: The First Step in Ensuring Proper Fit to Improve Function
February 6, 2017
Do you refer contractors for modification, or is it up to the client to find one? What if a person is in a mobile home? Also, what is your favorite low-cost modification? Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health
Yoga For Depression
January 30, 2017
Have you gone into skilled nursing facilities and done groups? Also, what about reimbursement? How do you bill for yoga? Read More
Mental Health, Health and Wellness
The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Pain, Mental Health, and Well-Being
January 23, 2017
How would you prepare for an eight week training and what would you do? Also, how do you bill for these mindfulness services? Read More
Mental Health, Health and Wellness
Get Paid to Travel: What You Need To Know To Get Started As A Traveling Occupational Therapist
January 16, 2017
Do recruiters need to know that you may be using two agencies? Do they get competitive with each other? Can you ever use two recruiters from the same agency? Also, I have not been working for some tim... Read More
Professional Issues
Sensory Strategies: Sanity Restoration for Family Life - Part 3
January 9, 2017
How do you know if it is a sensory or a motor behavior? Also, do o you have a "go to activity" if you only have time for one thing and you are trying to defuse a tantrum with a sensory over... Read More
Sensory Strategies: Sanity Restoration for Family Life - Part 2
January 2, 2017
You mentioned Brain Games. Are you aware of any other apps that will feed the sensory diet? Read More
Sensory Strategies: Sanity Restoration for Family Life - Part 1
December 26, 2016
What is the difference between deep pressure and proprioception? Read More
Potential Impact of Visual Impairment on Vocational Activities
December 19, 2016
How can you refer someone for services? What do they need to qualify to be referred? Read More
Vision
Occupational Therapy Program Delivery: Providing Varied, Enriched, and Effective Programs
December 12, 2016
When I ran groups it was often hard to motivate clients to attend. I love the idea of the talking stick. Do you ever use any other props to help with groups? Read More
Mental Health, Health and Wellness
Occupational Therapy Program Development: An Overview of the Process and Structure
December 5, 2016
Can you give some examples of programs that could be developed in a skilled nursing facility? Also, what kind of assessments are in your toolbox? Read More
Mental Health, Health and Wellness
Yoga After Stroke: Does It Work and How Can I Use It In My OT Practice?
November 28, 2016
Is yoga a feasible treatment option for higher functioning people in a short-term rehab to home health? Also to use this in OT practice, can we write a goal for yoga specifically because it could be c... Read More
Yoga After Stroke: Does It Work and How Can I Use It In My OT Practice?
November 21, 2016
If cognition is a barrier for stroke patients, what would be some ways to still integrate yoga into our treatment sessions? Read More