Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Education & Tips for Independent Living”
by Bobbi Kelley, OTS As occupational therapy practitioners, we are well equipped with strategies and tips to adapt environments and activities for individuals. As the majority of the world embraces technology, it can sometimes be daunting and overwhelming for older adults to tackle the world of technology for a myriad of reasons. For starters, older adults did not grow up with many …
Looking for Occupational therapy home exercise program guide? Let me guide you in prescribing a HEP that WORKS and the client is more likely to adhere to. A 1 Hour Facebook LIVE to help you create better OT client-centered home exercise programs that help your clients work toward their goals! (Plus BONUS Therapy Materials, Resources + PDFs) Click here -> …
When you Google “decorating a walker,” all sorts of things pop up like: “bedazzling walkers,” “pimp my walker,” “decorate rollator,” etc and WOW are people creative! But how do we, as occupational therapy practitioners, actually use decorating a walker as a tool in our therapy sessions and what types of goals can we work on while having this much fun?!? …
A 3 Day Challenge starting Monday, January 28th 2019 to Help You Create More Client Centered Goals When Working With Adults + Older Adults (Plus BONUS Therapy Materials, Resources, Giveaways + MORE) With this Challenge You Will: * Learn ways to write goals that your patients can actually achieve * Figure out how to use objective measures to drive goals (both STGs and LTGs) * Come away …
by Maria Lindbergh, MOT, ECHM, OTR/L Occupational therapy caregiver training – it can be tough. I don’t know about you, but I find it frustrating when my recommendations for simple, low cost home modifications are not carried out after a patient discharges home. When older adult patients need caregivers help to follow through on home modifications, that means it’s up …
In this inaugural “Speaking of OT” Betweenisode on the Seniors Flourish Podcast, Mandy and Sarah chat about the pros and cons of working PRN as an occupational therapy practitioner and talk about how eating weird foods snagged their future husbands… Resources from the show: Blog Post: Pros and Cons of Working PRN in OT Learn more about our sponsors Promenaid is …
I get asked all the time about how to perform a quick and easy occupational therapy screening to help decide if a referral is necessary for skilled occupational therapy services for adults. I gotcha! and I wanted to share one of the educational videos on this topic from the Seniors Flourish Learning Lab. What is an occupational therapy screen? It is a …
by Mary Kate Carroll OTR I’ve been working at my facility for a little over half a year now, and let me tell you, it’s a wild world out there. Even though I had some level II fieldwork experience at a SNF, it’s an entirely different ball game compared to being a student and working as a licensed entry level practitioner. …
by Janie Oyakawa, OTR Catastrophizing: A psychological experience regarding pain that includes being unable to focus on anything else but the pain, rumination, magnification of pain and feeling helpless about pain. Pain catastrophizing is one of the most powerful predictors of pain suffering and the pain experience (from Less Pain, Fewer Pills: Avoid the Dangers of Prescription Opioids and Gain Control …
Join me and 100s of your OT colleagues on a 5 Day Challenge (Monday March 19th – Friday March 23rd) to Create Your Own Occupation Based Kit and Develop a No Brainer Toolbox of Treatment Ideas For Your Practice (Plus BONUS Therapy Materials) CLICK HERE TO JOIN AND GET THE DETAILS How it Works After 5 days of working alongside OT practitioners in the group, you’ll …