Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Education & Tips for Independent Living”
As occupational therapy practitioners, sometimes making the recommendation for a wheelchair can be hard, especially for a person that doesn’t quite fit the norms of a standard seating and positioning. One of the questions that I get asked is “How do you know when to recommend a Broda Wheelchair over a Geriatric (“Geri”) Chair?” So I went right to the …
by Sarah Stromsdorfer MS, OTR/L of MyOTSpot.com If you’re thinking about becoming a traveling occupational therapist, there is a lot to be excited about! Getting to experience fun new locations every 3 months, trying out multiple new settings to expand your toolbox, and earning great pay are just a few of the awesome perks of being a travel OT. While …
by Erica Vitek MOT, OTR, BCB-PMD, PRPC, Bernadette Kosir OTR/L, CAPS & Julia Wood, MOT, OTR/L As three of the faculty for the LSVT BIG Training and Certification Course, we have had the incredible opportunity to learn from each other over the years. Although each of us has unique backgrounds and paths that led us to become Occupational Therapists, we …
How can occupational therapy practitioners use labels to help our clients with dementia thrive in their environments? Well let’s back up… this post all started with this graphic I shared on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mandy {Seniors Flourish} (@seniorsflourish) on Apr 9, 2019 at 3:43pm PDT I created these graphics so I …
Productivity. Ugh. I almost don’t even want to say the word out loud… In all actuality, I feel it shouldn’t be called “productive,” it should be called what it really is: “billable.” We are ALL as efficient as we can be in skilled nursing facilities, as there are so many extra things that we do to provide excellent patient care that facilities can’t …
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 …
We are now digging into how to grade a stereognosis intervention when you are working with adults in OT, PLUS a case study to give you some really concrete examples. If you haven’t checked out the rest of the stereognosis series, let’s recap… In Part 1 of this 2-part article series we got into the “who”, “what”, “when”, “where”, and “why” …
