an occupational therapy blog with tidbits of mOTivation, apparel reviews, life, and creativity
Tis the season for BACK TO SCHOOL and for most of you reading this right now, you are either in the midst of applying to OTCAS for next year's admission entrance or are hopefully making the most out of your last few weeks of freedom before starting your first year as OT / OTA students… Continue reading Incoming First Year OT Student Tips
OT OT OT ^^^featuring some fab OT friends at my recent bridal shower 🙂 #represent _________________________________________________________________________________________ With internet access at the touch of a tablet screen to allied health social media accounts to online journals, there is a plethora of ways to retrieve valuable information on all things o c c u p a t i… Continue reading New Grad Occupational Therapy and Why You Should Be Following
12 weeks goes by even faster the second go around!! My final occupational therapy Level II fieldwork was at an inpatient rehab/long term care facility just 15 minutes from Auburn University >>>war eagle, hey<<<. What are Level 1 and Level 2 fieldworks? Click here! With a patient caseload pretty much 3-4x older than me… Continue reading FW Level II mOTivation: For the Long Term (care and inpatient rehab)
A lot of life has happened since my last post (3 months ago oops)! Turning 23 and watching little brother walk across the same stage that I did in 2011 to preparing for "studenting" outside of the OT school classroom to switching from girlfriend to future bride (f o r e… Continue reading FW Level II mOTivation: Power through Outpatient Peds
"School-based occupational therapy practitioners support academic achievement and social participation by promoting occupation within all school routines, including recess, classroom, and cafeteria time. They help children fulfill their role as students and prepare them for college, career, and community integration. They utilize prevention, promotion, and intervention strategies for mental and physical health and well-being. " -AOTA In… Continue reading FW mOTivation: The School-based OT
"The profession of occupational therapy will flourish because occupation, its core, is so basic to human health yet so flexible, depending on the needs of the individual human being." -DAVID NELSON TO BE HUMAN IS TO BE OCCUPATIONAL. You may think you have never before been exposed to the wonderful, dynamic, and always present OT world,… Continue reading OT: The Art and Science Therapy
Shannen Marie OT 