an occupational therapy blog with tidbits of mOTivation, apparel reviews, life, and creativity
A few months ago, I stumbled upon Ribcap. To be honest, I saw one of those Facebook ads that sort of randomly and strangely pops up -----as if an actual Facebook god read your mind and chose to share a product ad that they know will speak to you--- Truth be told ->I clicked the ad… Continue reading Ribcap: Reflections about the Soft Protective Helmets for Adults and Children with Special Needs
Occupational therapy is a worldwide, dynamic, and enabling profession that facilitates meaning and independence into the lives of others. therapists from all around the world have the opportunity to connect with other OTs through national conferences and also world conferences through World Federation of Occupational Therapists. Learn more about WFOT here. In addition, as in the case… Continue reading OT Interview: Shoshanah Shear, Occupational Therapist and Author of “Healing Your Life Through Activity”
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)
"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
Is that even a "real" doctor? Did you really just ask me that (and you're going into healthcare, cute)? Coming from the perspective of a second year occupational therapy student in a profession in which even some of my dearest to my heart friends and family members or realistically like 70% of the population don't know what OT… Continue reading Cheers to the Student DOctors You Think You’ve Never Heard of
Shannen Marie OT 