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Sarah Putt, MA, OTR/L

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OT Round Table: The Best Parts, The Hardest Parts and What We Wish Others Understood About OT
OT 4 Lyfe
12/17/18 • 133 min
As occupational therapy clinicians, our jobs drastically shape our values and perspective on life. We share a unique outlook and approach to meaningful engagement in all of life’s occupations. Today is the first round table session in which Brock and Erika, a few OTs from different practice areas, come together to discuss topics within the field.
Guest Panelists:
- Brock Cook, BA OccThy - Lecturer - James Cook University - Mental Health
- Erika Downs, COTA/L, MSG - Geriatrics
We discuss the following topics:
- The beach
- Apps & social media: MySpace, Facebook, Marco Polo
- Structure of our jobs in per diem, home health, mental health, and academia
- Hardest parts of current jobs
- Limitations on our jobs as a therapist imposed from our healthcare systems
- Dealing with tough cases and death of a client
- What we wish more people knew about occupational therapy
- Why people do not know what occupational therapy is
- Our favorite/ last watched TV show
- Mental health as a practice area in the United States and Australia
- Our paths to the field of occupational therapy
- Importance of gaining exposure in numerous practice areas
- Best parts of being an occupational therapist
12/17/18 • 133 min

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05/18/20 • 73 min
Sarah and Jenna discuss:
- Realizing that something needed to be done in dementia care
- Having hope with a progressive diagnosis
- Focusing on one client and one family
- Occupational deprivation and lack of balance
- Teepa Snow- Positive Approach to Care
- Relationship is top priority
- Hand-under-hand treatment technique
- Partnering with our clients and their caregivers
- Checking emotions at the door
- The professional and personal impacts of working in dementia care
- Importance of social supports
- Compassion fatigue
- Success stories
- Importance of life history for clients, especially those with dementia
- Advice for practitioners working in dementia care
- Advice for care partners
- Jerry video
- Dementia Resources
- Gem States- Teepa Snow
- My Past is Now My Future- Lanny Butler
- Ensign Dementia Course- Gina Tucker-Roghi
Get in touch with Jenna:
05/18/20 • 73 min
02/10/20 • 60 min
Michelle and Sarah discuss:
- When did she notice that there was an issue with diversity and representation within our profession?
- The 3 V’s: Voice, Visability, and Validation
- Diversity extends beyond than just a person’s race
- Diversity includes ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, etc.
- Diversity is not just about validating the practitioner, but it also has a huge impact on our clients
- Ability to establish an immediate connection if you and your client are from similar backgrounds
- Negative impact on healthcare experiences when there is a difference in culture
- The power of connecting to our clients of the same background
- Health disparities because of diversity
- Health literacy when working with people to make sure they understand what you are trying to explain to them
- Super Duper Handouts: https://www.superduperinc.com/Handouts/Handout.aspx
- COTAD- Coalition of Occupational Therapists Advocates for Diversity: https://www.cotad.org/
- Minority Mentorship Program: https://www.cotad.org/minority-mentorship
- COTAD Chapters: https://www.cotad.org/about-cotad-chapters
- COTAD Advocacy & Outreach: https://www.cotad.org/community-outreach
- She Can Be Both: https://www.instagram.com/shecanbeboth/
- Embracing the differences in ourselves
- Promoting OT to people outside of our profession and to other professionals that we work with
- Perfecting our OT elevator speech
- #YouSee campaign: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/yousee/
- #DiverseOT: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/diverseot/
- Her experience with racism as an OT practitioner
- How she feels diversity in the occupational therapy profession has changed since becoming a practitioner
- LGBTQIA+ resources: https://therainbowot.com/
- What she hopes to see in the future in terms of diversity and representation within OT and heathcare
Contact Michelle:
Instagram: instagram.com/michelled_ot
Website: michelledot.com
02/10/20 • 60 min
Creating Success in Non-Traditional Roles as an Occupational Therapy Assistant with Dave Merlo
OT 4 Lyfe
04/20/20 • 59 min
Dave and Sarah discuss:
- Volunteering in Haiti
- WFOT Haiti: https://www.wfot.org/member-organisations/haiti-haitian-association-of-occupational-therapists
- Caribbean Occupational Therapy Association: http://www.caribbeanot.com/haiti.html
- Negativity associated with volunteering, especially abroad
- His personal experience with charity
- Empowering and educating others
- Student involvement in international volunteer work
- Conan Without Borders: https://www.netflix.com/title/81020868
- AOTA’s Leaders and Legacy Society: https://www.otleaders.org/
- Generativity
- His path occupational therapy
- OT/OTA Collaborative Workplace Model
- Non-traditional roles as an occupational therapy assistant
- AOTA Boardroom to Classroom: https://www.aota.org/AboutAOTA/Get-Involved/ASD/Boardroom-to-Classroom.aspx
To Connect with Dave:
04/20/20 • 59 min
I'm Bringin' Occupation Back
OT 4 Lyfe
04/01/20 • 26 min
Sarah discusses:
- The difficulty we have describing our profession
- We don’t explain what it is that we do
- Reshaping how we talk about OT
- Bringin’ occupation back
- Stop using practice examples
- Rename the profession?
- Use occupational language
- #happyaprilfoolsday
04/01/20 • 26 min
03/09/20 • 58 min
Sarah and Mandy discuss:
- Mandy's sister’s accident
- Her experience finding her role within her family as a sister/daughter and healthcare professional
- Recognizing the importance of family dynamics in the rehab journey
- The tension she experienced during rehab between expectations and reality
- Her role between the doctors, nurses, therapists, etc and her family
- The pivotal moment with her sister’s OT
- Navigating her role from a personal and professional standpoint
- The ripple effect of traumatic accidents and rehabilitation on families
- Knowing when and how to make appropriate referrals
- Advice for therapists working with people & their families who have experienced a brain injury
- Advice for families and caregivers going through an acquired accident
- Where her sister is now
- The one thing she wished she knew during the time of the accident and initial rehab journey
- Traumatic Brain Injury: Unmet Support Needs of Caregivers and Families in Florida: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3866264/
- Seniors Flourish
- Website: seniorsflourish.com
- Podcast: seniorsflourish.com/categories/podcasts
- Learning Lab: https://seniorsflourish.com/learninglab/
- If you have gone through anything similar, you can email Mandy at: [email protected]
Contact Mandy:
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://seniorsflourish.com/
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/seniorsflourish
Instagram: https://www.instgram.com/seniorsflourish
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seniorsflourish
03/09/20 • 58 min
05/04/20 • 83 min
Sarah and Taelor discuss:
- Her realization of trauma
- Denial
- Finding self worth
- Psychological manipulation
- Gaslighting
- Definitions of trauma
- Big T traumas and little t traumas
- Correlation between low income and trauma
- Connection before correction
- Trauma sensitive strategies
- Personal and professional experiences of trauma
- Trauma Resources:
- OT & Childhood Trauma Cheat Sheet: https://bit.ly/ot4lyfe
- Peter Levine: https://traumahealing.org/
- Bruce Terry: https://www.childtrauma.org/
- ACES- Adverse Childhood Experiences: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/acestudy/index.html
- AOTA Childhood Trauma Fact Sheet: https://www.aota.org/~/media/Corporate/Files/Practice/Children/Childhood-Trauma-Info-Sheet-2015.pdf
- The Power of a Caring, Consistent Adult: https://changingmindsnow.org/science/the-power-of-a-caring-adult
- Dr. Nadine Burke Harris TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime?language=en
- The Deepest Well by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris: https://amzn.to/34Zl1Ss
- The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk: https://amzn.to/2Vza8nx
- Paper Tigers (documentary): https://kpjrfilms.co/paper-tigers/
Get in touch with Taelor
- Website: www.taelor-madeot.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/taelormadeot
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/taelormadeot
05/04/20 • 83 min
12/23/19 • 46 min
Sarah and Mona discuss:
- How she incorporates llamas into her OT sessions
- What other animals she has at her practice
- Why llamas are effective in therapy
- LlamaFest: http://ctcroanoke.org/news/
- How animals facilitate verbal and non-verbal communication
- Introducing clients to animals when they are afraid of them
- The importance of skilled therapy when using animals
- Link to her research article: http://ot4lyfe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/llamaOT.pdf
- How she got interested in using llamas in therapy
- Using llama hair for crafts
- How she structures her sessions
- Other considerations for using animals in therapy
- The interconnectedness of all animals
Website: http://www.ctcroanoke.org/
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CTCMonasArk/
12/23/19 • 46 min
A Year in the Lyfe
OT 4 Lyfe
11/25/19 • 48 min
Mentioned episodes:
- Deedee Levine - www.ot4lyfe.com/11
- Devlynn Neu - www.ot4lyfe.com/35
- Alexis Joelle - www.ot4lyfe.com/39
- Grant Mitchell- www.ot4lyfe.com/40
- Laura Park Figueroa - www.ot4lyfe.com/41
- Erika Downs & Brock Cook - www.ot4lyfe.com/16
- Dr. Michael Roberts - www.ot4lyfe.com/23
- EJ Ipkeze - www.ot4lyfe.com/20
- Jordan McCauley - www.ot4lyfe.com/47
- Sarah Lyon - www.ot4lyfe.com/36
- Brynne Terry - www.ot4lyfe.com/33
- Rachel Harrington & Jessica Hill- www.ot4lyfe.com/28
- Andy Nielsen- www.ot4lyfe.com/22
- Laura Petix - www.ot4lyfe.com/48
- Karen Ni - www.ot4lyfe.com/21
- Miranda Rennie - www.ot4lyfe.com/34
- Jayson Davies - www.ot4lyfe.com/18
- TJ Lee - www.ot4lyfe.com/49
- Rachel Moore- www.ot4lyfe.com/32
- Fieldwork Mini Series
If you have any reflections, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. You can find me at my
Email at [email protected]
Instagram: @ot.4.lyfe: https://www.instagram.com/ot.4.lyfe/
Twitter: @ot4lyfe: https://twitter.com/ot4lyfe
Facebook: ot4lyfe: https://www.facebook.com/ot4lyfe
Youtube: ot4lyfe:
11/25/19 • 48 min
It's Not Just Joint Pain: Occupational Therapy's Unique Role in Arthritis Life with Cheryl Crow
OT 4 Lyfe
06/01/20 • 62 min
Cheryl and Sarah discuss:
- Cheryl’s journey with rheumatoid arthritis
- Anxiety and mental health considerations
- Gaslighting in the medical world
- The average diagnosis length for autoimmune diseases
- Validation and empowerment
- Definition of arthritis
- Most common symptoms
- Arthritis and IADLs
- Arthritis as a secondary diagnosis
- “Health enables function”
- Financial implications of the diagnosis
- Why OT is underutilized in addressing arthritis
- Important arthritis statistics
- Resources
Get in touch with Cheryl:
06/01/20 • 62 min
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OT 4 Lyfe currently has 122 episodes available.
What topics does OT 4 Lyfe cover?
The podcast is about Health Care, Health & Fitness, Occupational Therapy, Medical, Pediatrics, Medicine, Podcasts, Business and Careers.
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The episode title 'OT Round Table: The Best Parts, The Hardest Parts and What We Wish Others Understood About OT' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on OT 4 Lyfe is 54 minutes.
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Episodes of OT 4 Lyfe are typically released every 7 days.
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The first episode of OT 4 Lyfe was released on Oct 22, 2018.
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