OT Round Table: The Best Parts, The Hardest Parts and What We Wish Others Understood About OT
12/17/18 • 133 min
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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
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
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Level 2 Fieldwork Mini Series - Part 6 of 6 - Week 13: Reflections on the Experience
The student’s first Level 2 fieldwork is over:
- Feelings during the last couple of weeks
- Level of growth and now possessing a new prospective
- Structure of Level 2 fieldworks: back to back or having more schooling in between
- AOTA Final Evaluation and the Student Evaluation of the Fieldwork Experience
- Reflections on their perceived strengths and weaknesses from first episode
- Recognizing their continued challenges and their biggest positive takeaways
- Balancing self-care with demands of fieldwork
- Overall feelings throughout their experience
- Considerations of recording their experience
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OT-PT Collaboration in Early Intervention with Jennifer Ogawa, PT
Physical therapy in early intervention has a very distinct view. Collaborating with occupational therapists allows each practitioner the ability to see the same therapy intervention from a fresh set of eyes. Jennifer Ogawa joins to discuss collaborating in early intervention.
Sarah and Jennifer discuss:
- The benefits of collaborating between disciplines
- How to beat traffic in Los Angeles
- The advantages of home based therapy
- Their favorite toys to use in therapy
- The joys of working in early intervention
- The benefits of being a well rounded therapist
- The craziest thing they have experienced in a client's home
- How to get into early intervention and what is required
You can find Jennifer on Instagram here:
@cookinlovinmomma
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