Using occupational therapy to help others flourish!
Happy Galentine’s and Valentine’s Day weekend. This has been quite a week, but being busy helps the weekend come faster? Not sure, but Friday feels like it comes a lot faster these days. With February being Black History Month, I thought I would take some time to mention some Black occupational therapy practitioners as part …
I wanted to have one final post for 2020 to thank all those who visit otresearchcorner.com! I cannot imagine my life right now without this creative outlet that allows me to share what I know with a community of people while also learning and connecting with others. With tomorrow being New Year’s Day, I want …
How did we get to December?! This year, time simultaneously stood still and moved at warp speed at the same time. I think we are all looking forward to the end of this month and the start of 2021! This was an interesting week for occupational therapy news. From what I read, the energy for …
The Research on the Efficacy of Telehealth With occupational therapy intervention where services are provided using telehealth, research shows that improvements are seen in upper extremity function, parental stress levels, motivation, carryover with home programs and engagement in daily tasks such as ADLs and IADLs (Hung & Fong, 2019; Sarsak, 2020). There is also feasibility …
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What. A. Week. This was one of the first Fridays in a while where I could see that everyone’s battery was running low. With a pandemic, elections, work, school, and life, the shutdown threshold was met. Thankfully, the weekend is upon us and we can recharge to go into next week ready for tasks at …
Last week, I was nervous because of a virtual 5K that was sponsored by my state occupational therapy association. My nerves were due to the pressure I placed on myself to finish under a certain time (read: win!). I was over my time goal. However, I came in first female. Honestly, after I finished, in …
What a week! This week has been a whirlwind. Today it hit me that we are less than 3 months away from 2021! It goes without saying that is a countdown that everyone can stand behind. Occupational therapy University Occupational Therapy Program welcomes the Princess Royal—file this under fun. WFOT Guide to World Occupational Therapy …
