ALL patients involved in healthcare have an emotional response to their diagnosis, treatment and other aspects of their care. If a patient is emotionally labile after a stroke, we address that emotional lability and help them learn to cope with …
Fieldwork Myth #5: We’re not a psychosocial setting. Read more »
For OTs licensed in PA, there are 7 classes of acceptable activities. Each activity has certain guidelines and requirements. 1. Distance and in-person education programs Attending continuing education programming either in person or via online formats. Therapists can attend …
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By Dr. Nancy Carlson Steadman One of the things that I truly enjoy about the WFOT Congress is the traveling. It is fun to meet people from all over the world and to experience life in a different part of …
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The OT educational standards do not require this. However, your employer may have other rules, policies or expectations about supervising students. Some third-party payers also have policies about students’ provision of therapy and needing direct supervision for reimbursement of student …
Fieldwork Myth #4: I must be available 8 hours/day, every day while I have a student. Read more »
NBCOT requires continuing education (counted as professional development units or PDUs) rather than continued competence. It is the PA licensure board’s opinion that continued competence requires engagement in the profession. In order to ensure engagement, there were a few areas where …
Continued Competency – How does the PA board’s requirements differ from NBCOT’s PDUs? Read more »
By Dr. Tam Humbert There are many things that I love about attending the WFOT Congress, but the most valuable reason for me to attend is to network with other occupational therapy practitioners from around the world. I have been inspired to …
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New grads can supervise level I students and don’t need to wait – you already know more than a level I student! OT educational standards (section C) state that therapists who have been certified for 1 year can have their …
Fieldwork Myth #3: I don’t have enough experience. Read more »
Although the Board will not grant credit for these activities, the information gleaned from these activities may be used to write an article in a non-peer reviewed magazine, journal or newsletter, or to teach an employer-generated continuing education program, which …
From the desks of Dr. Tam Humbert & Dr. Nancy Carlson Steadman The World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) held its Congress this year in June in Yokohama, Japan. Over 5,000 occupational therapy practitioners attended, representing 66 countries. Etown was …
You may have seen AOTA’s recent Facebook© query about how and when you knew you wanted to be an OT. It made me think about my own journey as an OT. As a freshman in high school, I observed occupational …