Seniors Flourish Podcast | Occupational Therapy
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The Seniors Flourish Podcast helps occupational therapy practitioners working with older adults be the best they can be - not only by showcasing relevant interviews, answering questions, current articles and hot topics, but also to get OT practitioners excited about working with older adults, give actionable ideas that listeners can take and use in their practice and have some fun along the way.
Seniors Flourish Podcast | Occupational Therapy
11M ago
Sex is an ADL!
Do you address a client's sexuality or ask how they identify?
These are the questions that we must ask ourselves in order to provide client centered care, keeping in mind AOTA’s Vision 2025: “As an inclusive profession, OT maximizes health, well-being and quality of life for all people, populations, and communities, through effective solutions that facilitate participation in everyday living."
Guest Devlynn Neu MS OTR/L shares their passion for bringing awareness and unity within the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as helping OT practitioners feel comfortable addressing sexuality in ..read more
Seniors Flourish Podcast | Occupational Therapy
11M ago
Caregiving is hard.
Listen to the personal story Katherine Ayala OTA, shares about being a caregiver to both her mother and father while finishing up occupational therapy school. Stories like hers give us, as healthcare professionals, a perspective to help us love, forgive, strive and be the best we can be.
A special thank you to Katherine for sharing her story.
→ 3 Key Takeaways
Caregiving is a hard role, especially when it isn't a role you have planned.
"Balance" is more than difficult to achieve and having family support helps.
Caregiving can change (strengthen ..read more
Seniors Flourish Podcast | Occupational Therapy
11M ago
What do we need to do to promote occupational therapy? Do we have to? How do we define occupational therapy and what we "do" for our patients?
Brock Cook OT, the host of the occupational therapy podcast, Occupied, and I dive into these questions and hash out how OT's distinct value is communicated in healthcare, with out patients, our coworkers and communities.
Also, check out all the the occupational therapy podcasts at OTpodcasts.com ..read more
Seniors Flourish Podcast | Occupational Therapy
11M ago
I have struggled over the years finding the right treatment options in helping my clients that have Parkinson's Disease optimize function. LSVT BIG is determined to help OT practitioners do this through evidence based intervention! Not only is LSVT BIG treatment customized to each person's specific needs and goals, it helps them more more normally and these strategies can be utilized regardless of the stage or severity.
The team from LSVT BIG has joined me on the podcast discussing the evidence, how it works, answer your questions about the certification and (my favorite) telling stories ..read more
Seniors Flourish Podcast | Occupational Therapy
11M ago
Arthritis can be so debilitating to our clients because it is often not always the direct (or only!) reason we are seeing them. Occupational therapy practitioners have a unique perspective to not only treat the diagnosis, but we get to look at our patients holistically and address the things that are important to them, even in an outpatient setting.
Guest Hoang Tran OT/L, CHT talks pain, when to (or not to) splint, joint protection techniques and what do we do about those "junky" shoulders.
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OT Flourish Membership is ..read more
Seniors Flourish Podcast | Occupational Therapy
11M ago
Have you ever wondered, "how should I be prescribing home exercise programs" or "what type of approach is best to address my patient's upper extremity dysfunction?"
Anthony Mucci COTA and I discuss how we should be using a combination of a biomechanical approach in conjunction with occupation based techniques to help our patients achieve their optimal outcomes. It is definitely not a "one-size-fits-all" approach!
Resources from the show:
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Additional Listening: Occupational Therapy Documentation - The Ultimate Guide to Simplify Your Documentation ..read more
Seniors Flourish Podcast | Occupational Therapy
11M ago
Resources from the show:
PDF: Occupational Therapy Supervisory Log
Podcast and Resource Links: Occupational Therapy Specialties and Certifications for OTR & OTA
Occupational Therapy Assistant Supervisory State Requirements
ACOTE standards
OTA Leadership page on AOTA (lots and lots of stuff on here!)
Standards of practice paper
OT Ethics
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The Learning Lab Membership is the source for treatment ideas, patient handouts, clinical resources, EBP journal club AND more! Join today at Senior ..read more
Seniors Flourish Podcast | Occupational Therapy
11M ago
How can the Allen Cognitive Levels help you to provide better treatments for our patients with a cognitive impairment? How can we use this theory to make better discharge planning? How can we help our patient's be successful in their own environments with dementia?
Dr Patricia Cornille OTD and Carol Luhman OTR, both former presidents of the Allen Cognitive Network, share how we can integrate this model into our practice to produce better client centered treatments and help our patient's live life to the fullest (episode 1 of 2)!
Resources:
Allen Diagnostic Modle (ADM)
Starting an Allen Cogniti ..read more
Seniors Flourish Podcast | Occupational Therapy
11M ago
Occupational Therapist have a unique role when working in a community based setting for older adults with developmental disabilities. Guest Tomeico Faison OTR/L not only has a passion for providing services to this population, but has grown an OT business! From assessments and case studies to finding a way to serve an unmet need, you will not want to miss this episode.
Resources From the Show:
OT-Innovations.com
ARC
COPM
Sensory Profile
Therapeutic Solutions of NC
Tomeico's books on Amazon
Faison Consulting: Their mission is to help health and human service professionals start and ..read more
Seniors Flourish Podcast | Occupational Therapy
11M ago
Looking to learn more about being an occupational therapy practitioner and fostering inclusivity with older adults in the LGBTQ+ community? Learn about the stats, get more information on inclusive language, check out these resources and gain knowledge on practical strategies to increase your competency.
Anything you would love to add - leave us a comment!
Resources From the Show:
theSafeZoneProject.com
Human Rights Campaign
Fostering Inclusivity: THE LGBTQ OLDER ADULT COMMUNITY
New Patient Info Sheet with "What term best describes your gender identity?"
Learn More About Our S ..read more