Inside the Episode This week Natalie and Jessica talk with Michael Jankowski about the role of OT in supporting and educating parents of children with autism. Email Michael at moc.yparehtlanoitapuccowolfognull@ekim Give us feedback on this episode! Contact us Resources FlowOT website FlowOT Social Media pages ..read more

Inside the Episode This week Natalie and Jessica talk with Mallory Asbe about the role of OT in supporting caregivers of loved ones with dementia. Give us feedback on this episode! Contact us References Alzheimer’s Association. (2020). 2020 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures. Retrieved from https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/facts-figures American Occupational Therapy Association. (2014). Occupational therapy practice framework: Domain and process (3rd ed.). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68(Suppl. 1), S1—S48. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2014.68s1 Hooper, E., & ..read more

Inside the Episode This week, Natalie and Jessica interview Dr. Anne Kirby about the role of OT in screening for and addressing youth suicide risk. Give us feedback on this episode! Contact us References Kirby, A. V., Terrill, A. L., Schwartz, A., Henderson, J., Whitaker, B. N., & Kramer, J. (2020). Occupational therapy practitioners’ knowledge, comfort, and competence regarding youth suicide. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 1-7. Kirby, A. V., Henderson, J., Schwartz, A., Kramer, J., Whitaker, B. N., & Terrill, A. L. (2020). Youth suicide prevention and oc ..read more

Inside the Episode This week Natalie and Jessica talk with Breanne Begeman about ways to overcome barriers to community participation for clients with low vision. Give us feedback on this episode! Contact us References Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses. (n.d.). Care of the older adult. Retrieved from https://www.amsn.org/practice-resources/position-statements/archive/care-older-adult American Foundation for the Blind. (n.d.). Aging and vision loss [Fact Sheet]. Retrieved from https://www.afb.org/section.aspx?SectionID=68&TopicID=320&DocumentID=3374&rewrite=0 American Occup ..read more

Inside the Episode This week Natalie and Jessica talk with Brittany Ferri about ways that OT can promote health literacy across patient populations. Give us feedback on this episode! Contact us References Health Literacy- hrsa.gov How to Bridge the Health Literacy gap- aapf.org CDC Health Literacy Action Plan Four Simple Strategies for Improving Your Patient’s Health Literacy Resources ..read more

Inside the Episode This week, Natalie and Jessica discuss metacognitive strategy training. We review metacognition, the purpose of strategy training, its active ingredients, and appropriate clinical use. Give us feedback on this episode! Contact us References Dawson, D. R., Binns, M. A., Hunt, A., Lemsky, C., & Polatajko, H. J. (2013). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 94, 1959-1963.  Dawson, D., Richardson, J., Troyer, A., Binns, M., Clark, A., Polatajko, H., Wincour, G., Hunt, A., & Bar, Y. (2014). An occupation-based strategy training approach to managin ..read more

Inside the Episode This episode is eligible for CEU credits! This week, Natalie and Jessica interview Kourtni Reed about therapeutic approaches, equipment and technology that can assist with complex positioning programs. Give us feedback on this episode! Contact us References Agustsson, A. & Jonsdottir, G. (2018). Posture management 24/7. In M.L. Lange & J.L. Minkel (Eds.) Blake, S.F., Logan, S., Humphreys, G., Matthews, J., Rogers, M., Thompson-Coon, J.,… Morris, (2015). Sleep positioning systems for children with cerebral palsy. Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 1-35 ..read more

This week, Natalie and Jessica talk with Heidi Fischer and Gina Mulanthara about the role of OT diabetes management. We discuss the role of environmental and cultural factors, and how careful consideration of these factors can enhance follow through with diabetes management plans. Listen to our first episode about diabetes management here References: AADE7 Self-Care Table American Association of Diabetes Educators. (n.d.). AADE7 Self-Care Behaviors®. Retrieved from https://www.diabeteseducator.org/living-with-diabetes/aade7-self-care-behaviors. American Occupational Therapy Association ..read more

Inside the Episode It’s season 8! We kick off the new season with a chat about COVID. We share our experiences adjusting to pandemic life in both our professional and personal lives. Share your story in on our Facebook page! Next episode is a follow-up to our Diabetes Management episode from season 1! Listen here to refresh your knowledge and prepare! Give us feedback on this episode! Contact us ..read more

Inside the Episode This week, we are re-releasing last year’s episode about loneliness in homebound adults. This topic is soooo relevant right now when many of us, especially the most vulnerable, are isolated others. There is an important role here for OT! Natalie and Jessica interview Alissia Garabrant about loneliness in homebound adults. We discuss risk factors, signs and symptoms, and how to address issues related to loneliness in this vulnerable population.  Give us feedback on this episode! Contact us Resources Medicare Homebound Requirement Super Better Geriatric Depresio ..read more