I’d like to add “curiosity” to the list of qualities that supports outstanding occupational therapy. I have, since childhood, been profoundly curious – especially about people. I think this quality helped me provide better occupational therapy to my patients and better support to their caregivers. So I was curious…can you…

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Hello, I feel a little sad when I see an occupational therapists blog or post about “imposter syndrome”. I get it, you are a new hire, a new grad or in a new setting with a new population. But, what you are not is an imposter! If you have graduated…

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Hi OT friends! Do you love social media as much as I do? I love connecting with OTs across the world, hearing new ideas, answering questions about my book and sharing great stories each day that impact the way we practice occupational therapy. Over the past couple of years, I…

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I was a home health practitioner and it was my first visit to a patient just released from acute care. I asked him for his home plan from the rehab department at the hospital, and he handed me 5 sticky notes. Of course, I never doubted those notes were written…

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Are you irritable with coworkers, do you drag yourself to work in the morning, have you become cynical about the occupational therapy profession? Yes, yes and yes? You may be burned out on your job, and I know exactly how you feel. I was working as an OT in home…

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