• About Me

    Cheryl Hall
    Occupational Therapist
    Maryland, United States

    Welcome to a site devoted to sharing experience, knowledge and resources to make your job of being a great therapist a lot easier.

    I have been an occupational therapist for more than 30 years. I graduated from San Jose State University with degrees in Occupational Therapy, Gerontology, and Early Child Development. My passion is working with adults and children in home health but I have also worked in rehab, sub-acute rehab, hand therapy, transitional living for TBI, and hospital-based outpatient settings.

  • Previous Posts

Can OT Impact Loneliness?

by Cheryl Hall on June 30th, 2024

Emerging research shows loneliness has a profound impact on a person’s physical and emotional health.  Loneliness can increase depression and can have a greater impact on mortality than smoking or inactivity. Who better in the healthcare field to address the barriers that exacerbate loneliness than OT? With a holistic approach…

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AOTA 2024 – Cheryl’s Favorite Products

by Cheryl Hall on May 28th, 2024

One of my all-time favorite activities at the AOTA Conference is to meet other entrepreneurs and learn about their products.  Here are my 5 favorites from 2024 – take a minute to check them out! ReachAble Technology ReachAble Technology was my favorite find at the 2024 conference!  The founder is…

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Happy OT Month!

by Cheryl Hall on April 14th, 2024

For OT month, I am celebrating occupations! Occupational therapy improves patient access to the occupations and their ability to participate in occupations. What does OT mean by occupations?  Any skill a patient needs for the job of living is an occupation! Adaptive Sports – Buttoning –  Cleaning –  Driving – …

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Considering Travel OT?

by Cheryl Hall on April 1st, 2024

Have you ever wanted to combine travel and work?  With occupational therapy jobs on nearly every travel healthcare board, now might be a good time to explore the possibilities! So how do you decide whether a travel gig is right for you? Of course, I can’t answer that, but I…

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Conference Plans? 3 Tips

by Cheryl Hall on February 24th, 2024

The AOTA Conference is just a month away! Have you started to prep yet?  Need a starting point?  Think of these three areas: Organization Goals Engagement Get Organized Conferences go by fast and have more events than one person can attend.  Make sure you don’t miss out by getting organized…

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