{"id":7882,"date":"2025-04-04T03:04:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T07:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/?p=7882"},"modified":"2025-04-02T20:28:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T00:28:20","slug":"ot-toolkit-the-8th-edition-is-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/ot-toolkit-the-8th-edition-is-released\/","title":{"rendered":"OT Toolkit \u2013 The 8th Edition is Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8th-edition-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8th-edition-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8th-edition-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8th-edition-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8th-edition-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8th-edition.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This view of my desk and computer was pretty constant over the last year as I worked on the 8<sup>th<\/sup> edition of my book, the <em>Occupational Therapy Toolkit<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>So, I am thrilled to announce the new edition was released on April 3, 2025!<\/p>\n<p>The entire <em>Occupational Therapy Toolkit<\/em> was reviewed, refreshed and re-edited <u>and<\/u> a total of 82 new pages were added.<\/p>\n<p>Written for OTs and by an OT, the 8<sup>th<\/sup> edition of the Occupational Therapy Toolkit is an 869-page practical resource based on current research and best practices.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are a student in your first fieldwork or a seasoned OT professional, this is a resource that you will use <strong>every day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>110 Treatment Guides for the OT Clinician &#8211; <\/strong>new topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)<\/li>\n<li>Lymphedema<\/li>\n<li>Medically Complex and Critically Ill in the ICU<\/li>\n<li>Post-Acute Sequela of COVID-19<\/li>\n<li>Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty<\/li>\n<li>Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Response<\/li>\n<li>Traumatic Brain Injury<\/li>\n<li>Trigger Finger\/Thumb<\/li>\n<li>Wheelchair Seating, Positioning and Mobility<\/li>\n<li>Work and Industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>382 Patient Education Handouts<\/strong> \u2013written in classic OT Toolkit style, all handouts are reproducible and include easy-to-follow instructions, clear simple illustrations, and a readability grade level of 3.4.\u00a0 The 8<sup>th<\/sup> edition adds new Exercise, Educational, ADL and Mobility handouts including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Body Mechanics (Lifting Objects)<\/li>\n<li>Computer Workstations<\/li>\n<li>Contributing Factors for Workplace Injuries<\/li>\n<li>Core Exercises \u2013 Seated<\/li>\n<li>De Quervain\u2019s Exercises<\/li>\n<li>Epicondylitis Exercises<\/li>\n<li>Handwriting \u2013 Print Lower Case Letters<\/li>\n<li>Hip Precautions \u2013 Posterior Approach<\/li>\n<li>Roll onto Your Stomach \u2013 Right and Left<\/li>\n<li>Using A Urinal<\/li>\n<li>Wheelchair Positioning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The OT Toolkit is<strong> the go-to resource <\/strong>for every occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant and occupational therapy student working in physical disabilities, chronic conditions or geriatrics.<\/p>\n<p>To download sample pages from the book and learn more, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\"><strong>www.ottoolkit.com<\/strong><\/a> today<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This view of my desk and computer was pretty constant over the last year as I worked on the 8th edition of my book, the Occupational Therapy Toolkit. So, I am thrilled to announce the new edition was released on April 3, 2025! The entire Occupational Therapy Toolkit was reviewed,&#8230;<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/ot-toolkit-the-8th-edition-is-released\/\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#DC0201\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[82,41,5,88,6,87,19,29,10,30,3,80,9,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adaptive-equipment","category-adl","category-dementia","category-career","category-caregivers","category-communication","category-documentation","category-health-management","category-home-modification","category-i-love-ot","category-low-vision","category-students","category-exercise","category-treatment-ideas"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8th-edition.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7882"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7886,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7882\/revisions\/7886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}