OT 4 Lyfe – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Discussion Points:

• Be you
• Adovcate
• Never stop learning
• Build your community
• Live the lyfe you want to be living

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Discussion Points:

• Thousands of thoughts per day, majority tend to be negative
• Saying becomes believing
• My “called out” moment
• Reframing the negative
• Negative self talk as a student
• Negative self talk as a practitioner
• Implications for practitioners
• Implications for clients and their families/ caregivers

Mentioned Resources:

• Monarch Health and Wellness

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Discussion Points:

• Lyfe update
• Imposter syndrome
• Disconnect from the profession
• Creative slump
• Recovering perfectionist
• Changes coming to the show

Mentioned resources: 

• OT 4 Lyfe Discord Server: Click here to create a free account and sign in
• Occupied episode: Occupied Update
• What About the Mama episode: A Little Update
• Earn and Invest episode: How Much Should You Share?

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Andy Nielsen, OTS is an business innovator having founded products like the patented 8Scape folder and a Facebook advertising company called Big Ocean Commerce. He currently attends A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona and is completing his masters in occupational therapy. Integrating his background in business and his holistic approach to healthcare, Andy started OT Growth, a website aimed at helping pre-OT students, current OT students, and OT practitioners succeed within the career. He is a family man who strives to lead a balanced life serving others and contributing to society in meaningful ways.

Sarah and Andy discuss:

• Andrew’s early life as an entrepreneur
• “Just Start” cause there is always more to learn
• The book “The Power of Starting Something Stupid” by Richie Norton
• Using OT’s creative skills to develop life changing ideas
• Finding your calling in your life
• Taking risks to find what keeps you engaged
• Changing your mindset to handle failures
• Setting up your life to prioritize your time
• Considering the worst case scenario
• Pushing through adversity to get to your goals
• Setting yourself apart for your applications
• The importance of advocating for OT

He graciously created a list of resources just for the OT 4 Lyfe Tribe, which can be found here: https://otgrowth.com/ot4lyfe

Link to the Design Your Freedom video

Twitter: https://twitter.com/andyknielsen

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andyknielsen/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andy.nielsen.355

Dr. Karen Ni, OTD, MA, OTR/L, CPDT-KA is passionate about using animal assisted therapy as a meaningful and powerful therapeutic tool. She uses her dogs, Dottie and Tater, as her canine co-therapists to assist in her therapy sessions and provide a different perspective and aspect to therapy interventions. She has also opened her own private practice, Sun Dog Therapy, that offers occupational therapy services, dog training, and other types of services related to caring for and learning about dogs. Sarah and Karen discuss:

• Clarifying and defining terms that pertain to Animal Assisted Therapy.
• Understanding the animal’s well-being during therapy and thinking of them as co-therapists.
• The need for certification and training for animal assisted therapy.
• Designing your schooling to emphasize your interests.
• How dogs are incorporated into a variety of therapy sessions.
• The difference in training for therapy rather than obedience.
• Empowering the client by allowing them to train the dog and show others their results.
• Transitioning skills from individual skills to generalized skills.
• Starting SunDog Therapy as a private therapy practice
• Lessons learned while starting a new business
• Becoming involved with service dogs through other facets than specifically OT

Animal Assisted Intervention International - https://aai-int.org/

SunDog Therapy - http://www.sundogtherapy.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sundogtherapy/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sundogtherapy/

Email: karen@sundogtherapy.com

Ijeoma (EJ) Ikpeze OTA/S is a OTA student at Erie Community College who recently finished her school work and is about to embark on her first Level II fieldwork. She has a passion for leadership and profound interest in promoting the profession of occupational therapy. EJ is currently the only student and only OTA representative in the AOTA Emerging Leaders Development Program. Sarah and EJ discuss her experiences, including:

• OTA school workload and her interests for fieldwork
• Learning and getting comfortable with practicing in early intervention
• Getting exposure to a variety of practice settings
• Going back to get an Associates Degree after getting a Bachelor’s degree
• Being accepted into the AOTA Emerging Leadership Development Program
• Going to “Hill Day” at the Capitol Hill in Washington DC to lobby for OT
• What defines a leader and being a leader as an OT
• Getting involved state legislature to make a difference

More info about the AOTA Emerging Leaders Development Program:
https://www.aota.org/Education-Careers/Advance-Career/ELDP.aspx

Contact her at: ijeomaikpeze@gmail.com

Elizabeth DeBlasi, MS, OTR/L is a professor at Long Island University who woke up one night with a passion for international volunteer work. Within two weeks she was on a plane to Cape Town, South Africa to learn more about Therapists Without Borders. She and Sarah discuss their passions for pediatric therapy and how much they value sharing their knowledge around the world. They discuss:

• How many hats OTs seem to wear on a regular basis
• Getting to Cape Town with 2 weeks notice for WFOT
• Finding your calling in OT and combining your passions
• Empowering parents to make the primary difference in their child’s life
• Passion for teaching and training students
• Getting inspiration in the middle of the night
• Balancing work with passions outside of work
• Using yoga with sensory stimulation for young children
• What happens at a Silence Retreat
• Volunteer work within traveling, positive and negative experiences
• Advocating for yourself and skills when volunteering
• What makes Therapists Without Borders a great organization
• How volunteering affects both the therapist and the client

Contact Elizabeth:
Instagram: @the.ot.movement

Find out more about Therapists Without Borders: http://twbinc.org

Pediatric occupational therapists work in a variety of settings which present their own challenges and advantages. School Based OT’s have their own distinct perspective on working in pediatrics and working in conjunction with teachers and school administrators to provide the most benefit to their clients. Jayson, Abby, and Sarah discuss a variety of topics relating to school based therapy.

They discuss:

• Random findings in the laundry
• Funny stories from the daily life of a pediatric OT
• Helping kids understand more difficult parts of life
• The job market for school based OTs across the US
• The best and worst parts of school based OT
• Finding and being mentors through your career
• Advocating for other types of services for clients within the school settings
• Experiences that led them to their passion in OT
• Strategies on how to deal with and avoid burnout
• Why they started their podcast
• Professional development units by listening to podcasts

Follow Them on:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/otschoolhouse/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/OTSchoolHouse
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OTschoolhouse/

Contact:

• Abby: Abby@OTSchoolHouse.com
• Jayson: Jayson@OTSchoolHouse.com

OT School House Podcast:
https://www.otschoolhouse.com/podcast

Guidelines for OT Practices:
https://www.otschoolhouse.com/ot-practice-map

20% off Promo Code for OT School House Professional Development Credits: OT4LYFE

Physical therapy in early intervention has a very distinct view. Collaborating with occupational therapists allows each practitioner the ability to see the same therapy intervention from a fresh set of eyes. Jennifer Ogawa joins to discuss collaborating in early intervention.

Sarah and Jennifer discuss:

• The benefits of collaborating between disciplines
• How to beat traffic in Los Angeles
• The advantages of home based therapy
• Their favorite toys to use in therapy
• The joys of working in early intervention
• The benefits of being a well rounded therapist
• The craziest thing they have experienced in a client's home
• How to get into early intervention and what is required

You can find Jennifer on Instagram here:
@cookinlovinmomma

As occupational therapy clinicians, our jobs drastically shape our values and perspective on life. We share a unique outlook and approach to meaningful engagement in all of life’s occupations. Today is the first round table session in which Brock and Erika, a few OTs from different practice areas, come together to discuss topics within the field.

Guest Panelists:

• Brock Cook, BA OccThy - Lecturer - James Cook University - Mental Health
• Erika Downs, COTA/L, MSG - Geriatrics

We discuss the following topics:

• The beach
• Apps & social media: MySpace, Facebook, Marco Polo
• Structure of our jobs in per diem, home health, mental health, and academia
• Hardest parts of current jobs
• Limitations on our jobs as a therapist imposed from our healthcare systems
• Dealing with tough cases and death of a client
• What we wish more people knew about occupational therapy
• Why people do not know what occupational therapy is
• Our favorite/ last watched TV show
• Mental health as a practice area in the United States and Australia
• Our paths to the field of occupational therapy
• Importance of gaining exposure in numerous practice areas
• Best parts of being an occupational therapist