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The OT Flourish Podcast

Mandy Chamberlain MOTR/L

Health & Fitness

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Frequency: 1 episode/43d. Total Eps: 71

The OT Flourish Podcast (previously known as the Seniors Flourish Podcast) with Mandy Chamberlain MOTR/L showcases interviews with Occupational Therapy influencers, answers questions and discusses relevant topics for OT practitioners working with older adults. Let's get EXCITED for OT when working with older adults while getting practical, actionable ideas that you can use in their own practice right away. The OT Flourish podcast mission is simple: Helping OT practitioners be the best they can be when working with older adults.

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Let's Talk About Sex (Baby!) and Identity in the Older Adult

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 • Duration 58:59

Sex is an ADL!

Do you address a client's sexuality or ask how they identify?

These are the questions that we must ask ourselves in order to provide client centered care, keeping in mind AOTA’s Vision 2025: “As an inclusive profession, OT maximizes health, well-being and quality of life for all people, populations, and communities, through effective solutions that facilitate participation in everyday living."

Guest Devlynn Neu MS OTR/L shares their passion for bringing awareness and unity within the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as helping OT practitioners feel comfortable addressing sexuality in our practice.

Key Takeaways:

Use neutral terms - "partner," "significant other"
Ask "How would you identify yourself?"
Start with conversations and being open to learning about

Resources from the Show:

Inclusive Services for LGBT Older Adults A Practical Guide To Creating Welcoming Agencies

National Resource Center on LGBT Aging

LGBT Aging Change, Challenge and Resilience Power Point

Person-Centered Care for LGBT Older Adults

Be sure to learn more from my guest Devlynn with their "LGBTIA+ 101: What do the letters mean" series on Instagram through @therainbowot, theRainbowOT.com and through their conversation with Sarah from OT4Lyfe Podcast called Inclusion, Education, and All the Colors of the Rainbow.

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The Biopsychosocial Model and Occupational Therapy

Thursday, January 9, 2020 • Duration 47:40

The biopsychosocial model and occupational therapy are the perfect match as they both focus on the biological, psychological, and social elements, as well as a person's individual experiences. It is often confused as being a biopsychosocial frame of reference, but it's not, as a model of practice helps organize a clinician's thinking and approach, vs a frame of reference is a tool to guide one's intervention.

What I love about this model, is that it really puts the person first - but wait, I know what you are thinking, "I am an OT practitioner and I already do put my patient's needs first!" But wait! Rafael Salazar II, MHS, OTR and owner of Rehab U Practice Solutions digs in, gives some examples, and shows us how to use this model to maximize our outcomes.

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Utilizing the biopsychosocial model in occupational therapy can help be a more holistic practitioner
Using the biopsychosocial model can help you be more client centered and have better outcomes
It can help address more psychological factors in a medical model

Resources from the Show

Links, resources and specific recommendations from Rafi

Using Therapeutic Use of Self to Maximize Occupational Therapy Outcomes

Occupational Therapy Documentation: The Ultimate Guide to Simplify Your Documentation

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Talking Level II Fieldwork

Monday, June 10, 2019 • Duration 01:07:06

Curious what an occupational therapy fieldwork looks like? Guest Chelsea Rowe OTR/L just finished her level II fieldwork and shares her pros, cons, challenges and celebrations of her experience. She also talks about resources she couldn't live without, tips for assessments, productivity and what to expect when diving into fieldwork!

MUST HAVE Resources Chelsea Recommends for Level II Fieldwork:

Learning Lab Membership

OT Toolkit

Additional Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

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Finally, don't forget to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes to make sure that you never miss an episode.

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Repetition & Intensity to Increase Motor Function After Stroke

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 • Duration 50:50

Occupational therapy practitioners are continuously looking for ways to maximize the potential of their clients that have had a stroke. But what does the research say? Lauren Sheehan OTD, OTR/L & Lauren Souders OTR/L, CBIS dig into the intensity and repetition for task based practice in order to increase the motor function after a person has a stroke. Tips for how to do it, options for technology to assist us and when should we get started.

Resources from the Show:

Virtual Reality and OT Neurorehabilitation podcast

Fugl Meyer, ARAT & AMAT assessments

Websites:

Evidence-Based Review of Stroke Rehabilitation: ebrsr.com

Shirley Ryan Abilitylab: sralab.org

Research:

Effect of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy on Upper Extremity Function 3 to 9 Months After Stroke: The EXCITE Randomized Clinical Trial

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Hospice & Palliative Care in Occupational Therapy

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 • Duration 01:00:53

Occupational therapy practitioners improve quality of life in hospice and palliative care by helping people engage in those meaningful occupations, even if it is at their end of life. Karmella Bognot MS, OTR/L shares her experience working with people in a hospice and palliative care setting and how our role as OT practitioners is just as important in this stage of life, as it is when they are younger.

Resources:

The Role of Occupational Therapy in Palliative and Hospice Care fact sheet

Talking About the Unspoken: Death & Dying (course from Occupationaltherapy.com).

The Care for the Dying: A critical historical analysis of occupational therapy in hospice: Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Follow Karmella on Instagram for all things Hospice: @humansofhospice

Looking for MORE OT resources and treatment ideas?

The Learning Lab Membership is the #1 source that helps you save time and feel more confident in your practice through clinical support, treatment ideas, patient handouts, resources, EBP journal club + more! Join today at SeniorsFlourish.com/LearningLab

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How Using LSVT BIG Helps People With Parkinson's

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 • Duration 54:43

I have struggled over the years finding the right treatment options in helping my clients that have Parkinson's Disease optimize function. LSVT BIG is determined to help OT practitioners do this through evidence based intervention! Not only is LSVT BIG treatment customized to each person's specific needs and goals, it helps them more more normally and these strategies can be utilized regardless of the stage or severity.

The team from LSVT BIG has joined me on the podcast discussing the evidence, how it works, answer your questions about the certification and (my favorite) telling stories about how this has changed the lives of some of their patients.

Thinking about the LSVT BIG training and certification course? Now's the time! Use promo code: SRFLOURISH to get 10% off your course now through May 28, 2019

LSVT BIG fact sheet and course info

lsvtglobal.com

LSVT BIG research

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Using Your Occupational Therapy Skills in a Non-Clinical OT Job

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 • Duration 01:03:46

Feeling a bit burned out by OT or maybe looking for a sidegig where you can use your OT skills to revive your passion for your career? There are many non-traditional occupational therapy jobs out there where you can use your skill set for non-clinical positions that will help you to love your work again!

Sarah Lyon OTR/L, OTpotential.com and Meredith Castin PT, DPT, theNonClinicalPT.com share resources and discuss how we can narrow down our OT skills to find a job that is perfect for you.

Resources from the Show:

Find (and Land!) the Right OT Job blog post

Your Guide to Non-Traditional OT Jobs blog post

angel.co: start-up job board

If you are serious about taking the next step, check out Meredith's course, Non-Clinical 101: The Complete Guide to Launching Your Non-Clinical Career (use this link to get $50 off!), which will help you, as Meredith puts it, "focus on your skills and build the career of your dreams without "wasting" your education and experience!"

Occupational Therapy Entrepreneur Facebook Group

theNonClinicalPT.com Resource page

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Arthritis: Tips for Junky Shoulders, Splinting & Pain Control

Thursday, February 28, 2019 • Duration 49:37

Arthritis can be so debilitating to our clients because it is often not always the direct (or only!) reason we are seeing them. Occupational therapy practitioners have a unique perspective to not only treat the diagnosis, but we get to look at our patients holistically and address the things that are important to them, even in an outpatient setting.

Guest Hoang Tran OT/L, CHT talks pain, when to (or not to) splint, joint protection techniques and what do we do about those "junky" shoulders.

Looking for MORE OT resources and treatment ideas?

OT Flourish Membership is the source for treatment ideas, patient handouts, clinical resources, EBP journal club AND more! Join today at OTflourish.com

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Utilizing a Biomechanical Approach & Occupation Based Techniques to Correct UE Dysfunction

Wednesday, January 23, 2019 • Duration 58:44

Have you ever wondered, "how should I be prescribing home exercise programs" or "what type of approach is best to address my patient's upper extremity dysfunction?"

Anthony Mucci COTA and I discuss how we should be using a combination of a biomechanical approach in conjunction with occupation based techniques to help our patients achieve their optimal outcomes. It is definitely not a "one-size-fits-all" approach!

Resources from the show:

Join the Free OT Goal Writing Challenge

Additional Listening: Occupational Therapy Documentation - The Ultimate Guide to Simplify Your Documentation

White Paper: Strength Training for the Older Adult

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OT and OTA Collaboration

Wednesday, January 2, 2019 • Duration 55:53

Resources from the show:

PDF: Occupational Therapy Supervisory Log

Podcast and Resource Links: Occupational Therapy Specialties and Certifications for OTR & OTA

Occupational Therapy Assistant Supervisory State Requirements

ACOTE standards

OTA Leadership page on AOTA (lots and lots of stuff on here!)

Standards of practice paper

OT Ethics

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The OT Flourish Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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