Episodes
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On Today's episode we speak with DeOnna Clark, Beth, Johnson and Melissa Tilton about how you can identify, address, and prevent compassion fatigue and burnout in your OT practice. They highlight the need to destigmatize burnout and compassion fatigue, introduce the emotional PPE project, and provide personal and systematic recommendations to decrease the barriers that healthcare workers face when seeking, accessing, and receiving emotional and mental health support
The 2024 AOTA Podcast episodes are sponsored by NYU Steinhardt’s top-ranked Department of Occupational Therapy.
Additional Resources:
Emotional PPE Project
Professional Quality of Life website
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On today's episode, we speak with Renee Causey-Upton. Renee is the Associate Chair/Graduate Program Coordinator and an Associate Professor at Eastern Kentucky University. She shares clinical recommendations for occupation-based treatment in orthopedic settings and describes the research she has conducted and mentored related to pre and post-operation interventions for total knee replacement surgery.
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Resources:
OT for Ortho Recovery CEU
OT Practice Guidelines for Musculoskeletal Conditions
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
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On today's episode, we speak with Maggie Deforge, an OT practitioner and chair of the group Occupational Therapy for Native Americans. She shares lived experiences, insights, and recommendations to address Native issues and to encourage culturally safe practices across settings.
Additional Resources:
ot4natives.org
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Today we are joined by Dr. Denise Donica and Dr. Jana Cason to discuss occupational therapy and handwriting telehealth interventions. They share experiences and recommendations to help OT professionals to understand and implement best practices for handwriting telehealth service delivery.
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Resources:
AOTA
Western Psychological Services
Pearson
Beery VMI
Telehealth Share Youtube
Handwriting Without Tears
Size Matters
Loops and Other Groups
Pilot Study
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On today's episode, we speak with AOTA Director of Quality Jamar Haggans and AOTA Senior Legislative Representative Andy Bopp. We discuss the Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act (Bill H.R.7148) and occupational therapy's role and impact within Medicare home health. Jamar and Andy share insights into their efforts to support OT quality and advocacy and provide recommendations for how practitioners can get involved and optimize their care.
The 2024 AOTA Podcast episodes are sponsored by NYU Steinhardt’s top-ranked Department of Occupational Therapy.
Additional Resources:
Take Action Page
AOTA Fact Sheet
Home Health Evaluation Checklist
Home Health Micro Credential
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Today we are joined by Susan Fasoli. In addition to being an active member of AOTA and the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Susan is a Professor Emerita of occupational therapy at MGH institute of health professions where she has conducted, published, and disseminated research related to robot assisted therapy and cognitive skills training, the importance of interprofessional collaboration, and the rehabilitation treatment specification system (RTSS). She shares information related to RTSS and gives recommendations on how students, practitioners, educators, and researchers can enhance their practice by applying the RTSS.
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Additional Resources:
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine: Improving Lives Through Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Research | ACRM
ACRM Rehabilitation Treatment Specification Networking Group (RTS-NG)
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On today's episode we speak with Apple Sepulveda. Apple is a co-founder of the nurture collective, occupational therapist and lactation consultant. We discuss the importance and process of addressing maternal and infant mental health within the scope of OT to facilitate improved developmental and wellness outcomes. She shares recommendations for occupational therapy practitioners across settings and resources to support change and best practices.
The 2024 AOTA Podcast episodes are sponsored by NYU Steinhardt’s top-ranked Department of Occupational Therapy.
Nurture Collective
Brazelton's Touchpoints
Erikson Institutes
MAMMHA Screening App
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On today's episode we speak with Alexandra Bruce. Alexandra serves as the medical advisory board chair and advocacy committee chair for the non-profit organization All Wheels Up. We discuss the barriers and risks that people with disabilities face when participating in air travel, and proposed solutions to improve air travel accessibility. She shares recommendations for occupational therapy practitioners across settings and resources to support change and equity.
The 2024 AOTA Podcast episodes are sponsored by NYU Steinhardt’s top-ranked Department of Occupational Therapy.
PVA Accessible Air travel page: pva.org
MDA: www.mda.org
AWU research page: www.allwheelsup.org
Davies, A., & Christie, N. (2017). Article link
Major, W. L., & Hubbard, S. M. (2019). Article link
Rossow, J., Starr, B., North, K., Stevenson, M., & Lampe, A. (2020). Occupational Therapy’s Role in Establishing Inclusive and Accessible Air Travel. OT Practice, 25(6), 27–29.
Wintersgill, J., & Wood, C. H disabilityhorizons.com -
On today's episode we are joined by Sam Troia and Michael Tambone. We discuss their research and work in contributing to holistic approaches to care for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. They share evidence backed and innovative approaches to care for this population and give recommendations on how to improve health and well-being outcomes by enhancing individual’s habits and routines.
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Additional Resources:
Cognitive Remediation
Habit Formation
8 Dimensions of Wellness
Motivational Interviewing
Why We Sleep -
This podcast contains explicit sexual information and is not suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.
On today's episode we speak with certified sexuality counselor and doctor of OT, Kathryn Ellis. We discuss the book Sexuality and Initmacy and she provides expert opinion and recommendations to help students, clinicians, and researches improve how they address sexuality and intimacy in practice.
The 2024 AOTA Podcast episodes are sponsored by NYU Steinhardt’s top-ranked Department of Occupational Therapy.
Resources:
Sexuality and Intimacy Textbook
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On today's episode we are joined by Robin Newman and Katie Polo. We discuss their research and work in contributing to the Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults Living With, and Beyond Cancer.. They share evidence included in the guidelines and give recommendations on how to improve the OT process when working with adults living with and beyond cancer across the care continuum.
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Additional Resources:
Cancer and Occupational Therapy
AJOT Systematic Review Briefs
American Cancer Society
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On today's episode we speak with Ariel Schwartz, Micah Peace Urquilla, Nikola Davern, Alix Herer, Jesse, and Dheva about their research and experiences with peer mentorship for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and co-occurring mental health conditions. They share perspectives and recommendations to encourage stakeholder participation and leadership in the development and application of peer mentoring programs.
The 2024 AOTA Podcast episodes are sponsored by NYU Steinhardt’s top-ranked Department of Occupational Therapy.
Resources:
PODCAST - Meet Boston University Peer Mentoring Research Team
PODCAST - Mentoring and Research
YOUTUBE - Boston University Mentoring and Research Team
RESEARCH ARTICLE - 'Being a Part of Something'
RESEARCH ARTICLE - Evaluating Fidelity
RESEARCH ARTICLE - How Being a Researcher Impacted my Life
RESEARCH ARTICLE - Feasibility
RESEARCH ARTICLE - Stakeholder Driven Approach
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On today's episode we speak with early AI adopters Vijay Muni and Jayson Davies who recently presented a webinar titled Integrating Artificial Intelligence into OT Practice. Their webinar outlines how to use artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance occupational therapy services and today they share helpful AI resources and techniques to help the practitioner streamline care.
The 2024 AOTA Podcast episodes are sponsored by NYU Steinhardt’s top-ranked Department of Occupational Therapy.
Resources:
Webinar
Chat GPT
Google Gemini
Everbility
MagicSchool.AI
Ella.Kids
Article:
Liu L. Occupational therapy in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2018;85(4):272-283. doi:10.1177/0008417418815179 -
On today's episode we are joined by Kristie Patten, Stephen Shore, and Kavitha Murthi. We discuss their research and work in contributing to the soon to be published Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Autistic Individuals across the lifespan. They give recommendations on how to improve the OT process when working with Autistic individuals, conduct inclusive and meaningful research, and discuss the limitations of current research and practice perspectives.
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Additional Resources:
Anti-ableism and scientific accuracy in autism research
How Health Plans Could Improve the Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data
Unite the spectrum
Two sides of the spectrum podcast
International Society for Autism Research -
The Current Procedural Terminology 2024 code, that is effective as of January 1, 2024, includes a new subsection containing three new codes related to caregiver training without the patient present. On today's episode we speak with AOTA's incoming Executive Director Katie Jordan about the changes and implications for billing and coding practices.
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On today's episode we are joined by Ganesh Babulal and Sarah Brzeszkiewicz. We discuss their work and research related to integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into OT Practice. They give recommendations on how to use artificial intelligence to enhance occupational therapy services for clients and provide examples and summaries of how AI can be applied to older adults.
Please help AOTA improve it's podcasts and the translation of research to practice and receive your contact hour for listening by completing this one-minute survey: https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Everyday Evidence: Applications of Artificial Intelligence in OT Practice
Additional Resources:
AOTA webinar: https://www.aota.org/events/calendar/aota-live-webinar-series-integrating-artificial-intelligence-in-ot-practice -
On today's episode we speak with Christine Urish about Mental Health First Aid. Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.
The 2024 AOTA Podcast episodes are sponsored by NYU Steinhardt’s top-ranked Department of Occupational Therapy.
Resources:
National suicide and crisis lifeline: 988
Crisis text line: 741-741
The Trevor Project for LGBTQ phone: 866-488-7386 or text: 678-678
Wellness Recovery Action Plan: www.wellnessrecoveryactionplan.com
To locate a Mental Health First Aid course in your community: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/
Mindspring Mental Health Alliance FREE WEBINARS typically over lunch about a WIDE range of mental health, wellness and wellbeing topics: https://www.mindspringhealth.org/ -
On today's episode we are joined by assistant professor and director of the Disability and WELLness laboratory at the University of MInnesota, Emily Kringle. We discuss her work on developing the ABLE and duoABLE projects, which are behavioral activation-based interventions aimed to reduce post-stroke sedentary behavior through engagement in meaningful daily activities.
Please help AOTA improve it's podcasts and the translation of research to practice and receive your contact hour for listening by completing this one-minute survey: Contact Hour Survey
Additional Resources:
ABLE Intervention:
https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2019.1623437https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.040345
Behavioral Activation:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2010.04.001
Sedentary Behavior:
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Today we are joined by three founders of the National Black Occupational Therapy Caucus (NBOTC), Dr. Joyce Lane, Ms. Jerry Bentley, and Dr. Lela Llorens, and the current NBOTC President, Dr. Riqiea Kitchens. Also joining us in the interview is Varleisha Lyons, VP of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, Access, and Belonging at AOTA. Our guests reflect on their experiences in occupational therapy and preview the NBOTC 50th anniversary celebration, “An Enduring Legacy,” planned for AOTA INSPIRE 2024.
The 2024 AOTA Podcast episodes are sponsored by NYU Steinhardt’s top-ranked Department of Occupational Therapy.
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On today's episode I speak with Mark Hardison about OT and eating disorders. He details a 2023 intervention research grant for “Assessing the Feasibility of the Restorative Occupational Approaches for Disordered Eating” (ROADE) Program. For more information about Mark's ongoing research contact [email protected]
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UCLA MARC Free Guided Meditations: https://www.uclahealth.org/programs/marc/free-guided-meditations
Koru Mindfulness Resources: https://mindfulnessinstituteforemergingadults.com/student-resources/
Book “Full Catastrophe Living” by Jon Kabat-Zinn Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Full-Catastrophe-Living-Revised-Illness/dp/0345536932/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1707507896&sr=8-1
Jon Kabat-Zinn Website
Fadel Zeidan’s Experimental Research on Mechanisms of Mindfulness Attenuating Pain
Mark's Scoping Review on Mindfulness in OT from AJOT - Show more
