The Value of the Generalist -or- Why I Am Still An OT

I graduated from a rural state university. I had looked at a couple of other OT schools, but they weren't the right fit for m…

Why I'm not following you on Twitter

I have seen other posts similar to this, but I am on Twitter a lot and still see a lot of these mistakes/personal peeves, so I wa…

Crafts as a positive outlet

One of the things that has been a struggle for me over the past several years when I started fieldwork and real work was being ab…

My Personal Performance Goals

I had some interest on Twitter (where I am so much more active!) about the performance goals I had to write for work. Essentiall…

Entrepreneur Series: Christel Seeberger of tOTal Ability

Today's entry in our ongoing series reflecting OT Entrepreneurs is Christel Seeberger of tOTal Ability, a private practice in…

Salary, Hourly, and Contract- understanding different types of employment

Occupational therapy is a great field with so many opportunities to work with different populations and in different settings. I …

OTNotes Greatest Hits Volume I: 2008-2012

As part of my blogiversary, I wanted to celebrate entries that have gotten lots of views, lots of comments, or that I felt were p…

Pregnant in Healthcare: diseases to avoid

This is a hard article to entitle. Obviously, no one wants to be exposed to contagious diseases at any time, but by virtue of wor…

Adventures in Scheduling

With all the crazy scheduling that is required as a therapist, you'd think they'd make you do logic puzzles as part of an…

April Challenge: give a satisfaction survey

Obviously, you want all your clients to have good outcomes (and not just good, but spectacular when possible!). That is easily me…

April Challenge: Offer to speak at a career day

Spring is here, and it is oft the time of career fairs around the area. Representing OT at a career fair is a great service to st…

OT in DC and common sense

So the great team at AOTA's Federal Affairs branch has made a blog on OTC entitled "OT in DC." It has been very go…

Our OT Identity

In celebration of World OT Day, we are discussing the Global Identity of Occupational Therapy. It's an interesting topic sinc…

OT in HD: Presidential Address

AOTA President Florence Clark opened the 2011 AOTA Conference with an excellent presidential address describing the need for OTs …