Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Innovative OT podcast! Today I have on Patty Smith who is an occupational therapist and board certified lactation consultation. She has over 25 years of practitioner experience, and an innate ability to assess and treat the body holistically. She is passionate about educating clients, fostering a connection between parents and their children, and optimizing patient wellbeing. 

Courtney Smith is an email copywriter for rehab therapists, a non-clinical venture that she pursued during the coronavirus pandemic. Clinically, she is a unicorn dual therapist, credentialed as both an occupational and physical therapist (University of St Augustine 2013, 2015), and the majority of her clinical experience is in geriatrics. Her transition from clinical care was birthed from spending 8 months in Hawaii as a travel therapist, and of course, burnout. Reading Tim Ferriss's book,...

Matrescence is a term coined by the anthropologist Dana Raphael. It is defined as the process of becoming a mother, and describes the physical, psychological, and emotional changes people go through when entering into motherhood. I have searched for over a year to find a maternal mental health OT--and boy did I hit the jackpot when I found Awena. She has developed an online business solely focused on supporting women as they experience matrescence. Her business is called Naomie Ella and you...

Are you an OT or OTA student? Does thinking about the NBCOT exam stress you out? Well have no fear Melissa Vanwynsberghe Hepler is here! Melissa is an occupational therapist who has a passion for helping OT students. After realizing something was missing in the NBCOT® exam study resources available for OT students, she decided to develop her own resources that help fill the gap in current OT study tools. With a degree in philosophy, she has a unique understanding of the fundamental nature of...

Sarah Collins-- the OT Headhunter.  I kind of like it!  Sarah is the first OT I've met who specializes in meeting the unique needs of homeschool families.  Sarah has been an occupational therapist for over a decade and has worked in a variety of settings including inpatient pediatrics to adult home health. Never did she imagine herself working in this unique setting--nor did she imagine herself owning chickens!  Tune in to this week's episode to learn everything you need to know about OT and...

Welcome to the second season of The Innovative OT Podcast! I am so excited for this season. In today's episode, I have Ali de la Montaigne on the podcast to discuss all things related to getting into academia. Ali is a colleague of mine and recently started as a full-time faculty member at the beginning of October. She has been teaching at Midwestern University as an adjunct professor since December of 2018 and has nine years of clinical experience (specializing in acute care).   If you have...

Sorry everyone, it's just me today. This episode is dedicated to the topic of anxiety and 'the occupation of worry'.  I discuss everything from how anxiety is developed within the brain to evidence-based methods you can use on yourself, as well as with your clients.  Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, there has been an increase in anxiety in both adults and children.  Occupational therapy practitioners need to be aware of how to appropriately address anxiety clinically, as well as how to...

If you are needing a little extra motivation and inspiration today...this episode is for you!  Dr. Reilly is an occupational therapist and entrepreneur who specializes in home modification and design.  She shares all about her OT journey, and why she is pushing the boundaries of what OTs are capable of doing.   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Rhaya Lynn is an occupational therapist, mindset coach, and entrepreneur.  As a mindset coach she helps her clients work towards increased confidence, self love, and ease.  She utilizes a variety of evidenced based interventions into her unique style of therapy.  Rhaya has recently located back to Canada due to the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic, but otherwise resides in the beautiful country of Bali. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...

Hello Everyone!  This episode is a MUST LISTEN!  Today I have on Rumy Petkov- an occupational therapist that specializes in injury prevention and treatment.  He has a very unique and diverse background! Rumy was born in Bulgaria and moved to the US in 1999 with his parents at the age of 6. His parents moved them all to the US to give their children a better opportunity. After high school, Rumy pursued a degree in Athletic Training at Winona State University where he discovered his passion...

Welcome to Episode 12 of The Innovative OT!  My how the tables have turned--the student becomes the teacher ;). Today I have another very special episode focusing on growth mindset.  Bri Edwards is a current student of mine and was gracious enough to chat with me about the topic of racism.  She shares her own experiences as a black woman growing up in the south, and what led her to purse a career in occupational therapy.  Thank you for taking the time to educate me Bri!   --- This episode...

Please take some time to listen and learn from one of the most amazing students I've ever had the pleasure of teaching.  Duane talks about his personal experiences as an African American man in this very real and raw episode.  This is for EVERYONE- not just OTs!  Thank you for taking the time to help me better understand Duane.   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is an episode you will not want to miss! A few days ago I had the opportunity to sit down with Lauren Walker, an occupational therapist in Chicago Illinois, and chat about early psychosis programming.  I was first introduced to Lauren by one of my students who is introduced in early psychosis programming.  My student had been talking about Lauren for months prior to our introduction.  Let me tell you...everything I heard about her was true.  She's an innovator, pioneer, and one of a kind...

Join me and my esteemed colleague Dr. Christopher Trujillo and his doctoral student Ben Olson on today's episode of The Innovative OT.  We talk shop about everything related to transitions.  Dr. Trujillo is one of few experts in the nation on this topic.  This is a new/emerging area and I can guarantee you all this area within OT will be booming in the next 5-10 years.   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to episode 8 of The Innovative OT.  I took about a 2 month break and now I am back, with no plans of slowing down again.  Due to Covid-19 I needed some time to restructure my courses and ensure I was present for both my family as well as my students.   Now that I have new routines in place, and my husband and I have worked out a schedule to balance parenting and our jobs, I can devote some time to my podcast again.   I have an amazing guest on today's episode.  Her name is Trish...

Your host, Sarah, sits down with Dr. Cathy Cavaliere and discusses the topic of sensory health.  Dr. Cavaliere is not only a pioneer in this area, but she is breaking down the barriers as to what we as OT practitioners can do with our sensory processing knowledge.   Dr. Cavaliere is assistant professor in the Occupational Therapy Program at Dominican College where she teaches both research courses the Adolescence course. Dr. Cavaliere graduated from Quinnipiac College’s Occupational Therapy...

In today's episode I take some time to talk with Jesse Madera who is the co-founder and Vice President of ClinicalHQ.  Jesse Madera is an Occupational Therapist from San Diego, California.  He started his career at Rady Children’s Hospital doing inpatient acute work prior to transitioning to home health care.  He worked at the largest non-hospital affiliated home health company in California for 6 years, first as a treating clinician, then a rehab lead, then as a rehab manager, and eventually...

On episode 5 of The Innovative OT, Justin Teerlinck, a mental health occupational therapist, entrepreneur, and author, sits down with host Sarah Anderson and shares his experience working in various mental health settings, his experience starting his own private practice, and vision for the field of OT.  Justin is an extremely accomplished person having started several inpatient mental health programs.  Additionally, he has created his own therapeutic intervention, and has authored several...

Episode 4 is all about my time at the child advocacy center. I share with you all about the different individuals I worked with, strategies and interventions I used, and my vision for OT’s role in treating childhood trauma. In future episodes I will share with you all how to develop and integrate trauma –informed/trauma-responsive evaluations, assessments, and strategies/interventions into your own practice.  Show notes can be found at www.theinnovativeot.com --- This episode is sponsored...

Today's guest Bethany Dejarnatt, MOT, OTR/L shares her passion for pediatric OT and why she started her own business/online courses geared towards parent empowerment.  Bethany is a pediatric occupational therapist, yoga enthusiast, and coffee lover!  She has been based out of Phoenix, Arizona for the past several years but is currently making her way to Salem, Oregon (quite literally-she is making her move as I am typing this).   If you have any interest in starting up your own pediatric OT...

This episode explores the definition of role emerging OT! The most basic way to explain what role emerging practice looks like is--- these are areas where OT is not currently a service provided. This does not mean you have to 100% change up what you are already doing, but you are venturing out and offering a service in an industry where OT is currently not a typical provider. Role emerging areas of practice don’t just focus on disease management and rehabilitation but instead they also focus...

Hey there OTs!  How many of you dream about starting your own business, or practicing in a role-emerging setting.  How many of you work in academia and want to explore adding role emerging fieldwork experiences to your program?  How many of you dream of developing your own program dedicated to a population that typically wouldn't be able to access our services?  If any of these questions have sparked your interest this is the podcast for you!  Hello everyone!  This is your host Dr. Sarah...