Professional Development Evaluations
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PS: I need proof I motivate others and that I'm flexible in unexpected situations and ummm that I inspire trust in small groups and umm that I have a firm grasp of occupation balancing and that I think learning is lifelong and that I value the role of COTAs....so if any of y'all want to share something (something true and appropriate to show professors, that is) that I can use as proof, I'll be your best friend. Like "thanks for the time you sicced a rabid dog on me so id run 3 miles instead of 1 during my marathon training..." ...that kind of evidence. PS2: I do realize that PS's don't normal...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 16, 2008
Wow. Emo Occupational Therapist Student, anyone?
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I just finished reading Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult and I was impressed...I also enjoyed The Condition...many many hours of procrastination from PDE (professional development evaluation) time. I'm about halfway done. It's frustrating to me that we are asked to show evidence of things like "uses APA style". C'mon...you've been our professors for a year and a half in a small school. You know us intimately. Tell us what you don't believe we show proof of professionally so that we can go find evidence for those specific things. The only argument I've heard as to why we do it is to build up something for our future bosses.....
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 16, 2008
caffeine induced insomnia
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Wow...it's 4:24am and I'm still up. I haven't been up this late in years. I didn't even nap today and I only got around 5ish hours of sleep yesterday - but a few cups of iced tea today made me stay up all night :( I just finished one of the new books from Brooke, "The Condition"....pretty cool. And I'm wide awake...augh! Tomorrow is gonna be tough!!
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 15, 2008
Note to self: Caffeine is evil.
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Southern Iced Tea, you tempt me with your sugary goodness. Then you keep me up all night. Not cool. An OT student needs her sleep!!
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 15, 2008
If I were a martian with a bar I'd have a drink called martian mellows and I'd be famous...ot students shouldn't write blog entries at 1am
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Today we gave our Tai Chi poster presentation. Our research mentors kindly tore it apart - emphasizing that it wasn't bad, but it could be fine-tuned immensely. They had some good ideas and we also got a crash course on body language while standing at the poster! This was our third draft of the poster, I think. Now we have to redo it completely before next Wednesday when we do the symposium. We start doing Tai Chi assessments this Friday. The research has been somewhat interesting and I like the subject matter, but I and everyone else in this project are bitter at the gas money and time our groups have put in compared to a...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 15, 2008
Non sequiturs are my middle spoon
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This morning I got to observe an OT at the local pediatric hospital, working in unit that handles children [usually babies] on ventilators. I specifically asked to observe him because if I want to work with just little kids, I need a lot of skills and exposure! Plus, I'd like to volunteer in that unit some, so I wanted some exposure to vents. The first little baby we saw was absolutely adorable. He is just learning peek-a-boo and he is the biggest flirt you have ever seen. Everybody near him got some peek-a-boos. But if he gets ignored long enough, he's figured out how to unhook his vent so that the alarms go off a...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 13, 2008
Random OT-related images
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And now for some stolen images. Someone found this cartoon....really cool!MOT Class of 2010 goes all out with an OT Month Bake SaleMOT Class 2010 has lab.It's THRILLER!!!!!! Or a neurobiology class or something.Check it out. At least some of the time I'm the first result, ha ha ha I laugh!
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 11, 2008
Amy Grant....
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We had a presentation the other day in healthcare policy about a kid who had a stroke at a young age and was mostly non-communicative, but HATED the singer Amy Grant and could make that very clear. AHAHHA. Also, I want to post about Terri Schiavo still, plus Second Life (cookie gimp's suggestion), plus Facebook pictures, plus what the last few weeks of school before fieldwork are bringing...gotta get through all my ten thousand errands first though augh!
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 11, 2008
Some random e-mail things to share
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It seems like I'm always behind...I'm catching up on e-mails right now and I'm too lazy/time-constrained to make this very good, but here is stuff to share. ----------My friend Arnie left these two comments on some of my blogs and both cracked me up. "A woman with no arms lived in the neighborhood where I raised my kids.It was fascinating to watch her light cigarettes with her feet at theneighborhood pool.I love her advice: "Try not to be a dead person." Come to think of it,that's pretty good advice for everyday living, not just emergencydrills."-------Cheryl left the following validating (and scary, lol) comment on my ran...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 11, 2008
Lennys help you forgot your troubles...lol a few more airplane pictures coming up
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Don't worry, the gruesome pictures will end soon...man that drill was fun!
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 9, 2008
Measurement issues in pediatric occupational therapy
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We talk here a lot about evidence based practice, the need for better science in our assessments and intervention, and professional responsibility to make sure all these things happen. On a daily basis we work toward a better 'science' of occupational therapy while at the same time maintaining a close connection to our 'art.' After all, we are often talking about our connections with real people and how we can best offer help. I feel that we are making some changes in the way we think about these issues in our profession, because I hear more and more people talking about real participation and our goals of assuming or res...
Source: ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog - May 9, 2008 Tags: evidence-based practice OT practice
Places to see and people to visit or something
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Ok it's 1:51am and I finished my Senior Expo Reflection Paper (It's like four pages ack!), plus updated my resume and took a health policy quiz.Tomorrow we have class 9am to noon and we need to submit our papers. Then I might hit yoga and walk on the treadil before going to St. Jude for an hour or two to do database entry in the rehab department. Then I can work on my diversity paper and group poster for Tai Chi and do more health policy quizzes and who knows what else. I am going to GreekFest tomorrow night with my friend Sarah's family and then I work 9 to midnight, so I guess it might be a busy day, but that...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 9, 2008
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I'm officially a second year MSOT student! I can't believe how fast this year went. I start a two week Assistive Technology class next week, and I'm also taking a one day serial casting course! In two weeks, I'll have my first "client", whom I'll be co-treating with a speech therapy student, and I'm also working on a manual that will be published for my autism group. We put in a proposal to present our autism research at the NJOTA conference in September. This summer I'm doing a 2 credit GA and working at the rehab hospital again... and hopefully relaxing as much as possible. :)Here are some pics of my first year... No, we...
Source: if you can't fix it with duct tape- you haven't used enough - May 9, 2008
Oopsies...better get started
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Today all of us OT classmates spent 4 hours volunteering at the Senior Expo and need to write a reflective piece. And we're working on professional development evaluations, resumes, our research poster, quizzes for health policy, and a few other things. Plus I'm working on a diversity collaborative paper + trying to get started on a long overdue special blog project! But for tonight, it's already close to 1am and I need to write some stuff up for school tomorrow, so this is the shortest blog entry ever, impressive huh.
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 9, 2008
Part 3: The conclusion of the Triennial Memphis drill. Anyone else with pictures please send!
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See Part 1 and Part 2 here (this will be linked eventually for now just scroll down)An ambulance going to Baptist East (one of four participating hospitals taking patients), was used to transport me and one other critical patient, as well as one yellow-tagged sitting-up patient. The yellow patient with arm issues sat upright, the other critical patient was like on the floor part of it which I think is normal, and then I was on some kind of ledge that was higher up, against a wall. The guy in the ambulance was also very nice, but flat-out admitted he really didn't know what he was supposed to do with us in terms of simulati...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 7, 2008
Part 2: FAA-mandated Triennial drill....Memphis simulated airplane crash
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See Part 1 here.We drove to the grassy field next to the airport in large buses. Several buses lined up together to look like the fuselage (?) and they had a torn-up wing there too. There were explosives set up all over the place. We all walked out far into the field to be away from the explosives and scattered ourselves around appropriately. They couldn't make the call into all the emergency places until we were all staged and ready for them. After a while, as we sat there in the grass waiting, they started setting off some initial explosions, to get the smoke going. The wind luckily blew the smoke away from us, so everyt...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 7, 2008
More triennial drill pics....
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This dude sent me some of his awesome photos, THANKS! More later.
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 7, 2008
Emergency plane crash drill Part 1....
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Dripping blood. Gore. Lacerations. Bruises. Burns. Skin flaps. Massive wounds. Torn clothing. Pale cyanotic skin. CRASH!!!!!!!!!!!Today was the FAA-mandated triennial drill where a major airline crash was simulated. I volunteered. It was a very interesting and fun day, but also a sobering one! I'm going to share in excruciating detail because, c'mon, that's how I roll. The day started out at 1:30pm with a bunch of Baptist nursing students and a few UT people meeting up near campus to get on a bus to the staging area for the crash. We sat on the bus as people trickled in until 2:10. They expected 100 but got far...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 7, 2008
Exciting times for the occupational therapy profession
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I’m hoping that I’ve not lost too many readers while I’ve eben absent from my blog! I find it hard to believe how quickly the weeks have gone by since I last posted.
I thought I’d quickly update what I’ve been involved in, and then hopefully, I’ll expand the entries in later postings. I [...]
Source: Occupational Therapy - educational issues - May 6, 2008 Authors: Merrolee Tags: Uncategorized
a response from WFOT
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I received a response from WFOT regarding an email I sent them about a banner ad on their website. Here is their response:From: World Federation of Occupational Therapists [mailto:admin@wfot.org.au]Sent: 03 May 2008 17:25To: 'chris@abctherapeutics.com'Cc: Marilyn PattisonSubject: WFOT: For Info: banner ads on WFOT websiteDear Dr. AlterioMany thanks for your letter and the concerns you raise.I would like to draw to your attention to the following statement on the WFOT website:Placement of advertising either on the WFOT website or in the Bulletin does not imply any endorsement of the advertised products and / or services by ...
Source: ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog - May 5, 2008 Tags: evidence-based practice
Soporific somnolence surly satiation I dunno this post is randomly boring
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This post has very little to do with OT but y'all will survive. Sorry Mom, don't fuss at me for being unprofessional, I already know. I took my friend Sarah, who just turned 18, to Nashville this weekend to visit some good friends, my ex-roommate Suzanne and her husband Arnie. We were going to leave Friday but weather prevented that. We left Saturday morning, got there in time to meet them for lunch, and then shopped at like thrift stores. The highlight of our road trip was a rest stop in Bucksnort, Tennessee...I ended up with a t-shirt. Because seriously. Everyone needs a T-shirt with a buck on it that says Bucksnort, Ten...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 4, 2008
Charlie, which way to Candy Mountain? PONY PROSTHESIS!
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Anyone who gets the obscure title (besides Burt or Sarah) gets an airkiss from me.Our department chair sent us an e-mail with the following story and it's like, the most awesome story in the entire world. I've received lots of awesome stories this weekend!!! And it took away the sting of the poor euthanized Kentucky Derby pony :( I've written articles over the years about horses who survived amputation surgery. There was Boitron, the California Thoroughbred stallion who could service mares after amputation surgery. There were Dr. Ric Redden's dramatic cases of founder su...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 4, 2008
Emergency Drill on Tuesday augh!!!
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Kaelin, an incoming MOT student, wrote me about being involved in emergency drills, it sounds fascinating! I copy/pasted the e-mail....I found your blog a few weeks ago and I've enjoyed readingit. I'm starting OT school at the University of BLANK in the fall(I'm so excited!) and I love hearing about the types of things you do. Aboutthe emergency drills - I've done a couple of these and I've actuallyreally enjoyed them. I mean, obviously if it was a real situation itwouldn't be good, but to me, it kind of felt like being in a movie (allthe make, lights, smoke machines, etc.) and it was fun. I don't knowexactly how one in an...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 4, 2008
Two awesome Internet videos
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A Chinese woman who has no limbs and does everything with her feet, ASTOUNDING http://www.elegantbay.com/main/amazingwoman.htm Second one: A blind boy who navigates using echo, similar to what bats use - also astounding http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkDI_spL0HQ
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 4, 2008
new sensory research for children who have autism
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Below is a feed I picked off of ScienceDaily - reporting on a study that was presented at the recent AOTA conference. I wish that more information was available - and I was unable to attend conference this year. I'll have to reserve most of my comments because I just need more information. I am encouraged by the apparent rigor of a double blind design - but wondering if they just used the Sensory Profile as a pre-post measurement. I'll try to find out and post more... Here is the newsfeed:Autistic Mannerisms Reduced By Sensory TreatmentScienceDaily (2008-04-27) -- Children with autistic spectrum disorders who underwent sen...
Source: ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog - May 3, 2008 Tags: evidence-based practice autism sensory integration
OT RAP for OT month
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I got this via e-mail, it's awesome...."Hello...my name is Natalia and I'm a second year OT student at San Jose State in California. Some of my classmates made an OT rap that they posted on Youtube to promote OT during Occupational Therapy month and I would love if you could post the link of your blog to help spread the OT love!"
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 2, 2008
New and Improved, Shorter, Miss OTPF Pageant
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Here is the new and improved 9.5 minute version of the pageant. All extra seconds deleted + all the runway walks sped up. Thanks Orli, Thanks Neal, thanks UT Memphis girls!! Thanks OTPF!!
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 2, 2008
An attack on evidence-based assessment in occupational therapy
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In the past I have blogged about evidence based practice so I don't really feel the need to revisit the topic at length. The use of evidence is not a passing fad but rather represents a real shift in the sophistication of our science. This shift was not just restricted to occupational therapy but occupational therapy was caught up in it. That was a good thing.I am revisiting this tonight because I was visiting the WFOT website and I saw one of their banner ads. The ad was for Schoodles, and the ad said "Changing the way therapists around the world assess children." Kudos to the advertising people at Schoodles because I alm...
Source: ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog - May 1, 2008 Tags: evidence-based practice
Babies babies babies...
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I held babies the other day. It was a Monday morning and the census was the lowest I've ever seen - it seemed like half the rooms were empty and/or had parents visiting, which is also somewhat unusual for weekdays. I was hoping to get to follow the OT although I did not want to bother her. I wandered around for a while, but there really weren't any suitable babies. I ended up approaching a SLP and asked if I could follow her for a while, explaining I am an OT student. She didn't have much luck either. She finally got approval to see a baby in an isolette, the giraffe bed things where there are portholes but the...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 1, 2008
AUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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AUGH!!!I am officially a volunteer (one of MANY) for the Triennial Airport Emergency Drill on May 6th!!! I'll be a casualty! With victim makeup! And probably lying on the ground! And possibly transported to a local hospital where they continue the farce! Craziness! My heart rate will probably be like, 400 BPM because I'll be freaking out (this is gonna be a challenge for me, anxiety-wise but I think I can handle it) and they will be like "Yo Bob, this chick is on cocaine or something because her heart rate is insane" and I'll be like "NO ITS BECAUSE THIS IS FRIKKEN SCARY OMG AUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 1, 2008
Whoah
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Wow! I was looking up "sugar gliders" since I've been fascinated by them since I saw them at a flea market recently. I'm killing about 20 minutes before I leave for Tai Chi. Anyway, I stumbled across an article on self-mutilation! Sugar gliders self mutilate at times when sick or unhappy! Craziness!!I'm headed to Tai Chi in a few moments...then Bingo is tonight. Also, Orli, famed awesome Orli, has cut the pageant from 17 minutes to about 9.5, so it can be put on YouTube! YAY!!!!!!!!! She is a whiz with Windows Movie Maker and I'm sooo jealous! New version coming by early next week!!
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 1, 2008
Low Vision Lab 2
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Today we first learned about things like diopters and F = 1/D and myopia and hyperopia and all sorts of crazy things. Then we visited Orli's office where there were 9 stations set up for tasks using various devices to help with low vision including CCTV, magnifying glasses, special glasses, binoculars, reading lamps, etc. Allison wrote a check under the CCTV (which makes it large) for a billion dollars, from me to her, for being her friend. :( So I wrote her one back from Orli, for five dollars, to me, for having such a sucky friend like Allison. Grrr. Anyway it was fun :)
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 1, 2008
Low Vision Lab 1
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Orli, our Low Vision Rehab Specialist Extraordinaire of the World and I can't Spell Sorry, did a lab with us where we used a lot of goggles simulating low vision (vision bad even with correction). We had to do activities in them including take the elevators. LOL.
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - May 1, 2008
I don't know why
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This is my late grandmother, Joan. My mom is over on the right in the little dress. Joan had a PhD and was really really smart. I'm not nearly as smart but I think I'm kind of like her in general. But she would be the last person on Earth to be an occupational therapist, she was into hard science. I don't know why I'm posting this besides that it popped up first on my Picasa screen and I felt like it. So there.
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - April 30, 2008
Completely random brambles that make heads explode
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What I am working on:Preparing Semester 3 PDEs (Professional Development Evaluations) with Intermediate Professional Behavior CriteriaModifying my resume to be OT-relatedWorking on condensing the research paper into smaller poster-sized chunks, with my research group (Abstract, Intro done)Preparing a 15 minute presentation on the healthcare policy ramifications of the Terri Schiavo case, and how it relates to occupational therapy.Working on collaborative paper with an OTS dude on the East Coast for hopeful eventual publication in a baby OT magazine.Uploading months of OT pictures to Facebook for people to use in their PDEs...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - April 30, 2008
Volunteering at the Alzheimers Day Center
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I recently went back to volunteer at the place I did my Level I fieldwork for two weeks. Of course none of the participants "remembered" me in a "Hi where have you been?" kind of sense, but they were warm and friendly and knew somehow I wasn't a stranger. I enjoyed walking around spending time with them. I also fell right back into "therapeutic fibs", which tickle me. lol. One sweet lady, let's call her Julie, said to me:Miss Julie: "I'm looking for my black pants. These ones I'm wearing are nice, but they aren't mine."Me: I'll go check for you, I'll be right back. ::disappears, confirms those are in fact her only pants, c...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - April 30, 2008
I had no idea I was so bad
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I have a tendency to make inappropriate morbid comments. Which has been pointed out to me. In fact, I've been recently warned not to go into the field of psych. I agree that there are a lot of populations I probably shouldn't work with, psych-wise, but some psych populations I'm awesome with!! Like inappropriate dementia patients are right up my alley. :) During a meeting:Me (after hearing news I didn't like): Please kill me now.Me: Oops sorry, I'm trying not to be so morbid, that just slipped out.::more meeting conversation takes place::Professor: ::makes random odd comment::Professor: "Ooh, that was just evil. ::glances ...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - April 30, 2008
Karen CARES!
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More discussions in health care policy...sorry they are vague...I wrote down the quotes but forget the exact scenarios. And now I want to quote that lost mind quote except I can't remember it. Which is startingly appropriate. Ok my friend Suzy helped me out: "Of all the things I've lost, it's my mind I miss the most."Girl: It trips me out that blah blah blah...Professor: "It trips a lot of people out."Professor asks question about who cares about something.::I raise hand to make a comment:::::Professor points to me:: "Karen CARES!"
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - April 30, 2008
Most of them are in jail now...
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Our health care policy professor was discussing how we need to be advocates for our profession, including talking to our congressman. We had to do mini simulations with 30 second sound bites on why OTs are concerned about athletic trainers widening their scope of practice. The professor threw all sorts of twists into the simulations to make them harder. She said..."I've talked with Congressmen before...::thoughtful pause:: Most of them are in jail now."
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - April 30, 2008
Ramble bramble briar rose
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I have been hesitant to cover up the pageant, but we're going to be trying to shave seconds off here and there to get it under ten minutes if at all possible, so I'll post the shorter version soon. WHICH MEANS NOW I CAN BABBLE AWAY HAPPILY!!! I've been dying to ramble!! Ramble like a rose!! Or is that a bramble. Or a briar. I have no idea what I'm saying. I'm sleep deprived. And I've been reading a weird version of Sleeping Beauty. Anyway...I want to discuss holding babies the other day because I got to see a really interesting but hideous opthalmology procedure done on a baby..UGH...and put my hand...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - April 30, 2008
Myofascial release and evidence-based practice
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File this under 'required reading.'Please head over to myphysicaltherapyspace.com, specifically to the entry on evidence-based practice and myofascial release interventions. This is an excellent discussion and I hope you all have the chance to take a look at it.Myofascial release is a modality that is much more widely used in physical therapy than occupational therapy, but it still crops up in OT interventions from time to time. I am especially concerned about so-called craniosacral therapies and the ways that some therapists combine these dubious interventions with other OT quackery.I really don't have more to add than wh...
Source: ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog - April 30, 2008
Miss OTPF 2008 is HERE!
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Even if you aren't in the OT world, this pageant should be pretty amusing!! Please enjoy! APRIL IS OT MONTH!Notes:OTPF stands for Occupational Therapy Practice Framework...a VERY important document in OT Student Land, with specialized vocabulary and everything. :)Brooke is the announcer.Karen (me) is reigning Miss OTPF.Stereotypical contestants are: dorky Meg, cheerleader Stephanie, snobby Kim, mean Allison, one-upper Kerri, and South Carolina ditzy Emily. Neal, our tech guy, helped a TON...and HE put in the "does it all" part in my name in the credits...I swear I didn't ask for that. lolFilming took place in our big OT la...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - April 28, 2008
ADHD - stock question and answer
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I recently got this email question, again. It is a relatively common email that I receive so I thought I would post the question and my stock answer here...The Question:My school district/teacher keeps telling me that my child has ADHD and needs to be medicated. They have been harassing me at every IEP meeting and want me to medicate my child. I have absolutely refused because I never believed that medication would fix the problems my child has.How do I know if my child even has ADHD, and what should I do about it? How do I get the school to stop harrassing me? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.The Answer:The school ...
Source: ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog - April 28, 2008
Vestibular book - the Brain that Changes Itself
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My friend Joey sent me an e-mail titled "Vestibular and brain plasticity" and I'm copy/pasting some of it! The book sounds great. Hope it's at the public library! """""I read your post on Vestibular rehab and it piqued my interest. I'vebeen reading a book called " The Brain that Changes Itself" by NormanDoidge. It's about brain plasticity and so far it is incrediblyinteresting. Anyway, he begins the book by speaking of a woman namedCheryl Schiltz who feels like she is perpetually falling, hervestibular aparatus is not working because of gentamicin (a drug givento her following surgery). Doidge then goes on to speak of Paul...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - April 27, 2008
Airport drill...
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There is an "Airport Triennial Emergency Drill" that will take place on May 6th, as mandated by the FAA. I may get to be a volunteer - being a victim - but it's unlikely. They wanted volunteers in the health care field to help provide feedback on how things go. Awesome huh!
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - April 27, 2008
Article:Cuddling helps preemies bear pain
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Cuddling helps preemies bear pain: study A reuters article: "Cuddling up against mother's bare skin can helptiny premature babies recover more quickly from the pain of being stuckwith needles and other procedures, Canadian researchers reported onWednesday."Thanks Arnie for the link!Speaking of cuddling, I plan to go hold babies in the morning and if I'm lucky, observe some OT with them. :)
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - April 27, 2008
Linkages linkages...
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My blog is linked on the AOTA Conference blog!http://aota2008conference.blogspot.com/The presidential address from P.Mo is up on that blog :)
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - April 27, 2008
Yay I passed my fake boards
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Test Taken: Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR®) Practice Test Your Scaled Score: 469Examination score required to pass is: 450Thelowest possible score is 300, and the highest possible score is 600. Atotal examination score of 450 or higher is required to pass theexamination. Your total scaled score is computed based on the totalnumber of correct items.Yay! I passed (barely) the NBCOT Practice Exam without studying at all! Of course I'll study a ton when the real one comes around, just in case - it's really expensive to re-take it if you fail!
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - April 27, 2008
Dangerous things happen when flights are delayed
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I am currently stuck in Chicago, and have been for the last several hours. To an action-oriented person like myself free hours feel like they are taffy-time - stretched beyond any point of recognition of what they originally were.This means that I have uninterrupted opportunity to mentally operationalise some plans. Mental operationalisation is somewhat oxymoronic, and I will need to explain that at another time. Also, I don't mean to use spelling that would more likely be found in other countries but a certain letter on this laptop is not working (the letter after 'y') and so I can't spell things in the way I normally wou...
Source: ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog - April 26, 2008
OTPF Pageant time....in time for OT Month
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Functional Reach Test...ACLS....Digi-Flex....Ohhh the cone-stackingWhat a splint. All bandaged up....Hello all, I have been quiet a few days after the recent belated AOTA conference marathon postings. My blog is linked on the AOTA Conference Blog Links now, woot woot. Some of my classmates, our amazing tech guy Neal, and I, successfully completed our Miss OTPF Pageant on Thursday afternoon - it is about 16 minutes long with a casual wear (scrubs), evening wear (khakis/polos), OT-related equipment photo shoot, and OTPF-related interview questions. It's pretty awesome and, in our opinion, hilarious. It has to be SLIGHTLY edi...
Source: Occupational Therapy Students (B)e(LO)n(G) - April 26, 2008
