The Seniors Flourish Podcast helps occupational therapy practitioners working with older adults be the best they can be – not only by showcasing relevant interviews, answering questions, current articles and hot topics, but also to get OT practitioners EXCITED about working with older adults, give actionable ideas that listeners can take and use in their own practice and have some FUN along the way.
Question of the Month- How do you keep your OT brain and materials organized? Stephanie from the organized OT Khalilah Johnson from The Academic Diva Annabeth Knight from The Fanny Pack Therapist Emilia from The Lymph Therapist Lauren Burns from Burns Lauren OT Nikki Lopez from My Peds OT Amy Thakkar from Little Motor Box …
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Takeaways: Power of social media Influence of movement on all the body systems Why we need to fall Movement during the pandemic Mentioned Resources: #ABCsofOT @shannenmarie_ot 30 Day Movement Challenge @ot.4.lyfe
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Kim and Sarah discuss: Influence of movement across the lifespan Effects of movement disruptions Overview of vestibular system Development of the nervous system Why crawling is so important Making it fun is all that matters Focusing on the underlying reflexes to address higher level skills The under appreciated system Identifying the issue and then taking …
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Takeaways: Fundamentals transcend practice areas Assumptions can be bad for practice Going beyond occupation Mentioned Resources: Dr. Rebecca Twinley- The Dark Side of Occupation Occupied Podcast episode IGTV with Kwaku
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Kwaku and Sarah discuss: Normalization of violence Assumptions of people in prison Historical views on wrong doing and punishment Working with young offenders (18-21 years old) Reflections on how they got there and where they can go in the future Influence of occupations both positive and negative Social context of occupations The opportunity of choice …
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Question of the Month- What are your favorite occupational therapy resources? Shannen Marie OT: AOTA Tip Sheets, LSVT Global, Seniors Flourish Learning Lab, OT Goal Writing Guide My Bui: Understood.org Miranda Rennie: Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center Danielle Delorenzo: Tools To Grow, Go Noodle, Fun and Function, Lakeshore, Jacks Toy Store, Kissui, Kith, Bal-A-Vis-X, School …
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Takeaways: The rheumatoid arthritis journey Implications of RA symptoms on all areas of life Thinking outside the box
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Cheryl and Sarah discuss: Cheryl’s journey with rheumatoid arthritis Anxiety and mental health considerations Gaslighting in the medical world The average diagnosis length for autoimmune diseases Validation and empowerment Definition of arthritis Most common symptoms Arthritis and IADLs Arthritis as a secondary diagnosis “Health enables function” Financial implications of the diagnosis Why OT is underutilized …
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