by hellokaren | Aug 9, 2018 | Current OT Students, Educators, Occupational Therapy, Prospective Students
I haven’t posted about OT in a loong time here! But this situation arose the other day and it got me reflecting. My friend and I were leaving a restaurant. A white-haired woman was slowly headed towards the sidewalk in front of the restaurant. She had the...
by hellokaren | Apr 9, 2015 | Occupational Therapy, Prospective Students
Many people get degrees (history, art, religion, technology) then have NO idea what to do after graduation…it doesn’t necessarily feed into any one profession. They have so many possibilities, but first they have to figure out what to do next. In...
by hellokaren | Jan 11, 2015 | Current OT Students, Educators, Occupational Therapy, Prospective Students, Therapists
In an Utopian OT world, there would be a weekly 3-hour course that spanned the duration of an occupational therapy student’s career in their master or doctorate OT program. It would primarily consist of guest speakers from other disciplines or expert OTs. Many...
by hellokaren | Nov 18, 2014 | Current OT Students, Educators, Occupational Therapy, Parents, Prospective Students, Therapists
As occupational therapists, we often work with those who feel broken. Sometimes I think applying or receiving the lacquer of repair – and seeing the beauty in it – helps us restore our souls.
by hellokaren | Jun 18, 2014 | Current OT Students, Occupational Therapy, Prospective Students
A list of things to help occupational therapy students prepare or get through their fieldworks/internships in preparation for becoming an independent practitioner. 1. BE PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE. If you have a patient with fragile X syndrome tomorrow, research it in...
by hellokaren | Apr 13, 2011 | Current OT Students, Educators, Occupational Therapy, Prospective Students
Okay, I got this letter from a sweet OT student, sharing her fieldwork fears, who is clearly going to be JUST FINE. 🙂 So my answer is on top, her e-mail is on bottom. Regarding the fear of not being good enough yet, or that you’ll never be good enough: ASKING...
