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OT Wisdom Wednesday: Connect, Share, Learn, & Grow
Hello, everyone! It’s been a while since I shared with you all on here, so I figured I’d start of this break with something that is very near and dear to my heart. Personal and professional growth!! <3 I have come up with a fun way to help everyone stay dedicated to their own goals, read more
Conference Season: How to Maximize Your Experience
It’s that time of year again! Conference season! A time for mingling with other like-minded professionals and students, learning about what others are doing/working on, refreshing your knowledge on key topics in your field, motivating yourself to step outside the box, and more! Conferences can be very powerful tools for connection and knowledge, if navigated read more
Working With Children Part. 1: Connection & Communication
“I’ve never worked with children before, do you have any suggestions?”“I really need support with this level II peds fieldwork. Can you help?”“I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I can’t seem to connect with this [child/age group].” I’ve received many questions from you all in private messages about pediatrics; it really is a whole read more
How to Navigate (and Thrive) Through OT School: Top 10 Tips
First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!!! Whether you are just starting OT school or are near the end, you made it this far and that deserves to be celebrated! **Please note: “OT school” is referring to schooling/programs to become an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant.** To help you through this process, I’ve collaborated with a read more
DIY Color-Changing Light Table: Cheap and Easy!
For my final fieldwork project in outpatient pediatrics, I was searching and searching for something that would really leave a mark, something that all of the kids would LOVE. I also knew that I didn’t really have sewing skills and my craft skills were limited (most projects include some sort of creation). What in the read more
Level II Fieldwork: What’s Really Ahead
Today, I’m going to let you in on some of the real and unfiltered experiences that go along with Level II Fieldwork that not everyone talks about and how to navigate some of them. For those that don’t know, these are the two full-time clinical internships that OT students have to complete prior to graduation. read more
Childhood Trauma: What is it and why is it important?
In this post, I’m going to talk to you about childhood trauma. I’ll speak about how to work with children who have experienced trauma in my next article (here). If you read my about me you saw that I am very passionate about bringing awareness of childhood trauma to everyone! I also want to help read more
Why Occupational Therapy?
Before I talk business, I’m going to get a bit intimate with you and answer this question that everyone asks. This is a bit long, but I think it’s important to know where someone is coming from to better understand them now. This story defines me as a (future) occupational therapist. I hope you enjoy. read more
What is Occupational Therapy?
I just wanted to share a quick hello as a newbie blogger. If you haven’t realized it yet, my name is Taelor and I like puns. I also love occupational therapy! It’s often referred to as OT, btw. I made this educational blog (with a splash of entertainment) for you on all things occupational therapy. read more