In this episode, we will learn about an occupational therapy practitioner who utilizes adaptive martial arts in her OT practice. Amanda Lynn Piepgras, COTA is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant since 2002 who moved to San Diego from New York in 2015. She has been working with children with special needs since 1999, beginning her career as a teacher assistant at the preschool her sister attended as a child with Spina Bifida. It has been her dream for years to combine her love of martial arts with her passion of working with children with special needs, whether it’s Autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, learning disabilities, hearing/vision deficits, etc. She has studied karate, Muay Thai, and Jiu-Jitsu since 2006 and has competed in kickboxing and grappling on an amateur level. Coaching is her passion and Amanda believes martial arts has many benefits for all children, particularly children who have difficulties with sensory processing, maintaining attention span, focusing on tasks, impulse control, body awareness, and low muscle strength. Amanda has also taught adaptive martial arts and self-defense at South East Consortium for Special Services, Inc., We Rock the Spectrum, Gigi’s Playhouse, The Challenge Center and various martial arts gyms around San Diego.

Show Key Points:

• Amanda gives us a glimpse of her background and interests

• She describes her Uncommon OT work and whom she serves

• She describes what inspired her to do this work and her path to entrepreneurship

• She explains her service and how it can benefit others

• She provides OT practitioners with valuable career advice

• She provides resources and her contact information

RESOURCES:

Website: www.amandasmartialarts.com

Amanda's Adaptive Martial Arts Methods: A course for anyone who wants to start their own adaptive martial arts class.

IG: @amandas.adaptive.martial.arts

Facebook: Amanda’s Adaptive Martial Arts

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In this episode, we will learn about an occupational therapist who specializes in pediatric pelvic health. Quiara Smith, MOT, OTR/L has been a practicing Occupational Therapist for over 11 years in both California and in Hawaii. She has worked in various settings including hospitals, schools, an equine center providing hippotherapy as a treatment tool, and outpatient clinics. Her pediatric experience encompasses serving infants, toddlers, children, and adolescents with various medical conditions and diagnoses. Realizing the social, emotional, and psychological challenges that pelvic floor dysfunction places on children and families, Quiara decided to niche down her private practice to exclusively treating children and adolescents with pelvic floor dysfunction and toileting challenges. Quiara utilizes a holistic and integrative approach to pediatric pelvic floor dysfunction. She partners with her canine assistant, Nelly, a Labrador/golden retriever cross, in guiding children toward continence with confidence.

Show Key Points:

• Quiara gives us a glimpse of her background and interests

• She describes her Uncommon OT work and whom she serves

• She describes what inspired her to do this work and her path to entrepreneurship

• She explains how she charges for her services

• She provides OT practitioners valuable career advice

• She provides pediatric pelvic health resources and her contact information

RESOURCES:

IG @alohaintegrativetherapy

Facebook Business Page: Aloha Integrative Therapy

Facebook Group (free group): Pediatric Pelvic Health Occupational Therapists

https://alohaintegrativetherapy.com/join-our-course/

https://linktr.ee/Alohaintegrativetherapy

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In this episode, we will learn about an occupational therapist who utilizes equine movement & animal-assisted therapy in her OT practice. Nicole Raftis, Registered Occupational Therapist, Manager for the Pathways Ponies Occupational Therapy program, ( graduated from Queen’s University’s School of Rehabilitation Science’s Occupational Therapy Program and is a Registered OT in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. For the first 3 years of practice Nicole traveled and worked as an OT in 7 locations throughout the U.S.A and provided volunteer OT services in Guyana, Nepal, Thailand and India, taking in knowledge about the wide variety of roles OT’s play in various settings as well as culturally sensitive and environmentally appropriate ways to support clients. Upon her return to Canada, Nicole has spent the majority of her 27 years of practice in pediatrics, initially working at Vancouver’s Sunny Hill Health Center for Childern, on their Brain injury program, Autism Assessment Team and their Substance exposure team. Family brought Nicole to Ottawa where she provided school care services for a few years before taking her dream job at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, on the child and adolescent mental health units, gaining experience with psychotherapy and mental health practice. It was during her time in Ottawa that she got to experience the magic of pet therapy for the first time, helping to facilitate the sessions for kids experiencing significant emotional, sensory and behavior dysregulation.

Aging parents inspired another move to Guelph, ON where Nicole has been working in private practice for the last 12 years. She continues to support children and teens to reach their full potential at home and school. The pandemic presented a unique opportunity for Nicole to become involved with a physical therapist who uses Equine movement and pet therapy to assist clients to reach their goals. Nicole was invited to develop an Occupational Therapy program at the barn and she has been thrilled to be a part of this initiative, integrating her mental health, sensory, motor and pet therapy experience to create a very holistic therapy program in a beautiful outdoor setting. Nicole has recently completed her American Hippotherapy Association Level 1 course and feels this latest adventure is a testament to the excitement and versatility that has been available over a 27-year career in Occupational Therapy.

Nicole also mentors a number of younger OTs and supervises students from McMaster University. Her desire to share information and resources has led her to partner with other OTs in Guelph to create TREEO Occupational Therapy, an online library of courses and resources meant to support parents, teachers and OT’s looking for pediatric resources. Their online platform launched in 2021 with their first course titled “Pandemic Parenting: Meaningful Tools for Health & Hope”. Their courses can be found at https://treeo-ot.thinkific.com

My sincere apologies to my Canadian friends for my poor pronunciation of your provinces!

Show Key Points:

• Nicole gives us a glimpse of her background and interests

• She describes her Uncommon OT work and whom she serves

• She describes what inspired her to do this work and her path to entrepreneurship

• She explains her holistic service and how it can benefit children

• She provides OT practitioners an example of a typical session

• She provides resources and her contact information

RESOURCES:

Email nicoleraftis@gmail.com

IG @nicoleraftis.ot

Check out my website www.nicoleraftis.ca

https://treeo-ot.thinkific.com/courses/pandemic-parenting-burnout-meaningful-tools-for-health-hope

Mims,D. & Waddell, R. (2016) Animal Assisted Therapy and Trauma Survivors. Evid Inf Soc Work. Sept-Oct 2016 13 (5). Young, C. & Horton, J. (2019). Canine and Equine Therapy for Mental Health: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness. Ottawa (ON): Canadian Agency for Drug & Technologies in Health 2019 August.

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In this episode, we will learn about two occupational therapists who are both Captains in the United States Air Force, Capt. Andrew Antonio, OTR/L, CHT, and Capt. Alain Pierre Eloi, OTD, OTR/L.

Capt. Antonio is an occupational therapist at the Special Warfare Human Performance Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. He leads a multidisciplinary team of military and civilian personnel across six functional areas in support of the sole Pararescue pipeline for six commands. He supports the Human Performance Optimization Program, providing sports medicine consultation to providers, independent medical technicians, athletic trainers and embedded Squadron leadership. He runs the Special Operations Forces-centric Training Squadron Occupational Therapy Clinic, conducting same day evaluations and treatment in support of 138 staff, 135 trainees. He also integrates performance and injury data to optimize training, develops and executes policies with coordination for two Wings and three medical facilities. He is also the Occupational Therapy Career Recruitment Officer responsible for inspiring, engaging, and recruiting diverse, highly qualified occupational therapists to serve as officer candidates to sustain the combat capability of the United States Air Force. Capt. Antonio received his post graduate degree in occupational therapy at the University of St. Augustine in April 2015 and entered the Air Force in April 2017 through direct commission as a distinguished graduate. He also earned a board specialty certification as a Certified Hand Therapist in December 2020. Since then he has held a variety of positions within the medical treatment facility and line operations including directing the first Occupational Therapy/Orthopedics Post-operation Hand Clinic, leading the first KC-10 Pilot Ergonomic Program for the 6 Air Refueling Squadron, and drafting the inaugural Medical Group Instruction for Management of Emergent Suicide Risk Patients as the Group National Patient Safety Chair at Travis, AFB, Calif. He also served as the sole Surgical and Hand Therapy Fellow serving the Greater Philadelphia, Pa. area intra and post-COVID-19 shutdown. Prior to his current position, Capt. Antonio was a Surgical and Hand Therapy Fellow at the Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Capt. Eloi is a native of Montreal, Canada who moved to California to study Occupational Therapy at Loma Linda University. After several years of working in various settings such as outpatient hand, home health, and SNFs, Capt. Eloi made the decision to go back to school in 2018 at Rocky Mountain University, where he obtained his OTD in the hand therapy track. During the pandemic, he made yet another life-changing decision; he decided to commission into the United States Air Force as an active-duty officer. Capt. Eloi is now stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base since March 2022 as he currently sees a varied population of active-duty members, family members, and retirees.

Show Key Points:

• Capt. Antonio and Eloi give us a glimpse of their backgrounds and interests

• They describe their Uncommon OT work and whom they serve

• They shared what inspired them to do this work and their paths

• They explain their wide variety of services and benefits

• They provide OT practitioners with valuable career advice

• They provide resources and their contact info

RESOURCES:

Air Force Occupational Therapy Information

https://www.airforce.com/careers/detail/occupational-therapist

Air Force OT Facebook Page- Give us a LIKE :)

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064544897984

PUBLICATION: “Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Treatment of Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Type 1 Diabetic in a Community Military Hospital,” Journal of Orthopedics for Physician Assistants, April 2001

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In this episode, we will be learning about an occupational therapist who works in kinship care. Angela Provenzano-Tobin, OTR/L, OTD is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University occupational therapy program. She has had her fair share of travels- as she is a Connecticut native and attended Mississippi State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in Educational Psychology with a Spanish minor. She started an online support group for kinship caregivers, Kinship Caregivers Connect, in June of 2020 at the height of the pandemic with the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. She developed a passion for serving kinship caregivers due to personal and research experiences, seeing an acute need for this often-forgotten population. For Angela’s doctoral capstone project in January, she is partnered with the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center, a translational research center, to design and implement trainings for professionals in the school system to promote a better understanding and support of kinship families within this system. Angela’s support group has reached university-wide and state-wide recognition. She was recently awarded the Jane-Case Smith Outstanding Student Award from the Ohio Occupational Therapy Association, as well as the Engaged Scholars Grant, The Scholarship of Excellence Award, The Legacy Award, and the Hite Family Scholarship. Outside of these accolades, Angela finds continual passion and purpose in supporting such a special population and has embraced the idea of being an Uncommon OT!

Show Key Points:

• Angela gives us a glimpse of her background and interests

• She describes her Uncommon OT work and whom she serves

• She describes what inspired her to do this work and her

• She explains her service and how it can benefit others

• She provides OT students and practitioners with valuable career advice

• She provides resources and her contact information

RESOURCES:

Website: https://kinshipcaregiversconnect.com/

My email: angela@kinshipcaregiversconnect.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-provenzano-otd-149594149

Twitter: @Kincareconnect

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kinshipcaregiversconnect

Instagram: @kinshipconnections

Capstone project summary: https://youtu.be/8BJB0LJmxuA

Full capstone project presentation: https://ohiofamiliesengage.osu.edu/2022/03/25/webinar-recording-kinship-connections-how-schools-can-partner-with-kinship-families/

OhioKAN: https://ohiokan.jfs.ohio.gov/

Ohio Grandparent Kinship Coalition: https://ohiograndparentkinship.org/

Related article: Taylor, M. F., Marquis, R., Batten, R., & Coall, D. (2016). Understanding the mental health travails of custodial grandparents. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 32, 259-280.

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In this episode, we will be learning about an occupational therapist who works in dementia care. Mary Osbourne, OTR/L, PAC has been an Occupational Therapist and certified positive care approach consultant for 10 years. She founded her consulting company, Your Dementia Therapist which is focused on helping family members and caregivers better care for their loved one who is living with dementia. She teaches family members and caregivers effective approaches, how to address difficult behaviors, and provides personalized activity recommendations.

Show Key Points:

• Mary gives us a glimpse of her background and interests

• She describes her Uncommon OT work and whom she serves

• She describes what inspired her to do this work and her path to entrepreneurship

• She explains her service and how it can benefit others

• She provides OT practitioners with valuable career advice

• She provides resources and her contact information

RESOURCES:

Your Dementia Therapist mary@yourdementiatherapist.com

www.yourdementiatherapist.com

IG: @yourdementiatherapist

Facebook: @yourdementiatherapist

TikTok: @yourdementiatherapist

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In this episode, we will be learning from 3 occupational therapists who work in therapeutic climbing. Jaisa Sulit, MsOT, Laura Burnett, MsOT & Laya Polowin, MsOT. With CACS, Canadian Adaptive Climbing Society, they run therapeutic programs that aim to use climbing to address physical, cognitive, emotional, and social aspects of the participant’s rehabilitation journey.

Show Key Points:

• Jaisa, Laura & Laya describes their Uncommon OT work and whom they serve

• They describe what inspired them to do this work and their paths

• They explain their service and how it can benefit others

• They describe a typical session and their payment structure

• They provide OT practitioners with valuable career advice

• They provide their contact information

RESOURCES:

Rehabteam@canadianadaptiveclimbing.com

https://canadianadaptiveclimbing.com/

CACS instagram: @canadian.adaptive.climbing

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This special minisode features YOU, my listeners, and friends. I'm often told by you about how I inspire you. Well, the truth is, is that we actually inspire each other, especially through this journey, where we're witnessing occupational therapy practitioners modifying and adapting. Doing what we are particularly good at! Right? To offer our valuable services to uncommon populations in uncommon settings. One year ago, I went with a whim, limited technological capabilities and ran with it. You are the reason I'm still here. You are the reason that this podcast exists. I am encouraged inspired, driven and motivated every single day, by your messages, by your likes, by your comments, and by your support.  In turn, that holds me accountable to stand true to my mission of showing you the limitless potential of our amazing profession. Now I'd like to share a few thoughtful words from some of you about how The Uncommon OT Series podcast has impacted you in your OT journey.

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In this episode, we will be learning about an occupational therapist in grassroots organization. Dr. Arameh Anvarizadeh, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is the director of admissions and associate professor of clinical occupational therapy at the USC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Dr. Anvarizadeh is responsible for developing the holistic admissions process and maintaining effective admissions strategies and procedures within the division. She also oversees each academic program and makes sure the division is filled with high-caliber diverse students. Dr. Anvarizadeh is a founding member and chair of the Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD), a nonprofit organization striving to empower occupational therapy leaders to engage in practices that increase diversity, equity, and inclusion for a more transformative occupational therapy profession. She is responsible for developing the COTAD toolkit, the Ignite Series, and COTAD chapters. She tirelessly works to support and establish COTAD chapters at academic programs across the country while empowering students to facilitate dialogue, awareness, and change related to diversity, equity, and inclusion within the profession and beyond. Dr. Anvarizadeh recently made history as the youngest and first African American/Iranian woman to become vice president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). She is also the youngest woman of color inducted into the prestigious Roster of Fellows (FAOTA). Dr. Anvarizadeh currently holds leadership positions with AOTA as the Credential Review and Accountability Committee (CRAC) chair, a Representative Assembly Leadership Committee (RALC) member, a Governance Task Force member, and the liaison between the Governance and DEI task forces. She was also a member of the AOTA Special Task Force on Entry-Level Education and a crucial contributor to the professional dialogue on the entry-level degree requirements. She is a recent alumna of the 2020 cohort for the Executive Leadership Program for Multicultural Women. Within the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC), Dr. Anvarizadeh serves as an Advocacy and Government Affairs Committee member. She is a recipient of OTAC’s Janice Matsutsuyu Outstanding Service Award and Vision Award. She previously held the position of communications chair for seven years.

Show Key Points:

• Arameh gives us a glimpse of her background and interests

• She describes her Uncommon OT work

• She describes what inspired her to do this work and her path

• She explains her mission and how it can benefit others

• She provides OT practitioners with valuable career advice

• She provides resources and her contact information

RESOURCES:

The Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity

https://www.cotad.org/

USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

https://chan.usc.edu/people/faculty/Arameh_Anvarizadeh

Email: arameh.anvarizadeh@chan.usc.edu

Instagram: @drarameh

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This special episode kicks off a series of episodes to celebrate our one-year anniversary. The Uncommon OT Series podcast is one-year-old everyone. Can you believe that? I'm just gonna let that sink in for a moment. While I'm still so amazed by how far we've come and by where we are today. And, am really just so grateful for your support throughout this entire year, a year full of collaborating, connecting and building relationships. So I thought to celebrate or to begin or celebration, I thought I would start us off on a funny note and offer you the gift of laughter. Haha! Through a series of clips of bloopers and outtakes just to really show you how far I've come as a podcaster. And to also just really show you how proud I am of our growth of the episodes we've produced and the future episodes that we'll be sharing with you very soon. So from the bottom of my OT heart, I want to thank you so very much for listening. I hope you get a chuckle out of this minisode. I'd like to thank my podcast guests for allowing me to share bits and pieces of their episodes. Not only your amazing OTPs but such great sports too. I hope you got a chuckle or two out of those fumbles and can see how far I've come as a podcaster in the last year. I have some amazing episodes coming to you in the next couple of weeks. I cannot wait for you to listen and to be inspired by them.

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In this 1st ever friendpisode, you’ll be learning from the personal and professional life of Maegan Blau, a friend to us OTPs. We talk about interior design, accessibility, the ADA, how it all relates to OTPs and so much more. Now based in sunny Arizona, her interior design career started with a personal journey to renovate and adapt her first home to fit accessibility needs while having a high level of style. In 2009 she incurred a C6-C8 spinal cord injury and has been a wheelchair user ever since. She is diagnosed with an incomplete C8 spinal cord injury which has obviously changed the way she lives in the blink of an eye. As a person with a disability, it seemed the majority of options to make homes accessible were straight-up ugly and very hospital-like. It got her thinking…we can do better than this! Combining her perspective of disability with her life-long passion for interior design fueled Maegan to find creative ways to make spaces beautifully accessible. In 2018 she started Blue Copper Design to elevate the world of adaptive design.

Show Key Points:

• Maegan describes her work and whom she serves

• She describes what inspired her to do this work and her path to entrepreneurship

• She explains her service and how it can benefit others

• She shares her views on the ADA and Accessibility

• She provides OT practitioners with valuable career advice

RESOURCES:

Instagram @bluecopperdesign

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In this episode, we will be learning about an occupational therapy practitioner in Pediatric Nature-Based Entrepreneurship. Laura Park Figueroa, MS, OTR/L is an uncommon OT whose work revolves around her 2 favorite things: Nature & Business! She’s the founder and CEO of Outdoor Kids OT, a nature-based pediatric OT practice, and creator of the ConTiGO Approach- an evidence-based therapy model to empower pediatric therapists of all disciplines to take their work with children outdoors into nature. She is currently working on a PhD, conducting research on nature-based occupational therapy and assists nature based entrepreneurs in her online membership community which can be found at therapyinthegreatoutdoors.com.

For 3 years, she hosted the Mind Your OT Business podcast & recently started a new podcast called: “Therapy in the Great Outdoors” – it’s all about the business & practice of nature-based pediatric therapy of all kinds.

She’s been married for 21 years and has 3 children, ages 19, 17, and 11. She is living the dream in Madison, Wisconsin–where she has a trail into 124 acres of woods right at the end of her driveway.

Show Key Points:

• Laura gives us a glimpse of her background and interests

• She describes her Uncommon OT work and whom she serves

• She describes what inspired her to do this work and her path to entrepreneurship

• She provides OT practitioners valuable career advice

• She provides resources and her contact information

RESOURCES:

Website: therapyinthegreatoutdoors.com

IG: @lauraparkfig

As always, I welcome any feedback & ideas from all of you or if you are interested in being a guest on future episodes, please do not hesitate to contact Patricia Motus at transitionsot@gmail.com or DM via Instagram @transitionsot

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In this episode, we will be learning about an occupational therapy practitioner in Pediatric Nature-Based Entrepreneurship. Laura Park Figueroa, MS, OTR/L is an uncommon OT whose work revolves around her 2 favorite things: Nature & Business! She’s the founder and CEO of Outdoor Kids OT, a nature-based pediatric OT practice, and creator of the ConTiGO Approach- an evidence-based therapy model to empower pediatric therapists of all disciplines to take their work with children outdoors into nature. She is currently working on a PhD, conducting research on nature-based occupational therapy and assists nature based entrepreneurs in her online membership community which can be found at therapyinthegreatoutdoors.com.

For 3 years, she hosted the Mind Your OT Business podcast & recently started a new podcast called: “Therapy in the Great Outdoors” – it’s all about the business & practice of nature-based pediatric therapy of all kinds.

She’s been married for 21 years and has 3 children, ages 19, 17, and 11. She is living the dream in Madison, Wisconsin–where she has a trail into 124 acres of woods right at the end of her driveway.

Show Key Points:

• Laura gives us a glimpse of her background and interests

• She describes her Uncommon OT work and whom she serves

• She describes what inspired her to do this work and her path to entrepreneurship

• She provides OT practitioners valuable career advice

• She provides resources and her contact information

RESOURCES:

Website: therapyinthegreatoutdoors.com

IG: @lauraparkfig

As always, I welcome any feedback & ideas from all of you or if you are interested in being a guest on future episodes, please do not hesitate to contact Patricia Motus at transitionsot@gmail.com or DM via Instagram @transitionsot

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In this episode, we will be learning about an occupational therapy practitioner in Sustainability through Caregiver Training. Elizabeth DeBlasi, MS, OTR/L grew up in New York City and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and dance from Adelphi University. She later received her Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from Columbia University and has worked as an OT in school and home settings for over 13 years providing therapy for children with special needs. Through these experiences, Liz worked closely with families and has learned the power of collaboration. Her goal is always to foster independence in the children she works with and to empower parents/caregivers to be active members in their child’s therapeutic process. As an adjunct professor at Long Island University for 7 years, Liz gained invaluable experience in educating about sensory processing, behavioral techniques, and the therapeutic process. Some of Liz’ most profound work has been with a non-profit organization to provide sustainable therapy and design training materials for children with disabilities and their caregivers in developing countries.

Show Key Points:

• Liz gives us a glimpse of her background and interests

• She describes her Uncommon OT work and whom she serves

• She describes what inspired her to do this work and her path

• She describes a typical session and the skills she addresses

• She provides other OTPs valuable career advice

• She provides resources and contact information

RESOURCES:

Website: https://sensory-wise.com/

IG: @sensorywise

Therapists Beyond Borders https://therapistsbeyondborders.org/

As always, I welcome any feedback & ideas from all of you or if you are interested in being a guest on future episodes, please do not hesitate to contact Patricia Motus at transitionsot@gmail.com or DM via Instagram @transitionsot

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In this episode, we will be learning about an occupational therapy practitioner in group coaching. Carlyn Neek, is an OT in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and the owner of Balance Works OT. She is passionate about empowering other OTs to rise and live fully in all they do through her ACTivate Vitality online group coaching program for OTs. Carlyn loves to travel with her husband and two teen sons, muck about in the garden or at the pottery wheel and she is most at peace in the mountains.

Show Key Points:

• Carlyn gives us a glimpse of her background and interests

• She describes her Uncommon OT work and whom she serves

• She describes what inspired her to do this work and her path

• She describes a typical session and skills she addresses

• She provides other OTPs valuable career advice

• She provides resources and contact information

RESOURCES:

Email: Carlyn at cneek@balanceworksot.ca

Book a FREE Clarity Call with Carlyn www.activatevitality.online/call

Download the FREE Vitality Guide www.activatevitality.online/guide

Connect on Facebook www.facebook.com/carlyn.neek.7

Videos to support visionary OTs on YouTube www.youtube.com/c/CarlynNeek

More details about the ACTivate Vitality Planner www.balanceworks.online/activate-vitality-program-planner

As always, I welcome any feedback & ideas from all of you or if you are interested in being a guest on future episodes, please do not hesitate to contact Patricia Motus at transitionsot@gmail.com or DM via Instagram @transitionsot

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In this episode, we will be learning about an occupational therapy practitioner in podcasting and more. Sarah Zera, OTD, OTR/L has been practicing occupational therapy since 2002. She created the Moxie OT Podcast as a place for OTPs, consumers of occupational therapy, and friends of OT to talk about the best evidence in occupational therapy. She seeks to provide evidence-based resources such as research articles, books, and online sources for OT advocates in an effort to increase their moxie. She also specializes in helping people who have had a stroke or brain injury fully participate in their life. She received her B.S. in Occupational Therapy from Eastern Michigan University and her Doctorate of Occupational Therapy from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Zera studies how occupational therapists can improve the lives of their clients by helping them get back to the activities they love to do the most. She has helped clients return to shopping, cooking, work, caring for their pets, riding the bus, and more. In her clinical experience, Dr. Zera noted how often clients were discharged from therapy but had not yet returned to the activities they cared about most in life; caring for their children, going to work, playing sports, and all the other activities that bring us purpose and meaning. While working on her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy, she studied evidence-based practices that helped her clients return to their most valued and life-affirming activities. She is currently full-time faculty at Midwestern University’s OT program.

Show Key Points:

• Sarah gives us a glimpse of her background and interests

• Sarah describes her Uncommon OT work, the settings, and population she serves

• Sarah describes what inspired her to do this work and her path

• Sarah describes a typical session and skills she addresses

• Sarah provides other OTPs valuable career advice

• Sarah provides her resources and contact information

RESOURCES:

CO-OP Approach website: https://icancoop.org/pages/the-co-op-approach

COPM website: https://www.thecopm.ca/

My website: www.moxieot.com

My article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03080226211008713

My podcast: www.moxieot.com/podcast

Facebook: MoxieOT, moxieotpodcast

Instagram: @MoxieOT @moxieotpodcast

Twitter: @OtMooxie @moxieot https://www.moxieot.com/about

EBP resources I have created: https://www.moxieot.com/for-professionals

CEU's coming soon!

As always, I welcome any feedback & ideas from all of you or if you are interested in being a guest on future episodes, please do not hesitate to contact Patricia Motus at transitionsot@gmail.com or DM via Instagram @transitionsot

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In this episode, we will be learning about an occupational therapy practitioner in home & life organization. Sarah Larsen, MOTR/L is the CEO of Balanced Home Organization. She graduated with her master’s degree from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. Sarah has been working in traditional and non-traditional OT settings for over 19 years, serving children and adults in a variety of settings. She stepped away from traditional OT practice 2 years ago to grow her home organization business so she could provide more client-centered OT services to her clients in their homes.

Show Key Points:

• Sarah gives us a glimpse of her background and interests

• Sarah describes her Uncommon OT work, the settings, and population she serves

• Sarah describes what drew her to this type of work and her path there

• Sarah describes a typical session

• Sarah dispels some myths about the specialty

• Sarah provides other OTPs valuable career advice

• Sarah provides her course and contact information

RESOURCES:

Instagram - @balancedhomeorganization_pdx - https://www.instagram.com/balancedhomeorganization_pdx/ Facebook - Balanced Home Organization - https://www.facebook.com/BalancedHomeOrganization/ Website - https://www.balancedhomeorganization.com

Sarah will be launching a home organization course later this spring. Clutter-Free Home: A Step-By-Step Guide to Shift from Feeling Overwhelmed to Organized in 60 Days. There is a VIP email list for those who want early access to the course, exclusive discounts, and an invitation to the virtual launch party. https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6237bfc39b7136a9e313e5c4

As always, I welcome any feedback & ideas from all of you or if you are interested in being a guest on future episodes, please do not hesitate to contact Patricia Motus at transitionsot@gmail.com or DM via Instagram @transitionsot

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In this episode, we will be learning about an occupational therapy practitioner in nature and adaptive sports. Michael Dezmin, MA, OTR/L is an Occupational Therapist in Boston, Massachusetts, and the founder of Your True Self LLC. Mike grew up serving communities via lifeguarding, camp counseling, swim instructing, and other jobs with a child development focus. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Health and Exercise Science, a Minor in Psychology, and a master’s in occupational therapy.

After years of specialization in pediatric Occupational Therapy, Mike seized the opportunity to start a small business focused on empowering children in the aquatic environment. After experiences with many business models and various leadership techniques, he dreamt of creating a system/organization where one’s personal gifts could flourish. The foundations of the organization were based on developing healthy, loving relationships designed to deeply understand families and help individuals achieve their highest potential. Swimming and Aquatic Occupational Therapy were the initial services offered, but the organization now provides a multitude of options for clients (sports, home OT, winter activities, school OT, and more).

Mike designed Your True Self as an organization to foster personal growth for all who work there through healthy relationships, healthy organizational culture (fun, play, adventure), and open-mindedness. Each employee is valued for their unique abilities and embraced for the gifts that they contribute to this world. It is his belief that it is with the strong and supportive relationships within the organization that employees go out into the community to foster healthy relationships with their clients and families.

Show Key Points:

• Mike tells us about his background and interests

• Mike describes what drew him to this type of work and his path

• Mike describes his Uncommon OT work, the settings, and the population he serves

• Mike describes his approach and typical areas of focus in treatment

• Mike discusses money matters

• Mike dispels some myths about the specialty

• Mike provides other OTPs valuable advice

• Mike provides his contact information for collaborations

RESOURCES:

Website: https://www.yourtrueselfot.com/

Instagram: @yourtrueselfot

Email: Michael.Dezmin@YourTrueSelfOT.com

If anyone in the Boston area is interested in working with us, we are very slowly hiring (OTs, PTs, SLPs, Swim instructors, OT Students, Admin people)! You can reach out through Info.YourTrueSelfOT@gmail.com

As always, I welcome any feedback & ideas from all of you or if you are interested in being a guest on future episodes, please do not hesitate to contact Patricia Motus at transitionsot@gmail.com or DM via Instagram @transitionsot

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In this episode, we will be learning about an occupational therapy practitioner in vision therapy. Normanie McKenzie Ricks, MS, OTR/L is an Occupational Therapist who has a passion for helping individuals with neurological and vision deficits, particularly those with learning-related vision problems. She is a graduate of The University of Alabama at Birmingham and UCLA. As a proud veteran and Officer in the United States Navy, she provided Occupational Therapy Intervention to service members and their families and addressed neurological issues so that they could return to full duty and fulfilled lives. She is a member of the Lions Club which serves and advocates for the blind and visually impaired through its local and global initiatives She also travels internationally and provides instruction for educators at their schools for the blind and developmentally disabled. Normanie's personal passion for the field hits really close to home. As a third-grader her very own daughter began to have difficulty with reading comprehension, reporting daily headaches, and struggling with standardized assessments. After vision therapy, she now reads above grade level and scored at the ninth-grade level on her writing assessments as a fifth-grader. She continues to excel in her academic endeavors.

Show Key Points:

• Normanie gives us a glimpse of her background and interests

• Normanie describes her Uncommon OT work, the settings and the population she serves

• Normanie describes what drew her to this type of work and her path there

• Normanie describes typical areas of focus in treatment

• Normanie dispels some myths about the specialty

• Normanie provides other OTPs with valuable advice

• Normanie provides her book and contact information

RESOURCES:

Website: www.achievevisioncenter.com

facebook: @achievevisioncenter

instagram: @achievevisioncenter

Amazon link for book: https://www.amazon.com/Vision-Therapy-Manual-Parent-Teachers/dp/1098376544/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1W4R0BIZBR9PG&keywords=normanie+mckenzie&qid=1647287509&sprefix=normanie+mckenzie%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-1

Another way to buy the book: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/visiontherapymanual

Dr. Mitchell Scheiman, OD, PhD is a nationally known optometric educator, lecturer, author and private practitioner. He is the author of “Understanding and Managing Visual Deficits: A Guide for Occupational Therapists”, and Low Vision Rehabilitation: A Guide for Occupational Therapists” published by Slack Incorporated. Dr. Scheiman has a long and close relationship with occupational therapists. He works closely with occupational and physical therapists in his practice co-managing patients and has lectured to therapists on numerous occasions. He has specialized in vision therapy for the past 45 years. Dr. Scheiman is currently Dean of Research at Salus University. He has written three books for optometrists covering the topics of binocular vision and vision therapy, pediatric optometry, and learning-related vision problems and he has published over 225 articles in the professional literature. He is a Diplomate in Binocular Vision and Perception and a Fellow in the College of Optometrists in Vision Development

Penny Stack, OTD, OTR/L, CLT is the founder of Dyslexia Center of Tulsa and host of the Educate to Advocate podcast. She is the parent of a child with dyslexia who also has demonstrated improved reading capabilities thanks to Dyslexia Center of Tulsa. In the quest to research the best possible services for her own child, she brought the Dyslexia Center of Tulsa to the Tulsa area.

Sports Vision account on IG: @mrmentalmuscle A.K.A Nick Davenport. Nick is the owner of Mind Body 1 where he works on cognitive conditioning and hand-eye coordination for athletes.

As always, I welcome any feedback & ideas from all of you or if you are interested in being a guest on future episodes, please do not hesitate to contact Patricia Motus at transitionsot@gmail.com or DM via Instagram @transitionsot

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In this episode, we will be learning about an occupational therapy practitioner in oncology. Vanessa Monique Yanez, MSOT, OTR/L is an occupational therapist with a specialization in oncology. She is a cancer survivor and an advocate for rehabilitative services across the continuum of cancer care, from prevention to survivorship. She holds a faculty position at the University of St. Augustine and runs a private practice in San Antonio, TX. Vanessa is a frequent presenter at state and national conferences and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. from Texas Woman’s University. She strongly believes that occupational therapy coalesces compassion, research, and a client-centered approach in a unique way that can help cancer survivors not only function but fully participate in a life they deserve. Her clinical and research interests include hematological cancers, stem cell transplants, psychosocial supportive care, sexual functioning, and theory-driven practice in cancer care.

Show Key Points:

• Vanessa gives us a glimpse of her background and interests

• Vanessa describes her Uncommon OT work, the setting and population she serves

• Vanessa describes what drew her to this type of work and her path there

• Vanessa describes typical goals sessions

• Vanessa dispels some myths about the profession

• Vanessa provides other OTPs valuable advice

• Vanessa provides her contact information

RESOURCES:

a) Assessment tools at FACIT.org https://www.facit.org/facit-measures-searchable-library

b) Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Fatigue Scale (FACIT-F) https://www.facit.org/measures/FACIT-Fatigue

c) Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Cognitive Function (FACT-Cog): https://www.facit.org/measures/FACT-Cog

d) Psychosocial article by Sleight & Duker (2016):

https://research.aota.org/ajot/article-abstract/70/4/7004360030p1/6182/Toward-a-Broader-Role-for-Occupational-Therapy-in?redirectedFrom=fulltext

e) Systematic Review of OT and Adult Cancer Rehab (Part I) by Hunter et al. (2017):

https://research.aota.org/ajot/article-abstract/71/2/7102100030p1/6304/Systematic-Review-of-Occupational-Therapy-and?redirectedFrom=fulltext

f) Systematic Review of OT and Adult Cancer Rehab (Part II) by Hunter et al. (2017):

https://research.aota.org/ajot/article-abstract/71/2/7102100040p1/6287/Systematic-Review-of-Occupational-Therapy-and?redirectedFrom=fulltext

g) Occupational Therapy Group Intervention in Oncology: A Scoping Review by Udovicich (2020)

https://research.aota.org/ajot/article-abstract/74/4/7404205010p1/8439/Occupational-Therapy-Group-Interventions-in?redirectedFrom=fulltext

h) NCCN Guidelines: https://www.nccn.org

As always, I welcome any feedback & ideas from all of you or if you are interested in being a guest on future episodes, please do not hesitate to contact Patricia Motus at transitionsot@gmail.com or DM via Instagram @transitionsot

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