Duration: 20 Minutes

Format: Scheduled 

Order of Events

1. Tip to take the SMART Goal Source

2 Questions:

What do you do when PT is "in the mix" and you also need to bill for balance
What do you do when PT is billing for "functional activities" and your patient is generally independent with ...

Many new practitioners and students wonder how they are "supposed to be" treatment planning. How does an occupational therapy practitioner plan their treatments according to a plan of care continuum? What interventions do they use to ensure they remain within their scope of practice? Watch this v...

The Occupational Therapy Evaluation Process is unique and comprehensive. Unline most professions, the OT practitioner begins the evaluation process by establishing their client's occupational identity. It is within this identity that we learn the "root" of what is causing dysfunction as it relate...

SOAP notes are commonly used in occupational therapy practice, but NOT just in a daily treatment note! SOAP is a way of conducting your entire plan of care. SOAP outlines every document you complete as an occupational therapy practitioner. Do you need a reminder of SOAP and what it stands for? Wa...

There are "go to" frames of reference that occupational therapy academia will teach every future OT practitioner, but there are numerous other frames of reference accessible to a practicing clinician. If you are a clinician or future clinician, understanding available FORs and the freedom they gi...

There is a difference between Models of Practice and Frames of Reference within the occupational therapy profession. It is important for the practitioner to know both of these if they are going to be within the clinical practice of the profession. Many occupational therapy practitioners combine n...

This short video discusses the typical "chain of events" that happens in the mind of an occupational therapy practitioner. What checklist do we keep in mind while working through the clinical process and staying within our scope of practice? It discusses the supporting structures of OT Practice....

Understanding the place of service continuum for occupational therapy within the medical model is important for OT practitioners for the following reasons: (1) Understand each practice setting clinical approaches and how they differ in types of goals addressed (2) Understanding the types of jobs ...

When working with attention and memory, not all occupational therapy interventions are going to look like an occupation. Sometimes, appropriate rehabilitation will call for a more isolated approach to someone's specific deficit in order to improve the function prior to blending it into an activit...

Caregiver Training for Dementia-based therapy will help you speak to BOTH staff members AND resistant family/care people when they are resistant to the benefits and potential of their loved one participating in therapy. It is difficult to communicate the value of therapy when many people feel Alz...

Understanding why occupational therapy, speech therapy, and physical therapy DO NOT overlap in such a way to "duplicate services" is crucial for successful billing and advocacy for your right to practice full-scope occupational therapy. This video goes over a resource found on the BOT Portal, but...

Attention impairments go hand-in-hand with memory impairments because sustained attention is the first step to memory formation. Attention is required for all occupational performance, without it, an individual cannot successfully participate and engage. Attention will also impact motor performan...

Did you know there are several types of memory that can be addressed during the occupational therapy process? This video discusses working memory, short-term memory, and the two types of long-term memory. Strategies to help improve memory are also included.

This video discusses the cerebral cortex and its impact on cognition. Did you know that every lobe within the cerebral cortex plays a part in cognition? As an occupational therapy practitioner, it is important to know and understand the neuroanatomical structures so that you are able to manipulat...

The frontal lobe of the brain has influence over thought, memory, behavior, organization, and even motor planning! Executive function is a primary area of practice for occupational therapy, so what exactly do you NEED to know about the frontal lobe that will impact your OT practice? Watch this vi...

This video will review the (1) Frontal Lobe - Thought, memory, and behavior (2) Parietal Lobe - language and touch (3) Temporal Lobe - Hearing, learning, and emotions
(4) Occipital Lobe - visual processing as well as the comparison between the right and left hemispheres. This video is an overvie...

This video is for the occupational therapy practitioner needing an idea of how to practice their full scope of practice to address the whole body needs of their clients while respecting the scope of practice of speech and physical therapy. All can exist! Learn how to phrase it!