https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freestuff.html

Another great resource of free activities, handout and information sheets!

https://www.toolstogrowot.com

Really great website with tons of resources for all areas of occupation!

http://www.theottoolbox.com/p/visual-motor-skills.html

Great resource for explaining visual motor/perceptual skills with a list of several activities to implement for treatment

https://sensoryprocessingdisorderparentsupport.com/wilbarger-brushing-compressions.php

Explanation of the Wilbarger Brushing Technique including the protocol and procedures

https://newgradoccupationaltherapy.com

Great website with several resources beneficial for new OT grads!

https://quizlet.com/subject/nbcot/

Here is a list of study sets and flashcards to help study for the NBCOT exam!

https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/ot/visual-perceptual-skills/

Great resource that breaks down visual perceptual skills and also includes activities to implement to work on specific visual perceptual skills.

https://theinspiredtreehouse.com/hand-strength-35-fun-activities-for-kids/

Great list of hand strengthening activities to do with kids or adults!

http://www.theottoolbox.com/2015/09/31-days-of-occupational-therapy-with.html?m=1

Here is a blog made by an OT that gives 31 different activities and ideas to do with kids for cheap!

https://www.growinghandsonkids.com/typical-fine-motor-developmental-milestones-ages-0-6-free-printable.html

This is a great resource that breaks down fine motor developmental milestones for ages 0-6.

https://blog.brainbalance.com/blog/2015/08/proprioception-explained

A short read explaining how proprioception works and how to regulate it in children with SPD.

http://lemonlimeadventures.com/vestibular-input-sensory-processing/

This is a very good article to read that breaks down and explains sensory processing in a way that helped me really understand it during my 2nd level 2 rotation.

http://www.myintegrationstation.com/index_files/PediatricDevelopment.htm

Here is a great resource of of general descriptions of developmental milestones for social/emotional, gross motor, fine motor, cognitive, and language skills.

https://www.toolstogrowot.com/blog/2016/01/11/primitive-motor-reflexes-their-impact-on-a-childs-function

Here is a great resource that explains the motor challenges faced by children in the early childhood to school age years with minimal to moderate motor delays that continue to be influenced by what have been described as Primitive Motor Reflexes.

This study looks at the effects of occupational therapy and psychosocial interventions on the interpersonal functioning and individual and social performance levels of corresponding patients under the heading of psychosocial treatment approaches in psychiatry clinics as well as the attitudes of the patients in regard to those interventions. The study found that psychosocial treatment approaches such as occupation in a controlled study resulted in a significant increase in individual and social performance values, if not in interpersonal functionality, in both psychotic and nonpsychotic patient groups, which supports this view. In light of these results, the acceptance of occupational and similar psychosocial interventions in the treatment of patients in psychiatric clinics as important components of treatment, and performing these interventions along with other treatments, will increase the recovery of patients' individual and social performance.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5378204/

This is a great website to explore evidence-based practice resources for OT. This page offers freely accessible resources, power-point presentations and links to evidence-based practice resources. This site offers links to helpful resources for searching for evidence, critical appraisal of research evidence, and implementing evidence in practice. This is a great resource for us as students as we are entering the field at a time that evidence-based practice is driving the profession.

http://www.otseeker.com/resources/evidencebasedpractice.aspx

This is an AOTA document which lists the general principles for services provided by students in level II fieldwork settings. Principle D states that initially, supervision should be in line of sight and gradually decrease to less direct supervision as is appropriate depending on the (ACOTE, 2007a.; b.& c.):
* Competence and confidence of the student,
* Complexity of client needs,
* Number and diversity of clients,
* Role of occupational therapy and related services,
* Type of practice setting,
* Requirements of the practice setting, and
* Other regulatory requirements.

https://www.aota.org/~/media/Corporate/Files/EducationCareers/Educators/Fieldwork/StuSuprvsn/Practice%20Advisory%20Services%20provided%20by%20students%20in%20FW%20Level%20II%20final.pdf

This is a good read that explains the core competencies to be a successful healthcare professional. The article states that good healthcare professionals are good communicators, empathize, are altruistic, have a strong send of service, and are motivated and committed to upholding medicine's timeless values. The core competencies listed include: shaping the learning experience, self-management and coping skills, interpersonal skills and professionalism, interacting with patients and family, fostering a team environment, technical knowledge and skill, extra effort and motivation, and ethical behavior.

https://www.pomona.edu/administration/pre-health/prepare/characteristics

This is a helpful resource that lists out the guideline to the occupational therapy code of ethics. The article lists the 10 professional behaviors in OT including: honesty, communication, ensuring the common good, confidential and protected information, conflict of interest, impaired practitioner, sexual relationships, payment for services and other financial arrangements, and resolving ethical issues. Under each behavior, ethical guidelines are listed labeled with the principle of code.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6644870_Guidelines_to_the_Occupational_Therapy_Code_of_Ethics

This is an interesting article that describes the use of the "case method," a type of clinical reasoning used at the University of New Mexico occupational therapy curriculum to facilitate development of the occupational therapy students' problem solving and reasoning abilities. The case method is a component of problem-based learning that emphasizes small group work to solve clinical problems that are presented as case studies. Students are presented with a variety of case scenarios including paper or written cases, videotape cases, simulated client cases, and real client cases to promote different aspects of clinical reasoning.

https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=1871768