http://lancasteronline.com/features/trending/losing-our-grip-more-students-entering-school-without-fine-motor/article_c0f235d0-7ba2-11e5-bf0d-5745f74f9717.html#.VjuZAEWjetY.facebookThe number one reason we see our kids in the schools at my fieldwork placement is form fine motor skill development. Here is a great read on how often todays children enter school with decreased or under developed fine motor skills.

http://www.ideasforot.com/?page_id=230
I have been using this source throughout this second rotation for ideas for goals pediatric therapy. Great ideas for things like cutting, writing, puzzles, etc.

https://quizlet.com/118324009/productive-aging-flash-cards/
Here is a quizlet on productive aging that I thought may be beneficial coming up during out studying months.

https://www.myotspot.com/sexuality-the-most-overlooked-adl/
We may experience a few questions regarding sexuality at some point in our careers. I know I would probably be a little stuck with how to answer the questions so here is a great blog about ways to address sexuality with out clients.

https://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2015/jan/28/occupational-therapy-mental-health-support
It is extremely important (especially in todays world) to understand the role we can play in mental health. This article is great and explains the experiences and roles that we play. Mental health has a huge stigma attached to it and I love that we are able to help those recover and live a more independent lifestyle.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10803-013-1983-8/fulltext.html

This article is great for those interested in SI. It is a randomized control study that looks at kids who received treatment that focused on SI vs. kids who received no SI. The results show that the children with autism who received SI treatment scored better on various standardized assessments in the areas of self care and social interaction.

http://www.azpromisingpractices.com/iepgoalspowerpointslides.pdf
Here is another great link for writing measurable goals for IEPs. It provides great examples of what are acceptable IEP goals in most situations.

http://www.wrightslaw.com/bks/feta2/ch12.ieps.pdf
This webpage discusses ways to improve your IEP writing and how to make it "smart". It provides excellent examples of how to rewrite goals and know when it is time to update goals.

https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freestuff.html
This is a great source for free fun treatment ideas. My fieldwork educator and I use this source almost daily. Who doesn't love free stuff!?

http://mamaot.com/helpful-tips-for-new-school-based-occupational-therapists/
Great resource for tips for new school based OTs. Mama OT is a great resource for pediatric OT!

https://www.seniorsflourish.com/otroundup/
This webpage provides great tips from various OT's on how to work effectively with the geriatric population. There is also a treatment tip source on the webpage which I think is also really helpful! Sometimes it's nice to see tips from other OT's.

http://www.cptopr.org/Documents/Role%20of%20Occupational%20Therapy%20in%20End%20of%20Life%20Care.pdf
When searching for research articles, I found this great article that explained the role of OT in end of life care. It is important that we understand our potential role during this difficult time for patients and this article explains the role perfectly. It also takes previous research and presents the importance of the articles and the important roles that we play.

http://theinspiredtreehouse.com/handwriting-development-sizing-spacing-alignment-and-more/
Here is a great post regarding tips for handwriting development when working in the schools or pediatric therapy. Handwriting is a crucial area that OT's are referred for in the school systems so I thought this would be a great tool for those interested in working with pediatrics. It discusses areas such as letter spacing, writing speed, and different fun games and apps to use for handwriting.

https://gottabeot.wordpress.com/2016/07/14/16-ways-to-motivate-ot-clients-to-participate/

Here are a few tips for client motivation. It sometimes takes a lot to get a client motivated to participate in therapy so having this list of tips I think is extremely helpful!

http://www.health.umd.edu/fsap/supervisor.html

I took this topic using a different approach and thought what articles would be good if I was a supervisor in the future. This article presents multiple qualities that a good supervisor should possess in order to ensure good work ethic and participation from those under you. Although we may not all become rehab managers, we will all have COTAs who will be under us. We need to ensure we are good leaders and have qualities that ensure our COTAs will work hard and feel like they can trust us. I think this article is great for tips to being a great supervisor!

http://www.strokensw.org.au/about-stroke/recovery/psychological-effects/

This article shows the various psychosocial aspects of life that may be effected s/p CVA. It's easy to remember to look at the physical effects of strokes as we know that weakness and impairment may occur. However, as OT's we need to remember to look at the psychosocial effects strokes may cause and address various ways to treat these aspects or incorporate them into our interventions. I like this article as a reminder of three particular psychosocial effects that may occur secondary to a stroke.

https://www.ebrsr.com/sites/default/files/documents/executive-summary-srebr_final_16ed.pdf

Here is a fantastic review of various stroke interventions and evidence-based practice. It provides evidence for a variety of settings where we would potentially work with stroke patients. It's lengthy but you can easily search and find the setting you are interested in to find evidence-based interventions and strategies.

https://www.myotspot.com/ethical-dilemmas-in-occupational-therapy/

This blog discusses different ethical dilemmas that may occur in your career as an OT. She discusses a survey that she conducted that looked at various dilemmas that OT's in the geriatric population believe occur most frequently. A few include treating a patient that does not need to be treated, seeing patients past the point of progress, and billing patients for documentation of an intervention that never occurred. This is a great read and great blog for other areas if you are interested!

https://srs-mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Kingdon-Neufeld-2003.-Clinical-Reasoning-what-is-it-and-why-should-I-care.pdf

This is great for us currently in fieldwork. It's pretty lengthy but I think it is extremely useful! The author relates clinical reasoning to the fieldwork experience and goes into great detail on what it is and why it matters. They also give great tips to use during fieldwork (that we probably would use for our second rotation now that this one is almost complete). For example, they recommend using a journal to keep track of clinical reasoning experiences so you can reflect later. Take a look!

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20-professionalism-tips-millennials-michelle-silverthorn

Although this isn't directly related to OT, it is directed toward our generation. Unfortunately we get thrown under the bus as a group that expects to be handed everything and throws professionalism under the rug. These 20 tips are fantastic to keep in mind as we continue to move forward with our careers. One I find particularly important is number 13- "if you don't know, ask." I think this is sometimes one of the hardest things to remember is that when you are unsure of something it's better to ask than to do something that is unethical or worse hurts a patient!