This RCT shows effectiveness of sensory integration in the pediatric setting. The treatment group was shown to have scored better on Goal Attainment Scales and measures of caregiver assistance in self-care and socialization following manualized occupational therapy interventions.

This article from AOTA focuses on the distinct value OT has on mental health promotion, prevention, and intervention. It provides a nice overview of how our mental health affects our participation in occupations in our daily lives and how OT can be beneficial in various settings and intervention strategies.

As we will most likely all be asked one day if we wish to take on a fieldwork student, this article is good to bring up some of the positives as well as downsides associated with being a fieldwork educator. It can certainly be a rewarding and educating experience for both student and supervisor and I feel like we owe it to the profession to take on a student.

As we engage our hearts to do Good Work, strive to nourish our minds, and to cultivate the authenticity of our souls we can help make the field of occupational therapy stand out and be a pillar of professionalism. Wendy Wood's article is inspiring and is a good read to give you a little boost.

This article by AOTA provides some possible examples real life scenarios and discusses the importance of maintaining professional boundaries and conducting themselves appropriately. It is important to remain ethical in practice and it mandatory to follow all laws, practice acts and regulations.

This article is by the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy and it is a good refresher over clinical reasoning (especially the different types of clinical reasoning) and why it is so important to develop this skill and apply it in practice. Additionally, it provide some tips for students and for fieldwork educators in this area.

This RCT looked at how individualized seating can benefit LTC residents particular concerning postural and pressure care. In my L2 we did several wheelchair evaluations in order to provide patients with the best possible seating system for optimal comfort and safety.

This qualitative study looked at how a therapist's worldview can influence his/her clinical reasoning.

This article looked at 1) What psychosocial concerns do students identify? (2) Did student responses indicate academic preparation to respond to the concerns? (3) In what ways did the students describe therapeutic use of self? I think our psychosocial course we had prepared us well in order to address the psychosocial needs of our patients.

This is an interesting study that discussed whether or not there was a difference between clinicians supervising and not supervising a Level II occupational therapy student and whether factors including clinician years of experience, practice setting, and clinician productivity without a student could predict clinician productivity while supervising a student. Results indicated no difference in clinician productivity with or without a student. Clinician years of experience, practice area, and productivity without a student were significant predictors of clinician productivity while supervising a student

This article is a study that investigated occupational therapy students' perspective on professionalism. Themes about professionalism emerged and were discussed in the study that I thought might be interesting to read to see how they correlate with each of our thoughts about professionalism.

This article discusses ethical tensions that relate to occupational therapy practice. Seven themes emerged from this scoping review including (a) resource and systemic issues; (b) upholding ethical principles and values; (c) client safety; (d) working with vulnerable clients; (e) interpersonal conflicts; (f) upholding professional standards and (g) practice management. These ethics tensions have implications for practice, education, policy and research.