Preparatory and musculoskeletal interventions were examined being used more than functional activities in this article, but further research is required to determine the best interventions for stroke rehabilitation.

https://ajot.aota.org/Article.aspx?articleid=1865856

Our responsibility as future health care professionals includes sharing knowledge and resources with other professionals; this exert highlights the importance of this responsibility within a changing healthcare market.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-349-13236-2_2

An article examining the efficacy of OT for autism and possible interventions as well as future research in this area.

https://ajot.aota.org/Article.aspx?articleid=1867092

This article explores the power of occupations as therapy, and what OT has that makes it unique from other health care professions.

https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=1868985

An quick video made by an OTR to give us another way to understand the clinical reasoning we do as future OT's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3A0xBvli1U

A great resource to differentiate between the various types of clinical reasoning we may use at future OT practitioners! The website also covers FOR's, the OT process, and more!

https://www.allthingsot.com/clinical-reasoning

The various settings that an OT practitioner can work in vary greatly- this article examines the difference in clinical reasoning and interventions based on settings.

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/asiajot/5/1/5_1_29/_pdf

A really good article/blog to help when you are in a study rut!

https://followthispath.wordpress.com/2014/10/21/tips-for-current-and-future-occupational-therapy-students-passing-the-nbcot-exam/

This article examines OTs following the principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice, and finds that the participants were not following these as much as they should be. The topic of ethics is something we as future OTs need to keep at the forefront of our minds when we being practicing.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1440-1630.2003.00374.x/full

While OT does not affect whether or not patients have surgery, we must understand treatment once a patient has a surgery like carpal tunnel release. Splinting can produce more effective outcomes after a patient has received the surgery, and is more effective than other conservative options.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/195279

Occupational therapists have a special skill set that can dramatically improve quality of life and functioning for individuals with low vision; techniques to use residual vision and environmental modifications are some examples of these interventions OT can provide.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0008418206800517

Practical use of standardized outcome measures vs. informal observation - what we as future OT's need to know about outcome measurements with patients.

https://otpotential.com/blog/occupational-therapy-and-outcome-measures

https://otpotential.com/blog/where-to-go-ot-degree

Check out this page for certifications we can get once we get our degrees! This is such a great resource for anyone looking to take the next steps for specific certifications

A helpful little post on steps to finding the right job for us - something we all have had on our minds lately!

https://otpotential.com/occupational-therapy-jobs

An interesting blog for the consideration of another area where OT can be valuable- women's health!

https://otconnections.aota.org/community_blogs/ot_blogs/b/womenshealth/archive/2017/11/28/what-is-the-role-of-ot-in-women-39-s-health.aspx

I really enjoyed reading this article to help get ideas for client-centered interventions!

https://otconnections.aota.org/aota_blogs/b/pulsecheck/archive/2017/11/20/your-ot-colleagues-share-dozens-of-easy-ways-to-remain-client-centered.aspx

An interesting discussion we can not only engage in, but share with peers that are considering OT as a profession!

https://otconnections.aota.org/public_forums/f/1888/t/22874.aspx

Something that we may not focus on with our patients is community mobility, but this article highlights the importance of mobility with engagement in occupations. "Occupational therapy practitioners provide a critical and essential combination of skills and abilities to support individuals' driving and community mobility and thus to expand or maintain their engagement in community activities and their quality of life."


Davis, E. S., Stav, W. B., Womack, J., & Kannenberg, K. (2016). Driving and community mobility. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 70, [64S112]. DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2010.64S112

Here is another article supporting OT for patients with Parkinson's, with a focus on the fact that interventions should be individualized and client-centered.

https://ajot.aota.org/Article.aspx?articleid=1863113

A RCT to examine efficacy of OT with patients with Parkinson's; the study used self-perceived performance to measure functional outcomes following OT intervention and found that individualized home health OT with these patients increased self-perceived performance.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1474442214700559