This article, published by AJOT, is titled the Effect of Added-Purpose and Meaningful Occupation on Motor Learning. The article discusses the effectiveness of implementing goal-directed interventions into occupational therapy practice. As we have learned in class as well as in fieldwork, integrating meaningful occupation into our treatment protocols is very important to the overall goal attainment of our clients. This certainly is an important article for us, as level II fieldwork students, as we are currently implementing and practicing different intervention approaches while under the supervision of an experienced therapist.

As the title suggests, this article discusses occupational therapy interventions aimed at modifying the environment for persons with Alzheimer's disease as well as all forms of dementia. The article is a systematic review which provides the reader with insight into the different types of environmental modifications commonly utilized by occupational therapy practitioners as well as their effectiveness. This particular article is certainly a good read for those of us who are currently completing our level II fieldwork in a SNF, as Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are very common in such settings.

This article, published by AJOT in July 2006, is titled Occupational Therapy Activities and Intervention Techniques for Clients With Stroke in Six Rehabilitation Hospitals. As the title suggests, this article discusses various occupational therapy intervention strategies, as well as their effectiveness, for the treatment of patients with CVAs. Control of upper extremity exercises as well as activities of daily living practice were the most common form of occupational therapy intervention techniques utilized.

This article, published by the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, is titled High-Intensity Sports for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression: Feasibility Study of Ocean Therapy With Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The article discusses the psychosocial issues experienced by persons with PTSD and depression and offers suggestions in regards to effective intervention strategies and techniques for occupational therapy practitioners to utilize to assist such patients with participation in meaningful occupation. The article highlights the effectiveness of ocean therapy and discusses the feasibility of applying such intervention techniques with war veterans.

This article, published by AJOT, discusses the impact that a stroke plays on occupational engagement. The investigators studied a sample of individuals who sustained a mild stroke and attempted to determine the impact of the stroke on their ability to participate in daily activities. This certainly is a good read for anyone who is working with individuals with recent CVAs.

This article titled Using Evidence to Promote the Distinct Value of Occupational Therapy discusses the significance that evidence-based practice plays in the professional development and advancement of occupational therapy practice. The article suggests that focusing on evidence-based practice is the best way to promote the profession. The article discusses resources provided by AOTA for OT practitioners to advance their knowledge and gain a greater understanding of current evidence so that they might be better equipped to utilize the best current evidence in practice.

This is an instructional pdf file that discusses clinical reasoning in general terms, why clinical reasoning skills are important for health care personnel, examples and practical applications of clinical reasoning, and critical thinking habits to apply to one's everyday practice.

This article, published by AJOT, is titled Fieldwork Education: Shaping a Foundation for Clinical Reasoning and discusses the idea that students must develop clinical reasoning skills before they are capable of analyzing, critiquing, and providing feedback on their profession. This article certainly is a good read for us as we are developing and cultivating our clinical reasoning skills.

This is a pdf that explains evidence based practice in general terms and how it applies to occupational therapy. This certainly would provide a good basis for us as we are currently applying what we learned in our coursework to our clinical experiences. In today's healthcare market, there truly is a demand for evidence-based practice to justify reimbursement.

This article is titled Special Issue on Productive Aging: Evidence and Opportunities for Occupational Therapy Practitioners. Many of us are currently in the long-term care setting and gaining experience with facilitating productive aging. I feel that this article should provide some insight as to how we, as future occupational therapists, can facilitate productive aging to the greatest degree.

This article provides a review of the basis of clinical reasoning and its application to the occupational therapy process. This certainly is a great article for us to read as we are currently developing clinical reasoning skills as level II occupational therapy fieldwork students.

This is an article, published by AJOT, which is titled Fear of Falling and Its Relationship With Anxiety, Depression, and Activity Engagement Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults. This article is similar to the theme of the Matter of Balance courses that we taught last April and deals with the psychosocial aspects of anxiety and depression as well as the fear of falling.

This article, published by the American Journal of Occupational Therapy is titled Effect of Life Review Writing on Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. This article discusses ways in which occupational therapy practitioners can intervene to assist individuals who are experiencing symptoms of depression. It also discusses how life reviews can be beneficial in reducing depressive symptoms in the older adult population.

This article is titled Teaching Strategies for the Development of Clinical Reasoning. The primary objective of this article was to introduce the topic of clinical reasoning and to provide methods or approaches for OT educators to use to facilitate the attainment of clinical reasoning skills in occupational therapy students.

This article, published by AJOT in 1991, provides the reader with some insight into the basis of clinical reasoning, why clinical reasoning is important in one's profession, and how to apply clinical reasoning in one's professional career and an occupational therapy practitioner. This truly is a great article for us to read as we are currently developing clinical reasoning skills as level II fieldwork students.

This website provides a set of flashcards pertaining to clinical reasoning. This certainly would be a great study tool for us as we begin studying for our NBCOT examination.

This article is titled Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy-Related Interventions for People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. This article may be prevalent to us as we have been seeing many patients with a wide range of conditions. I saw a person with ALS during my level I rotation; I questioned the extent and applicability of our services in helping this individual. I feel that this article may provide some insight into this matter and provide some evidence to support the role of occupational therapy in the treatment of ALS.

This article is unique in that it questions whether evidence-based practice should be the norm of the OT profession. The author examines the basis of evidence-based practice, offers some criticism, and argues that OT practitioners should not simply accept evidence-based practice without further study.

This is an AJOT article, published in 2014, that discusses how OT practitioners should use evidence/research in order to promote the value of the profession of occupational therapy. The article discusses evidence-based practice and how it is emerging to become the norm of all major healthcare professions, including OT.

This brief article/website discusses the principle of social justice and how it applies to the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics. This article was published in 2011 and also discusses the process and rationale adding and maintaining the principle of social justice in the Code of Ethics.