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OT Corner: Mandating Doctoral Education for Entry Level Occupational Therapy Practice

June 25, 2014

27 June 2014, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: The ABC Therapeutics Blog] The American Occupational Therapy Association Board of Directors has issued a position statement that future occupational therapists will need to be doctorally prepared for entry-level practice by 2025. They have arrived at this recommendation after undergoing an insular process…...

Free App of the Week: Chain of Thought

June 25, 2014

27 June 2014, App, Newsletter, SLP

Editor’s Note: Here is a great game for your High School speech and language clients! [Source: Bridging Apps] Chain of Thought is a game of word association for teens and adults. The app has three levels of play Easy, Medium and Difficult.…...

June 24, 2014

27 June 2014, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: We just found this fantastic blog. Check out “And Next Comes L”! [Source: And Next Comes L] My boys like to make noise and banging on drums is just one way that they do it. We have explored tempo using drums, played…...

June 24, 2014

27 June 2014, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] The presence of lactic acid bacteria in intestinal flora is important for the healthy development of the immune system in children’s early years. Now, a Danish study that tracked over 300 children in their first 3 years of…...

June 24, 2014

27 June 2014, Newsletter

[Source: Mama OT] (Image Courtesy of Precious Little One, http://preciouslittleone.com) I am so excited to have pediatric physical therapist Chanda Jothen here today! Chanda has a passion for empowering parents to promote their babies’ physical development. She has some great information to share about…...

June 23, 2014

27 June 2014, ADHD, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, Proprioreception, Vestibular

[Source: Special Ed Post] Two recent studies in Pediatrics have shown that ADHD is comorbid with language and anxiety disorders. And prior research has indicated that ADHD, dyslexia or LD and Autism overlap with each other as well as additional impairments involving mood, balance…...

June 23, 2014

27 June 2014, Artilcle, Newsletter, SLP

by Erik X. Raj – MS, CCC-SLP I’m one of the luckiest speech-language pathologists out there because I have some of the best colleagues. These clinicians, who I very affectionately call my friends, posses marvelous qualities that make them stand out amongst…...

June 23, 2014

27 June 2014, Article, Dyslexia, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: PBS News Hour] Alec Falconer knew for years that he had a problem with words and letters. The young man who is now in 9th grade struggled in school for nearly a decade before his learning difficulty was diagnosed as dyslexia.…...

June 23, 2014

27 June 2014, Handwriting, OT, Prewriting, Tip or Resource

Here are three simple activities using craft sticks to help learn horizontal, vertical and diagonal pre-writing strokes. Using the craft sticks makes the child associate linear objects with lines and provides a more kinesthetic approach versus just drawing lines. Find out more…...

June 20, 2014

20 June 2014, Career Guide, Newsletter

Question: “I am a recent graduate with my Masters in Occupational Therapy. One of our professors recommended that we keep our resume/CV to one page. In my case though, I worked for 3 years as a Behavioral Interventionist with children…...