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OT Month—My Journey as an Accidental Advocate
This week, in honor of Occupational Therapy Month, I'm sharing my journey as an OT advocate. When I decided to be a school OT, I didn't realize that I literally had NO chance of advancing past being a school OT. After the shock of the realization wore off, I tried to...
How to Teach Proper Crayon Grasp
As your child begins to learn how to write and draw, it’s crucial to teach them how to hold a crayon and get a solid “pencil grip.”
OT Month—What is Educational Credentialing?
The USA School-based OTs and PTs Looking for Change Coalition is group of passionate school OTps and PTs that are advocating for educational credentialing—this means that we want to be considered "teachers" just like social workers, psychologists, school counselors,...
BOT-2
The BOT-2 is a unique evaluation tool because it actually includes motor and manipulation tasks. It's a must-have for every school district and clinic, but too expensive for therapists to purchase on their own. It can be difficult to explain standardized test scores...
OT Month—How Can YOU Help Advocate for OTps and PTs?
"Nothing changes if nothing changes." (Donna Barnes, author of Giving Up Junk-Food Relationships) If you and I want things to improve for OTps and PTs in the school setting, doing nothing is not an option we have. It's OK to say it when something is unfair. ...
The DVPT-3 — Occupational Therapy Evaluation Tool
The DVPT-3 is my go-to eval tool. I like that it assesses both visual motor and visual perceptual skills. It's easy to use and easy to score.The DVPT-3 is a great eval tool for elementary school kids. There are 5 subtests, which result in three composite scores...