Hello!  I trust that all is well with you and yours and that you are beginning to accept that Fall is upon us - fallen upon us???  I'm not complaining, really.  If there wasn't a fall and winter, what would I do with all those warm clothes?  In any case, the colder weather provides even more time to spend reading. Just ...

           News from some of the town hall meetings that have been happening around the country reminds me of the Vietnam War protests of the late 60's. Large organized groups of people protesting issues with proposed government actions. There were protesters carrying signs with defaced pictures of ...

Something I've noticed in my travels is that OTs outside of hospital or SNF settings rarely wear gloves when treating.  Perhaps this is because there is a much slimmer chance of exposure to things that necessitate gloves.  However, I'm coming face to face with the reality that I actually really want to wear gloves sometimes when others ...

 Perhaps I'm still stuck on the medical model, but am I the only one who finds it jarring to treat a client without full knowledge of what causes them to need treatment?  I'm finding that in the school system, the occupational therapist isn't always provided with a full history of the child they are treating.  I know that this is ...