Ever incorporated llamas into your occupational therapy sessions before?

 Our guest today, Mona Sams, OTR/L, has llamas, as well as a host of other animals that she incorporates into her OT practice.  In the interview, Mona shares how she first got interested integrating animals in her OT sessions and why llamas are so effective in therapy.  She highlights how she not only has her clients work with the llamas directing them through obstacle courses, but that she also has them do crafts with their hair fibers, thus addressing so many different skills across the board.  

Be prepared, Mona recounts a few stories about her clients and animals that are sure to melt your heart.

Bunnies and Ducks  and Llamas, Oh My! with Mona Sams

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Want to know what I would tell a student who has just finished fieldwork? Today I’m sharing 5 things that I would tell my fieldwork student who just finished their placement with my private practice.  I only wished that I had heard this as a student or a new grad just entering the field of occupational therapy. If you’re a student, listen up. If you’re a practitioner who takes students, listen up too!

What I Would Tell My Fieldwork Student Who Just Finished

Do you engage in negative self talk? Guess what, I do and I feel like I’ve gotten pretty negative with the negative self talk. And to be honest with you I was just called out for it and I have been thinking about it ever since. And of course I’ve found lots of occupational ties and insights with all this thinking about self talk.

Talking About Self-Talk

If you had to do it all over again, what occupational therapy specialty would you choose and why? Wanna know my answer, just listen to today’s episode.

Would You Change Your OT Speciality?

Are you an occupational therapy practitioner or student who dreams of maybe one day starting an OT business? Maybe you have a million and one ideas of what you want to do and don’t know how to narrow it down or maybe you want to start a business but don’t even know the first step in order to make that dream a reality. Today I’m sharing something super special for anyone that is considering OT entrepreneurship.

Want to Be an OT Entrepreneur?

Have you ever used mindfulness in your occupational therapy sessions? Today on the show Michelle Amussen joins us to dig into the wonderful practice of mindfulness and how it can be used in occupational therapy.

Bunnies and Ducks and Llamas, Oh My! with Mona Sams

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