The Sensory Integration (SI) frame of reference focuses on how the interaction between the sensory systems including auditory, vestibular, proprioceptive, tactile, and visual systems, provides integrated information that contributes to a child's learning and adaptive behaviors. Learn more hear!!

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The field of cognitive rehabilitation, traditionally shared by occupational therapy, neuropsychology, and speech-language
pathology has grown from a specialty discipline that used assessments and interventions based on hearsay and anecdotal evidence to a field with a substantial number of standardized assessments and an increasing number of interventions grounded in well-executed outcome studies. 

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Background: Not all people with severe mental illness who attend Individual Placement and
Support (IPS) gain and keep their jobs or work full time. Research has indicated a relationship
between social disabilities and work performance in this group, and that support provided is
often directed towards the social work environment. However, relationships between social
skills performed in an authentic work setting and vocational outcomes have not been
explored.
Objectives: To explore relationships between social communication and interaction skills and
vocational outcomes among IPS-service users in a Swedish context.

When it comes to your clients, what do you consider "good mental health"? Is mental health dependent on culture, race, sex, etc.?  Let's ;earn more and find out.

Here is agreat potential case study.  What would you advice this client to do? Any intervention needed? Would you do any family education?  Let's see your thoughts.

How do we identify when a student is experiencing impaired visual figure ground deficts?  Here are some great p[ointers to help you identify!!

You always want to know and fully understand your client when it comes to feeding and swallowing.  It is an integral part of what you do and having this knowledge makes you a really good team player with speech pathologists. 

What do you expect to see from patient recovering from a TBI? Check this out and see if you are right.

5 quick questions to ask if you suspect visual figure ground difficulties