I've had many clients that I have had to increase their self confidence and sometimes self worth.  Sometimes we as OT's have to teach self acceptance prior to a client dealing with society. This young lady, in my opinion, has mastered confidence. Check her out!

Many community-dwelling adults do not adhere to their medication regimen, which results in high rates of emergency department visits and subsequent hospital admissions. Occupational therapists,
as members of the home health care team, provide medication management in the occupational therapy scope of practice. There is sparse information in the literature regarding occupational therapists’ involvement in medication management in home health care practice.

A young boy faces a daily battle with a rare condition which causes him to severely injure himself. This is great for OT discussion.  What approack would you take? How would you work with this family? Hmmmmm.......let's see.

If your child has recently been diagnosed with an
autism spectrum disorder, you have come to the right place. A Parent’s Guide to Autism was developed as part of Autism Speaks’ series of Family Support Tool Kits to support you and promote a positive future for your child and family during an often challenging time.
You are not alone if your child has recently been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, you have come to the right
place. 

This case study aimed to identify and describe meaningful physical occupations used by a cancer survivor to increase or maintain levels of participation during active chemotherapy and subsequent cancer related fatigue.

Most racial/ethnic minority groups overall have similar—or in some cases, fewer—mental disorders than whites. However, the consequences of mental illness in minorities may be long lasting. Learn more here!!

Even under the best of circumstances, it can be
hard to tell the difference between challenging
behaviors and emotions that are consistent with
typical child development and those that are cause for concern. It is important to remember that many disorders like anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and depression, do occur during childhood.

This guide was developed to help early intervention therapists working with children to provide therapy groups. It is intended to be a source of ideas and suggestions based on our experience working with children and providing small group intervention in a community setting. Leading a group involves organizing, planning, facilitating, evaluating and documenting the group sessions. This guide is not intended to describe a right or wrong way to implement group intervention but rather to provide a basis for your journey in learning a dynamic process.

The objective of this study was to develop and validate a clinical reasoning tool to describe an occupational therapist’s clinical reasoning process while delivering home modification interventions.

This self-rehabilitation booklet is designed to support exercises aimed at people with deficits after having undergone a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Upon returning home, rehabilitation is often reduced or even abandoned compared to the period of hospital admission. However, it is recognised that continuing to do the prescribed exercises has beneficial effects on functional capabilities and the possible associated motor recovery. There is therefore a real interest in continuing intensive rehabilitation at home together with liberal physiotherapy to maintain skills, facilitate
improvements and avoid complications.