OT After Dark

In this episode we talk to Erin Jakubow, OTD, OTR/L.  Erin talks to us about her doctoral capstone experience, where she developed a relationship and sex education program for students with intellectual disabilities. 

Clarification: In this episode the guest states the program she developed was 6 weeks when in actuality it is 16 weeks

In this episode, we talk to Katie Rodriquez Banister and Steve Banister from Access 4 All.  Katie talks about her life with a spinal cord injury, including gaining her femininity back, falling in love, and sex!

In this episode, we talk to Karen McCarthy, OTD, OTR/L about her research related to dating as an occupation.  Please note this episode was recorded in May of 2021, therefore some COVID references are outdated. 

In this episode we talk to Dr Margaret McGrath, a Senior Lecturer at the Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, about her research related to sexual rehabilitation.

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Beth Ann Walker about the development of the Occupational Performance Inventory of Sexuality and Intimacy (OPISI), the FIRST OT assessment of sexuality and intimacy.

In this episode we talk to Devon Wieters, host of Real Talk: All Things Inclusion, a podcast that explores disability and inclusion related topics.

In this episode we talk to Gavin, an occupational therapist and trans man, about his transition. Gavin shares his personal experience of socially, legally, and medically transitioning during graduate school.  We also discuss opportunities for occupational therapy practitioners to support the transgender community.

Trigger warning: suicide

In this episode, we talk with Sue Newsome, a sex and relationship therapist from Relational Spaces.  Sue works with individuals with disabilities to help them achieve their sexual desires and needs. Sue talks about the importance of creating an environment that is supportive of sexual and intimate activities.

In this episode we talk to Bernadette Hattjar, DrOT, Med, OTR/L, CWCE, editor of "Sexuality and Occupational Therapy:  Strategies for Persons with Disabilities".  We talk to Dr. Hattjar about the importance of maintaining closeness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Hattjar also shares specific strategies for addressing sexuality with diagnoses such as arthritis, cardiac conditions, and anxiety.

In this episode we talk to Lindsey Vestel, occupational therapist and owner of The Functional Pelvis, about how dilators and vibrators are used to address issues related to painful sexual intercourse. We also get a crash course in lube!