In today's episode we have Clarice Grote, MS, OTR/L who is the founder of Amplify OT.  In addition, she is the policy and Advocacy coordinator of AOTA's special interest section and the director of practice for the Missouri Occupational Therapy Association. 

We discuss the best ways to advocate for the Occupational Therapy profession, reimbursement models, documentation skills, Clarice's AOTA fieldwork experience, and much more! Tune into the episode to hear all the details! 

Here are resources that Clarice recommends:

1- AOTA advocacy tabs- they are where you can find the federal, state, and regulatory teams news and updates. 

2- CommunOT-  You can subscribe to the different special interests sections to get an idea as to what people are currently talking about in the OT profession. Clarice says she usually skims through it to see what catches her attention to read up on. 

You can get in contact with Clarice through: 

1- Facebook and Twitter @amplifyot 

2- Instagram- @amplify_ot 

3- [email protected]

In today's episode, we have Lindsey Vestal OTR/L founder of the functional pelvis in New York. She follows a model of concierge practice. Lindsey gives insights on the role of pelvic health through a lens of an occupational therapist. We chat about the challenges of chronic pelvic pain and the qualities of a pelvic floor. Lindsey’s main goal is to encourage other OT’s into pelvic health by considering the person as a whole instead of a dysfunction.

Check out Lindsey Website:http://functionalpelvis.com/

Follow Lindsey: @functionalpelvis 

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In this episode we have Cheryl Crow, OTR/L share her diagnosis of living with Rheumatoid Arthritis. She founded Arthritis life that inspires, educates, and interviews specialists on how to cope while living with a chronic illness. Cheryl served as an adjunct faculty member at the Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Cheryl highlights the stigmas of RA, dealing with anxiety and student insights.

To connect with Cheryl 

In today’s episode, we have a Jennifer Martinez OTR/L a pediatric occupational therapist. Jennifer discussed a range of diagnoses to expect in a pediatric setting. Jennifer provides some insight into constraint-induced movement therapy as the only occupational therapist in her unit. We cover finances, purposes and study resources for students.

In today's episode we have a non-traditional student Physical Therapist. Andrew's niche interest is in men's pelvic and mental health for veterans. We discuss his journey into deciding on physical therapy, ways that he leverages as a student to combat debt, his unique day to day lifestyle and mindset, and much more! Tune in to hear all of Andrew's Insights and advice! 

Give him a follow on insta @stoicphysiotherapy.spt

You can also find more of his content through his websites listed below! 

1-  www.andrewgillihan.com

2- www.stoicphysiotherapy.com

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In this episode, we have Andy Tseng is a Pilates Instructor and licensed occupational and physical therapist with a dual degree from the University of Saint Augustine. Andy shares his journey by coming to the US as an exchange student and looking for his passion.  Andy started a certification which led him to use Pilates under the scope of OT. Andy dives into his business ventures as the PT Doodler which is content creation for other therapists. Tune in to hear the full episode! You don't want to miss this one!

To reach out to Andy, you can find him on IG @pt_doodler 

His website: https://www.ptdoodler.com/#/

To reach out to us, you can go to our IG @themodernot_podcast

Your Hosts: Sarieni and Laura

In today's episode we chat with Sara who is a student occupational therapist assistant (SOTA) and Sarieni’ s classmate. We discuss Sara’s journey into occupational therapy, adapting to the demands of school, and raising  two young children. Tune in to hear the full episode! 

Want to learn more about Occupational Therapy in the military? Well this is the right episode for you! Willie is an experienced outpatient OT in the air force who is working towards being a Certified Hand Therapist (CHT). We discuss his daily schedule at work, how he found got into OT services in the military, and much more! Tune in to hear the rest! It's worth the time! 

As usual, if you guys want to reach out to Willie, you can email him at [email protected] 

In today's episode we have Haley who is in charge of the insta platform @thatnerdyneuroot.  She is passionate about the niche of neuro OT and discusses her story about how she fell in love with it. We also discuss her work/ life balance as a graduate assistant, and much more! Tune in to hear the full episode! You don't want to miss this one! 

As always, if you have any questions about the diverse field of neuro OT definitely reach out to Haley and give her a follow! She is doing great things on her page! Check it out @thatnerdyneuroot