On this episode we talk with occupational therapist Liz Graczyk, OTD, OTR/L about her use of self-management interventions for chronic pain. Occupational therapy practitioners are increasingly using self-management approaches and Liz's project is a great example.

On this episode we talk with Mark Pedziwiatr OTR/L, ATP and Navzer Engineer, MD, PhD about Vivistim - Vagus nerve stimulation for clients with chronic hemiplegia after a stroke. Rarely in OT do we have interventions that have been so rigorously evaluated so this is an exciting opportunity to dive into the evidence.

On this episode we'll be talking to Danielle Costanzo, MS, OTR/L about OT's role in adolescent mental health in the school system. Danielle co-authored a recent article about her program in OT Practice and is an adjunct faculty member at Moravian University.

On this episode we talk with occupational therapists Lindsay Davis, OTR/L and Megan McKim, MOT, OTR/L about their use of the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) Approach with youth with mental and behavioral health challenges.

On this episode we talk to Dr. Lara Barros about her evidence-based clinical practice guideline, (CO-OP) Principles for Participation (P4P). Her guideline utilizes intervention principles from the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance Approach to frame school-based occupational therapy practice.

On this episode we talk with Ana Paula Mehhia-Ramos, OTD, OTR/L and Michelle Marchetti, OTD, OTR/L about their capstone projects exploring how to support fieldwork students in challenging situations.

On this episode we talk to occupational therapist Lindsey Vestal about her work in pelvic floor therapy. Lindsey is the founder of the Functional Pelvis, her goal is to empower women and men to listen to the wisdom of their own bodies — without resorting to invasive surgeries or prescription drugs — so they can heal and get back to enjoying life again.

On this episode we are talking with Dr. Meena Harper and returning guest Dr. Maud Makoni about Meena's capstone project, "Neurodynamic Testing and Neural Mobilization Intervention in Occupational Therapy".

On this episode Sheela Ivlev, MS, OTR/L, CIMHP discusses OT's role in mental health and how racism impacts mental health.

On this bonus episode we have some light hearted fun with four brave OT spouses. OTPs love talking about OT and therefore their spouses get to know a lot about the profession. So we thought it would be fun to find out just how much they know!