Aspire OT Blog: OTs and OTAs sharing their stories to inspire others.

10 Reasons to Love Acute Care

Curious about acute care? Find out what an OTA loves about the acute care setting.

We Are Better Together

An occupational therapist shares why she thinks having an OT community is important to succeed.

Emotional Intelligence Skills for OT Practitioners

Learn the benefits of understanding emotional intelligence in your daily OT practice!

Messy Handwriting: Fix It or Forget It?

How do you handle when a teacher is hesitant to address "messy" handwriting? Learn from an OT with 24 years of experience!

What is Occupational Therapy? Please, Please Ask Me!

An occupational therapist explains how she no longer dreads answering the question; "what is OT?"

Mental Health Tools are Important for OT practitioners too

Niccole Rowe, BA, COTA/L shares how a treatment technique she learned in an Aspire OT course was directly applicable to her daily life.

Still Only Scratching the Surface: My First San Diego Pain Summit Experienced Through an OT Practitioner Lens

Guest blogger Megan O. Doyle offers her thoughts and experience after a conference focused on pain management.

Is Toileting Really Speech Therapy? An OT Call to Action

An occupational therapist provides her perspective on a recent social media discussion on the practice of speech therapy completing toileting with clients.

A Valuable OT Tool for Addressing Mental Health | OT Blog

Occupational therapist, Stephen Nawotniak shares a valuable tool he created to address mental health in his own life as well as in his occupational therapy practice.

Using the OTPF 4 In Everyday OT Practice

Kimberly Breeden, occupational therapist discusses how she uses the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process 4th edition in her OT practice

Why Being A Woman OT Practitioner and Entrepreneur is Significant

Occupational therapist and Founding Partner, Kimberly Breeden discusses the significance of being a woman entrepreneur and OT practitioner.

Are Pegs Really Occupational Therapy?

Kimberly Breeden shares her 28 year journey as on occupational therapy assistant and occupational therapist her transition from non-purposeful activities to occupation-based practice.

4 Ways Your Biases are Harming Your Black Clients and What You Can Do About It

Learn how your own biases are impacting the care you provide as an OT or OTA!

Addressing the I'm sorry

How do address when a client says, "I'm sorry"? Niccole Rowe shares an experience that she had during her OT practice.

Where are the OTs and OTAs in Pain Management?

Kimberly Breeden discusses her concerns regarding occupational therapy lacking recognition in pain management forums.

An OTA's Perspective on Contributing to an AOTA Position Statement

The American Occupational Therapy Association has published the official statement, "Occupational Therapy's Role in Pain Management". Co-authors, Niccole Rowe reflects on the value of having an OTA contribute to the statement.

New Position Statement on Occupational Therapy's Role in Pain Management

The American Occupational Therapy Association has published the official statement, "Occupational Therapy's Role in Pain Management". Co-authors, Niccole Rowe and Kimberly Breeden discuss the significance of the document.

Distinguishing Occupational Therapy's Role in Transfer Training: Addressing Duplication of Services

Occupational Therapist, Kimberly Breeden, discusses how she feels OT's role in ADL transfers is different than physical therapy's role. She shares how she works to avoid the misperception of duplication of services with PT.

How Everyday Practitioners Can Promote Occupational Therapy’s Distinct Value

Kim Breeden, occupational therapist, shares how she and Niccole Rowe, occupational therapy assistant promote the unique contributions of occupational therapy services in their everyday practice.

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