Occupy Yourself

Bringing the benefits of purposeful occupation to all the land! Nicole is an AOTA Board Certified Pediatric Occupational Therapist with 20 years of experience working (mostly) with children and teens. Val is a Quinnipiac University OT student working on this podcast as her final level II fieldwork. Our vision is to bring understanding of occupational therapy concepts to all the land. Our approach is to connect the dots between everyday personal experiences, and integrate them with the often underutilized OT body of knowledge. Everyone could use an OT friend these days, and we’re here as your virtual OT pals, to promote the beauty of intentional occupation for everyone! Join us with your favorite tasty beverage, and don't forget to occupy yourself with intention! Transcripts available at www.occupyyourselfpod.com

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Occupy Yourself

9. FWPE U L8R 🌶

April 15, 2021 • Season 1 • Episode 9

Season 1 Finale!
This guy gets one pepper because although we talk about occupational therapy the whole time, the theme of transitioning into a new career is relatively universal, and if you are new to occupational therapy, it's a good way to learn about the profession! We make connections between two different specialty areas within the practice of OT, as well as with themes from previous podcast episodes. We also squish some life lessons in there. We begin by discussing how we changed our perspective to use the Fieldwork Performance Assessment (FWPE) to assess Val's performance over these past 12 weeks. Then Val presents the findings of her final project! After this episode, Occupy Yourself will be taking a brief hiatus as Nicole re-gathers all of her spoons, spending the next couple of months learning, reflecting, and lounging her way towards season 2, which will surely be monthlyish, starting in May-Juneish.