On today's episode, we speak with Maggie Deforge, an OT practitioner and chair of the group Occupational Therapy for Native Americans. She shares lived experiences, insights, and recommendations to address Native issues and to encourage culturally safe practices across settings.

Additional Resources:

ot4natives.org

OT MDI Network

Today we are joined by Dr. Denise Donica and Dr. Jana Cason to discuss occupational therapy and handwriting telehealth interventions. They draw on their own experience as school-based practitioners and OT educators to help OT professionals to understand and implement best practices for handwriting telehealth service delivery.

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Additional Resources:

AOTA

Western Psychological Services

Pearson

Beery VMI

Telehealth Share Youtube

Adam the OT

Handwriting Without Tears

Size Matters

Loops and Other Groups

Pilot Study

Expanding Telehealth

On today's episode, we speak with AOTA Director of Quality Jamar Haggans and AOTA Senior Legislative Representative Andy Bopp. We discuss the Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act (Bill H.R.7148) and occupational therapy's role and impact within Medicare home health. Jamar and Andy share insights into their efforts to support OT quality and advocacy and provide recommendations for how practitioners can get involved and optimize their care.

The 2024 AOTA Podcast episodes are sponsored by NYU Steinhardt’s top-ranked Department of Occupational Therapy.

Additional Resources:

Take Action Page

AOTA Fact Sheet

Home Health Evaluation Checklist

Home Health Micro Credential