Megan Carpenter, who teaches Occupational Therapy at UAB, uses the Hub for her third-grade daughters when she has to work on campus. They have a family member who is considered high risk for COVID-19. She says the HUB made it possible for her to choose remote learning as...
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Attention has to be paid to feasibility aspects such as recruitment of participants and cooperation between medical professionals, occupational physicians, and vocational rehabilitation experts. Medical specialists and nursing specialists should pay more attention to work. Although many studies claim ...
people living with this condition often feel misunderstood and stigmatized by healthcare professionals and those around them [23,24,25]. Their participation in work and social activities can also be greatly affected by their pain [26], and they often end up feeling socially...
This course has given me insight into how I can recognise the signs, both in and out of the therapy room,… of the indications of burnout. I have learned some practical tips to use at work and in my home life to reduce stress to enable me to be more balanced and compassionate to my...
that leads to an occupation not at risk from AI. Even better is to study topics that can help you leverage AI. It feels like a liberal arts degree may be more at risk than a STEM degree. Although, people with liberal arts degrees may have more flexibility with their occupational choi...
Physical therapy can help with specific problems caused by CIPA, especially with the joints. It may be helpful to use a wheelchair if joints deteriorate. A person with congenital insensitivity to pain might need occupational therapy to learn different ways to sit and perform other physical tasks ...
Parenting children with challenging behaviours isn't always easy, but there are simple and compassionate strategies that can help. In my two decades of supporting families as a pediatric occupational therapist, I have seen that there are underlying reasons behind every child's behaviour, and understa...
New experiences: To be effective, therapy needs to take root outside the therapy room. Small tasks, carefully introduced can help re-establish a sense of competence and confidence. They need all this (and more) embedded in a setting of calm understanding from a practitioner who knows that the...
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