Activities have the power to engage mental health clients in groups where they learn knowledge and skills to cope with the challenges they face. Use these activities to make your groups fun.
Heavy work activities are powerful tools for self-regulation, attention, focus, body awareness, and calming sensory input.
Occupational therapy in Mental Health- Get complete info about Role of OT, Areas of concern, OT assessment, OT intervention, and OT activities in psychiatry
This glossary covers some of the terminology that's used as part of the mental status exam to describe symptoms of mental illness.
In OT, you will likely work with patients affected by decreased memory from cognitive impairment. Read on for these top aids and strategies
Explore the different certifications and specialties available to occupational therapists. And, learn how to complete each OT certification.
This glossary covers some of the terminology that's used as part of the mental status exam to describe symptoms of mental illness.
Everything about emotion regulation in dialectical behaviour therapy.
This wellness wheel describes aspects that should be balanced and integrated for healthy well being of kids and families.
Looking for free cognitive assessments for your adult patient population? Check out these five free assessments with instructions.
This glossary covers some of the terminology that's used as part of the mental status exam to describe symptoms of mental illness.
This resource on working memory includes tips and strategies to improve working memory, as well as working memory activities for kids.
This glossary covers some of the terminology that's used as part of the mental status exam to describe symptoms of mental illness.
Tables, pictures, and graphs that helps with learning about neurotransmitters and hormones that describes their role, functions, also related to disorders.
[Source: Science Daily] Parents should not worry that proposed changes to the medical criteria redefining a diagnosis of autism will leave their children excluded and deemed ineligible for psychiatric and medical care, says a team of researchers led by psychologists at Weill Cornell Medical College. Their new study, published in the October 1 issue of […]
Feeling stuck with functional activity tolerance interventions? We cover activities from low to high level to increase activity tolerance.
Looking for occupational therapy activities using free or household materials? This list of OT activities supports development of OT goals.
This buttoning board was made out of a book stand with holes drilled into it. You can use any strong plastic or wooden surface to make something similar. I pushed elastic hair ties through two holes and then knotted each to attach plastic circles that function as buttons. Some individuals are at a level where they can remove and insert them into an open container or a container with a slot to push into. Some of them have the motor planning skills to attach the fabric pieces and some of them are able to match colors. I love finding ways to combine working on dexterity and using a cognitive skill such as matching that they already they have already mastered and enjoy. Some of my clients really enjoyed the fact that the buttons could be pulled and snap back on the elastic. This gave them a fun sensory experience and because you can pull it away from the board, enabling them to attach several of the fabric pieces. Pulling, pushing and squeezing all provide proprioceptive sensory stimulation to muscles, joints and tendons that can help with body awareness and motor planning. This buttoning board adaptation provides this stimulation as they pull the buttons. You can read about many other types of sensory adaptations in my new book: From Flapping to Function: A Parent's Guide to Autism and Hand Skills.
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Many kids and young adults would benefit academically and socially by improving their executive functioning skills. These skills include: planning, organization, time management, task initation, working memory, metacognition, self-control, sustained attention, flexibility, and perseverance. If you n
This post was originally posted back in 2015 on my blog and has been a popular post since that time. I worked for a decade as a family counselor and elementary school counselor before staying
Five-star moves you can do without any equipment.
11+ nursing health assessment mnemonics & tips to help you through your nursing assessment and physical examinations and data gathering.
Teaching empathy is important. In the simplest of terms, empathy is the ability to notice, understand, and share the emotions of others. It is a critical social skill for all people to have. In many ways, empathy is the social skill that paves the way for all other social skills. It helps us to take
This page is a directory of topics covered in the Insights Into Psychology blog series, plus a collection of validated psychological tests.
Can you define the 7 main kinds of nonverbal communication? Let’s have a chat about how to teach nonverbal communication using strategy and intention.
Hey friends. It’s Thursday and I don’t know about you but I’m ready for the weekend! Sometimes it can be difficult to get all the way through the work week without feeling like I&…
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As an OT, you will likely see patients with a cancer diagnosis. Read on to learn about occupational therapy's role in this setting.
