• About Me

    Cheryl Hall
    Occupational Therapist
    Maryland, United States

    Welcome to a site devoted to sharing experience, knowledge and resources to make your job of being a great therapist a lot easier.

    I have been an occupational therapist for more than 30 years. I graduated from San Jose State University with degrees in Occupational Therapy, Gerontology, and Early Child Development. My passion is working with adults and children in home health but I have also worked in rehab, sub-acute rehab, hand therapy, transitional living for TBI, and hospital-based outpatient settings.

  • Previous Posts

HOSA: Future Health Professionals

by Cheryl Hall on September 29th, 2025

I was delighted to be asked to provide technical resources for the occupational therapy students in HOSA’s annual Skills Competition for high schoolers!  With 260,000 members and 54 chartered associations, HOSA is a student-led organization providing leadership development, motivation and recognition for students in middle school, high school and college…

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Best of AOTA Annual Conference – Part 3

by Cheryl Hall on August 26th, 2025

This is it – my final blog highlighting some of the great products and services showcased at AOTA Inspire at Philly. This year, I came away with so many products and companies to share with you that I had to space them out.  My first post focused on resources for…

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Guest Blog: Lipedema Foundation

by Cheryl Hall on July 16th, 2025

I hope all my followers find this post informative.  I was not well informed about Lipedema as a clinician so I want to help educate the OT community about the impact we can make for Lipedema patients and connect OTs to the wonderful resources offered by the Lipedema Foundation.  Best…

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Best of AOTA Annual Conference – Part 2

by Cheryl Hall on June 23rd, 2025

AOTA Inspire at Philly included so many great vendors and resources that I am sharing my favorites over a couple of blog posts. What’s this month’s focus: resources for the OT clinician including supports for billing policy, documentation and patient education. Exploring great products is one of my favorite conference…

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Best of AOTA Annual Conference – Part 1

by Cheryl Hall on May 15th, 2025

One of my favorite activities at the annual AOTA conference is to be inspired by all the great products and services showcased in the Exhibition Hall. AOTA Inspire at Philly did not disappoint! In fact, I came away with so many products and companies to share with you that I…

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