O ccupational Therapy Toolkit ™
Patient Handouts and Treatment Guides
for
Adults
Physical Disabilities, Chronic Conditions, and Geriatrics
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.
Patient education is one of my passions, so I absolutely love the Choosing Wisely ® initiative by the ABIM Foundation which promotes informed conversations between patients and their health care providers. The Foundation’s goal is to help patients choose their care wisely and ensure that all care is: Supported by…
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“The happiness of being busy.” There’s no direct English translation, but I love this interpretation of Ikigai. Ikigai (pronounced Ick-ee-guy) is a Japanese concept that focuses on finding your purpose in life or your reason for getting up in the morning. As an OT, doesn’t this resonant with you? To…
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I’d like to add “curiosity” to the list of qualities that supports outstanding occupational therapy. I have, since childhood, been profoundly curious – especially about people. I think this quality helped me provide better occupational therapy to my patients and better support to their caregivers. So I was curious…can you…
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