• 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

Friendship and Best Buddies International

by Cheryl Hall on February 25th, 2022

Every once in a while, I like to highlight an organization that I think is doing amazing work, this blog is a shout out to Best Buddies International. At the heart of Best Buddies International’s mission is the commitment to help persons living with intellectual or developmental disabilities build friendships….

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The 1,000 Hour Outside™ Challenge

by Cheryl Hall on January 24th, 2022

I generally avoid New Year’s resolutions, but I recently discovered the 1000 Hour Outside™ Challenge and was intrigued! If you haven’t heard of this initiative, the primary purpose is to make sure kids get as much outdoor time as screen time. On the website, www.1000hoursoutside.com, you will find free downloadable…

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Your Next Step: Prepping for NBCOT

by Cheryl Hall on December 25th, 2021

You have been prepping for this moment for the last 4 or 5 years of OT observations, coursework, and fieldwork, yet somehow you feel totally unprepared! Studying and sitting for NBCOT may be one of the most stressful events in your young OT career. Instead of putting your energy towards…

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Bathroom Mobility

by Cheryl Hall on December 19th, 2021

Tough FW Supervisor?

by Cheryl Hall on November 19th, 2021

Who said (or sang) “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”? Every OT has an experience with a supervisor that made them question why they ever chose the OT profession, but a tough supervisor during fieldwork can be especially hard. For me, my first fieldwork included a difficult supervisor. There…

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