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.
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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Occupational therapists play an important role in helping cancer patients cope with their diagnosis and thrive as a cancer survivor. In the U. S. alone, there are an estimated 17 million cancer survivors left with an altered life and questions about how to continue. Including occupational therapy from the start…
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Occupational therapists are uniquely positioned to have a positive impact on a patient’s risk for a fall. Occupational therapists are trained to assess and recommend interventions across physical, environmental, and behavioral domains. OTs are observant and creative, with the skills and clinical experience to recommend smart and safe solutions for…
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Polypharmacy, which is generally defined as taking more than 5 medications, is a growing trend as the world population ages. According to National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief No. 347, August 2019, about 1 in 5 American and Canadian adults took 5 or more prescription medications in the last…
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