5 Tips for a Successful First Day at a New OT Site
Let’s talk about first day feels. Raise your hand if you can vividly remember how you felt during your first day in a new setting. I’ll be the first to raise mine - I remember those feelings clear as day! Whether you’re a student preparing to start fieldwork or a practitioner starting a new clinical role I think we ALL can relate to those first day jitters! I hesitate to ever say something is normal - but this I’m gonna go ahead and say it is normal - even if you’re excited to be there. It’s hard to know exactly what to expect or how to prepare but if you’re wondering just what you should even DO, keep reading!
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5 Tips for Choosing an OT Clinical Rotation Site
When I started OT school the one thing I was excited (yet terrified) about was our clinical rotations, also called level II fieldwork. There are so many different settings out there and depending on your program, you might actually have the freedom to choose your own site. Of course, this widely depends on your program and their process but if you’re trying to decide where you want to spend your hands-on experience, this is the post for you!
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5 Tips to Starting a Professional IG Account
A few days ago I posted an IG reel about why I chose to start a separate IG account and since then I’ve had some great discussions with many of you - including asking for advice on how to start a professional account! This is actually what initially prompted the reel. I’d had quite a few people reach out asking if they should use their personal account or create a new one and I loved sharing my thoughts but wanted to hear from the community, too.
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4 Tips to Crafting Your OT Elevator Speech
First thing’s first, HAPPY OT MONTH! I can’t believe it’s already April 2021 which means it’s officially time to celebrate the occupational therapy profession all. month. long. There’s a ton of exciting things planned over in the OT-stagram community. Sarah, from Ot.4.lyfe challenged us last week to kick off OT month by sharing our elevator speeches. It got me thinking about the very first semester of OT school when this was our actual assignment. I remember being so nervous thinking how in the world am I supposed to sum up OT in a few seconds? If you’re at the beginning of your OT journey, you might feel the same way so here are four tips to help you as you create your own OT elevator speech:
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5 OT School Expenses to Consider When Budgeting
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post called 4 Things To Do Before Starting OT school. One of the things on the list was *drum roll please* budgeting! Of course. If you know me, you know one of the big areas I talk about is finances and specifically how we can set ourselves up for financial success before, during and after OT school. So if you’re working on your budget, what expenses should you include?
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3 Tips for Working While in OT School
Is working in OT school possible? Should I have a job? If so, what’s the best job to have? Does it need to be OT related. These are questions I’ve gotten many times and even more so after my latest #MoneyMonday chat. Today I’m sharing 3 tips for working while in OT School PLUS a complete list of jobs people have held while in OT school.
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