Living Life To Its Fullest Podcasts
AOTA is pleased to announce a new podcast series that features occupational therapists and their perspectives on consumer health topics. Helping people of all ages live life to its fullest—the goal of occupational therapy—is the fundamental purpose of this monthly series.
Each 15-minute podcast will address a different way in which occupational therapy helps people prevent—or live better after—illness, injury, or some form of disability.
Occupational therapy practitioners: We encourage you to download the audio files and share them with your current and potential clients. Additionally, visit OT Connections after each episode to continue the discussion.
Subscribe to our Podcasts and get them as soon as they are available on iTunes, then listen to them there or on your ipod or iphone.
Current Podcast
Episode 13: Breast Cancer Intervention and the Role of Occupational Therapy (October 2009)
Episode 12: Make Your Home Fit You (September 2009)
Karen C. Smith, OT/L, practice associate at AOTA, and Dr. Debra Lindstrom-Hazel, an occupational therapist and professor in the Occupational Therapy Department at Western Michigan University, discuss AARP’s Home Fit Guide and the role occupational therapy plays in aiding healthy aging.
Episode 11: Backpack and General School Ergonomics (August 2009)
Former AOTA president and board-certified professional ergonomist Karen Jacobs, EdD, OTR/L, CPE, FAOTA, and Boston University occupational therapy student Miranda Hellman provide tips for selecting, packing and carrying a backpack, as well as other back-to-school health issues.
Episode 10: Community Mobility for Seniors (July 2009)
Elin Schold Davis, AOTA's Older Driver Initiative coordinator, and Jennifer Womack, clinical associate professor in the Division of Occupational Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discuss community mobility tips and techniques for the summer months.
Episode 9: Home Safety (June 2009)
Tori Goldhammer, founder of Living At Home Consultations, and Carla Chase, an assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Western Michigan University discuss occupational therapy's role in home safety and home modifications.
Episode 8: Arthritis (May 2009)
Naomi Gilbert, an occupational therapist in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan, and Carole Dodge, an occupational therapy supervisor and certified hand therapist at the University of Michigan discuss arthritis.
Episode 7: Autism (April 2009)
Ellen Harrington-Kane, OT, MS, HSM, assistant vice president of autism and medical rehabilitation at Easter Seals, and Janie Scott, MA, OT/L, FAOTA, an occupational therapy and aging-in-place consultant and lecturer at Towson University, discuss the role of occupational therapy in autism intervention.
Episode 6: Brain Injury (March 2009)
Dr. Gordon Giles, a professor of occupational therapy at Samuel Merritt University, and Shawn Phipps, president of the Occupational Therapy Association of California, discuss brain injury prevention, symptoms and the role occupational therapy practitioners play in recovery.
Episode 5: Low Vision (February 2009)
Mary Warren, an occupational therapist and Director of the Graduate Certificate in Low Vision Rehabilitation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Linda Goodwin, an occupational therapist and an instructor in the Graduate Certificate program, define and discuss low vision.
Episode 4: Fall Prevention (January 2009)
Liz Peterson, clinical associate professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Lynn Beattie, vice president of injury prevention at the National Council on Aging, discuss falls prevention.