OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs

#154 OT as Mental Health Providers with Halley Read

For as long as I've been an OT, I've been hearing about occupational therapy's advocacy to be recognized as behavioral health providers. This is frankly a

#153 Rehab Tech Abandonment with Christopher Gaskins

On one hand, it truly feels like we are on track for health technology to transform healthcare as we know it. On the other hand, we have to weigh the reality that many h

#152 OT and Aging in Place with Dawn Heiderscheidt

Healthcare has many challenges right now, but so many of them stem back to one looming global reality: By 2050, the number of people on our planet over age 65 is project

#151 Caregiver Training Codes with Rachel Wiley

Over 53 million people in the U.S. provide unpaid caregiving services. That's a stunning 1 in 6 people. The complex role of caregiving can entail everything from be

#150 Medicare Advocacy for 2027 with Dana Strauss

The 2027 Physician Fee Schedule signals a continued restructuring of clinician payment-redistributing funds towards primary care and behavioral health while providing sig

#149 Neurodiversity Affirming OT for Adults with Samantha Valasek

The latest clinical practice guideline for occupational therapy for autistic people across the lifespan urges us to shift away from deficit models toward neurodiversity-a

#148 Musculoskeletal Treatment Pathways with Chad Cook

As we’ve interviewed expert clinicians on the podcast, clear trends have emerged. These clinicians have two things in common:  They have a pretty set arc to their treatm

#147 OT and Vision in Schools with Jaime Spencer

When you look at the intersection of vision and reading in schools, the gaps are impossible to ignore. Consider the data: Two-thirds of American fourth graders cannot r

#146 Prenatal Therapy with Marissa Ruhl

Only in this past year did it come on my radar that some therapy clinics are offering prenatal therapy. While I can personally relate to the desire to have a therapist gu

#145 What is Therapy & How Do We Measure It? with Megan Cornish

The rapid rise of AI chat presenting as therapists has spurred a reaction to differentiate what AI can do versus the work of a licensed therapist. This is causing many p

#144 Therapy and Value-based Care Models with Dana Strauss

It’s hard to overstate how important it is for OTs and PTs to understand the new value-based care models. But, let’s be honest—they are an overwhelming and confusing alp

#143 Home Health Therapy Documentation with Rohit Shetty

We all know that documentation is a heavy burden for therapists. But home health therapists arguably face one of the heaviest loads, with mandated OASIS reporting layered

#142 The Vagus Nerve and Stroke with Sarah Blair

It feels like in every practice area, the importance of the vagus nerve is being talked about. But nowhere is it being researched as much as vagal nerve stimulation post

#141 Therapy Credentialing and Billing 101 with Kara Welke

In talking to therapy start-ups this year, I've heard a common stumbling block: Credentialing. And, honestly, I was shocked when I dug into the space. It feels like

#140 Suicide Prevention for OT, PT and SLP with Christine Weible-Cruz

In the United States, approximately 49,000 people die by suicide each year. And, unfortunately, the rate of suicide has increased substantially since 2000, up about 30%. 

#139 Healthcare, Therapy, and the Senate with Dan Osborn

Fixing healthcare is simple: More people need preventative, conservative care earlier. But getting to this fix is a massively complex web of structural policy choices. T

#138 SEO for Therapists with Saroosh Khan

SEO has long been the absolute best way to maintain a consistent therapy client caseload for outpatient therapists. But, for therapists in all settings really, understand

#137 OT in Primary Care with Ashley Halle

For years, "Occupational Therapy in Primary Care" has felt like a professional aspiration-a "gold standard" we discussed in classrooms but rarely saw in job postings. Tod

#136 Osteoarthritis of the Thumb with Preston Lockwood

Thumb osteoarthritis is a common condition in older adults. By age 50, the prevalence is about 8% in men and 25% in women-and it increases with age, with meta-analysis da

#135 The Ethics of AI as Therapists with Megan Cornish

The landscape of healthcare has been changed forever with the introduction of AI. Already, 1 in 3 adults are turning to chatbots to ask health related questions. For you