Before I applied to OT school, I was a therapy aide at a pediatric clinic in Carlsbad. In the course of working with various therapists, one OT told me something that has since stuck with me: When you start having kids of your own, it can make you a better pediatric therapist. As someone who wants [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pregnancy’
Having kids and working with kids
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Occupational Therapy, pediatrician, pregnancy on March 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
EBP: Evidence-Based Pregnancy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged alchol, caffeine, cell phone use, pregnancy, research on February 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve always been a bit of a nerd. I love learning, and I love things that are cheesy and silly. So it should be no surprise to me that, as I’m finishing up my last semester of grad school, I am now relating my pregnancy to things I’m learning in school…in my research methods class. [...]
my new occupation: being pregnant!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Occupation, Occupational Therapy, pregnancy on February 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In OT, we talk about occupations as activities that are personally meaningful to an individual. While it would make sense to say that pregnancy is a time that is rich with meaning, I never really would have thought to label it as an occupation. Until now. Now that I myself am pregnant, I am finding [...]
