Author Articles
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Best Practices for Occupational Therapists: Dementia Assessment and Staging
Dementia is a major neurocognitive disorder (NCD) that affects millions of people in the United States (American Psychiatric…
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Introduction to Dementia for Rehab Professionals
Dementia is a neurocognitive disorder (NCD) that affects millions of people in the United States (American Psychiatric Association…
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Occupational Therapy for Stroke Patients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that every 40 seconds, a person in the United States…
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Communication Problems After Stroke: How Occupational Therapy Can Help
Strokes, or cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), are caused by a disturbance of oxygen and blood flow to the brain.…
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Ethical Decision Making in Occupational Therapy
Ethics, or the study of standards of conduct and moral judgment, is part of the branch of philosophy…
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Aging in Place
The United States Census Bureau reports that Baby Boomers (which generally refers to people born between years 1946-1964)…
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Low Vision Rehabilitation for Occupational Therapists
The World Health Organization estimates that there are 2.2 billion people around the globe that live with visual…
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Stroke Symptoms for Occupational Therapists
A stroke, also called a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is the fifth leading cause of death and disability in…
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Dementia and the Occupational Therapist
Dementia is a neurocognitive disorder (NCD) that affects millions of people in the United States (American Psychiatric Association…
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The Role of OTs in End-of-Life Care
Occupational therapy practitioners are trained to evaluate and provide interventions to patients across their lifespan. They practice in…