EPISODE 019 | Being Creative with Leadership + Technology in Physical Medicine with Debra Battistella

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Debra Battistella, an occupational therapist and founder of Creative Concepts in Occupational Therapy PLLC. She’s a seasoned therapist with 20 years of experience working in physical and rehab medicine as a COTA and OTR, she also teaches and coordinates fieldwork in an OTA program. In more recent months, Debra has launched an online mirror therapy program to help rehab medicine OTs save time and improve patient outcomes. She’s also now a podcaster, co-hosting a show called The Noggins and Neurons Podcast, as she continues to find creative ways to BE in our profession!In this episode we talk about: Debra's love for learning and teachingInnovative ways of doing fieldwork in response to some gaps created by the pandemicDebra's fascination in technology and her idea of developing an ADL video libraryHow occupational therapy is thriving in the online spaceOTs that are redefining how they show up in the worldThe importance of having clear leadershipHow Imposter Syndrome affected Debra and her sense of belonging as an OTThe significance of creativity in occupational therapyWhat inspired Debra’s mirror therapy programLinks:Find out more about Debra and her work on her website www.creativeconceptsot.comHere is the link to her Mirror Therapy Program Debra also recently started her own podcast, you can listen here: The Noggins and Neurons PodcastIf this episode inspired you in some way or if you resonated with anything we said, we'd love to know! And we'd love to share it with our community! Simply take a screenshot of you listening on your device and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag us @otsgonerogue.We would also love your support in the form of a review, go to Apple Podcasts and let us know what you think!