Hospice & Palliative Care in Occupational Therapy

 Occupational therapy practitioners improve quality of life in hospice and palliative care by helping people engage in those meaningful occupations, even if it is at their end of life. Karmella Bognot MS, OTR/L shares her experience working with people in a hospice and palliative care setting and how our role as OT practitioners is just as important in this stage of life, as it is when they are younger. Resources: The Role of Occupational Therapy in Palliative and Hospice Care fact sheet Talking About the Unspoken: Death & Dying (course from Occupationaltherapy.com).  The Care for the Dying: A critical historical analysis of occupational therapy in hospice: Open Journal of Occupational Therapy Follow Karmella on Instagram for all things Hospice: @humansofhospice Looking for MORE OT resources and treatment ideas? The Learning Lab Membership is the #1 source that helps you save time and feel more confident in your practice through clinical support, treatment ideas, patient handouts, resources, EBP journal club + more! Join today at SeniorsFlourish.com/LearningLab