Mandy Chamberlain OTR/L: Why Activity Analysis is KEY | resources for OT practitioners

In this episode, I am joined by Mandy who is an occupational therapist with many years of experience in a variety of settings working with older adults. She shares her journey from the days in occupational therapy school to starting out in home health OT as a new grad. She also elaborates on "OT Accelerator" and the "OT Flourish" Podcast which are valuable resources for occupational therapy students and new grad occupational therapists looking for more ideas & insightful perspectives when working with the geriatric population.For any students or current OT practitioners, this episode is for you!Timestamps:(1:39) Discovering occupational therapy | WHY OT(4:35) Mandy reflects on occupational therapy school experience (9:12) Level 2 Fieldwork  Experience(11:26) Your experience transitioning from classroom to fieldwork (18:33) If a current OT student is having a difficult/challenging time during their fieldwork 2 — what might you share with them?(20:05) Entering the field | finally starting as a new grad occupational therapist(25:02) What is a critical access hospital? What is that experience like?(26:45) The advantage of trying different OT settings(30:24) Starting in Home Health as a new grad occupational therapist?(32:47) What is “OT Accelerator” & why did you create it?(37:05) Activity analysis is KEY + documentation + the importance of goals for our clients(42:55) WHY the OT Flourish Podcast?(49:26) Present day: what work are you doing today as an occupational therapist? | Future plans  as an OT?(53:27) One final piece of advice(55:42) *BONUS LIGHTNING ROUND*For more information on Mandy + resources:https://learn.otflourish.com/join/ (OT ACCELERATOR)https://open.spotify.com/show/1kCa4frHNqaDuZ50V88c9J (OT FLOURISH PODCAST)https://www.instagram.com/ot.flourish/ (@ot.flourish)