What are occupations? They are key areas that Occupational Therapists address and what gives the profession its distinct value. Occupations are all of the activities of daily living a person engages in. It include a person’s work or career and all areas of a person’s life that ‘occupy’ their time, such as playing, engaging in meaningful…
Learn about Reflexology Health Benefits on 4/9/16
Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L will be interviewed on the health benefits of Reflexology by the very cool and spunky “Aging But Dangerous” community on Saturday, 4/9/16 at 9:30 a.m. CT on KLBB 1220 AM – you can stream it online anywhere for free! If you will not be able to listen to the live broadcast you can…
Members Share What they Love about Holistic OT
Thank you, Holistic OTs, for sharing what you love and are grateful for about the Holistic OT Community! “For many years I felt quite alone in my pursuit of how to integrate holistic approaches, what are commonly referred to as Complementary/Alternative Medicine, into OT practice, because I could not find advocacy from my state or…
Fall Holistic Education 2015
We have many Holistic Continuing Education Courses for You! Expand your Holistic Tool Kit. Professional Development. Self Care. Massage Therapy Intro – Sept. 11 or Oct. 18 Holistic Healing Certificate Program – Begins Sept. 19 Power of the Mind in Healing: How Meditation, Relaxation, Spirituality & Intuition Can Enhance Health & Healing – Sept. 19 Reflexology Intro – Sept….
Why see a Holistic OT?
There are many health care practitioners to choose from for your health care needs. So, why see a Holistic OT? What are the benefits? First, Occupational Therapists help people thrive and function to their highest potential in all areas of their lives – work, play, and leisure. The word occupational comes from occupy – and…
Holistic Occupational Therapy Can Heal the Profession
By Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L Originally published in ADVANCE Magazine for Occupational Therapy Practitioners on November 26, 2014 It has been three years since I began actively championing holistic approaches — what are commonly referred to as complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) — into OT practice. In that time frame I have spoken with hundreds of OTs from…
Holistic Occupational Therapy: An Emerging Trend
*This article was originally published in ADVANCE Magazine for Occupational Therapy Practitioners September 11, 2102 by Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L and Mandy Lubas, OTR/L Holistic occupational therapy combines mind-body-spirit therapies with the best of occupational therapy practices to provide health, wellness and disease prevention services. We propose that it is a new and growing specialty as…