On today's episode we are joined by Kristie Patten, Stephen Shore, and Kavitha Murthi. We discuss their research and work in contributing to the soon to be published Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Autistic Individuals across the lifespan. They give recommendations on how to improve the OT process when working with Autistic individuals, conduct inclusive and meaningful research, and discuss the limitations of current research and practice perspectives.

Additional Resources:

Anti-ableism and scientific accuracy in autism research

How Health Plans Could Improve the Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data

Unite the spectrum

Two sides of the spectrum podcast

International Society for Autism Research

The Current Procedural Terminology 2024 code, that is effective as of January 1, 2024, includes a new subsection containing three new codes related to caregiver training without the patient present. On today's episode we speak with AOTA's incoming Executive Director Katie Jordan about the changes and implications for billing and coding practices.

The 2024 AOTA Podcast episodes are sponsored by NYU Steinhardt’s top-ranked Department of Occupational Therapy.

On today's episode we are joined by Ganesh Babulal and Sarah Brzeszkiewicz. We discuss their work and research related to integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into OT Practice. They give recommendations on how to use artificial intelligence to enhance occupational therapy services for clients and provide examples and summaries of how AI can be applied to older adults.

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Additional Resources:

AOTA webinar: https://www.aota.org/events/calendar/aota-live-webinar-series-integrating-artificial-intelligence-in-ot-practice

On today's episode we speak with Christine Urish about Mental Health First Aid. Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

The 2024 AOTA Podcast episodes are sponsored by NYU Steinhardt’s top-ranked Department of Occupational Therapy.

Resources:

:National suicide and crisis lifeline: 988

Crisis text line: 741-741

The Trevor Project for LGBTQ phone: 866-488-7386 or text: 678-678

Wellness Recovery Action Plan: www.wellnessrecoveryactionplan.com

To locate a Mental Health First Aid course in your community: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/

Mindspring Mental Health Alliance FREE WEBINARS typically over lunch about a WIDE range of mental health, wellness and wellbeing topics: https://www.mindspringhealth.org/

On today's episode we are joined by assistant professor and director of the Disability and WELLness laboratory at the University of MInnesota, Emily Kringle. We discuss her work on developing the ABLE and duoABLE projects, which are behavioral activation-based interventions aimed to reduce post-stroke sedentary behavior through engagement in meaningful daily activities.

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Additional Resources:

ABLE Intervention:

• https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2019.1623437
• https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.040345

Behavioral Activation:

• https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2010.04.001

Sedentary Behavior:

• https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-017-0525-8

Today we are joined by three founders of the National Black Occupational Therapy Caucus (NBOTC), Dr. Joyce Lane, Ms. Jerry Bentley, and Dr. Lela Llorens, and the current NBOTC President, Dr. Riqiea Kitchens. Also joining us in the interview is Varleisha Lyons, VP of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, Access, and Belonging at AOTA. Our guests reflect on their experiences in occupational therapy and preview the NBOTC 50th anniversary celebration, “An Enduring Legacy,” planned for AOTA INSPIRE 2024.

The 2024 AOTA Podcast episodes are sponsored by NYU Steinhardt’s top-ranked Department of Occupational Therapy.

Resources:

Learn more about NBOTC and get involved here: https://nbotc.wildapricot.org/

On today's episode I speak with Mark Hardison about OT and eating disorders. He details a 2023 intervention research grant for “Assessing the Feasibility of the Restorative Occupational Approaches for Disordered Eating” (ROADE) Program. For more information about Mark's ongoing research contact mhardison@salud.unm.edu 

UCLA MARC Free Guided Meditations: https://www.uclahealth.org/programs/marc/free-guided-meditations

Koru Mindfulness Resources: https://mindfulnessinstituteforemergingadults.com/student-resources/

Book “Full Catastrophe Living” by Jon Kabat-Zinn Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Full-Catastrophe-Living-Revised-Illness/dp/0345536932/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1707507896&sr=8-1

Jon Kabat-Zinn Website: https://jonkabat-zinn.com/

Fadel Zeidan’s Experimental Research on Mechanisms of Mindfulness Attenuating Pain: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2009.07.015

Mark's Scoping Review on Mindfulness in OT from AJOT: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4834757/

Today's episode is sponsored by NYU Steinhardt’s top-ranked Department of Occupational Therapy. We speak with Maribeth Clifton, occupational therapist and professor at University of Nebraska Medical Center. She shares details about her AOTA INSPIRE short course as we discuss stress, trauma, occupational performance, and provide recommendations on how to address mental health and community health as a practitioner. 

Resources

https://developingchild.harvard.edu/

https://www.nctsn.org/

Clifton, M., Boden, L., & Milton, L. E. (2022). Toxic stress in children and youth: Exploring the role of community‐based programming to support health and well‐being in the United States. Children & Society, 36(1), 137-148. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12489