OPPORTUNITIES AND GUIDANCE
Barbie is 64 and I am 68. It is fair to say we grew up together, and my ties to Barbie run deep. I was born into a “toy” family. My grandfather pushed a Pushcart full of toys in the Bronx, and my father went on to own a toy wholesale company. As a kid, …
What does Barbie Have to Do with the Therapy World? In My Case, A lot! Read More »
Reprinted from Flagerlive.com June 25 2023 Written by Leanne Depa It saddens us when things in our schools don’t always go right or as planned. Our family is filled with concern for Ms. Joan Naydich, and we continue to pray for her swift recovery. Our whole family was horrified by what she endured. Nobody deserves …
Brendan Depa’s Mother (Occupational Therapist Leanne Depa) Tells Her Son’s Story Read More »
San Clemente, USA – Over the past few years, the conversation around autism has shifted from that of a disease or a disorder to a diverse group of neurodiverse individuals with their own special gifts. This year, Apex Social Group would like to invite you to the apexINSPIRE Autism Summit – “Deepening a Spectrum of …
Understanding What Makes Senior Towns in Iowa “Smart” Posted Mar 7, 2023 – Iowa State University. Ilona Matysiak, Sociology and Criminal Justice, matysiak@iastate.eduDavid Peters, Sociology and Criminal Justice, dpeters@iastate.edu, 515-294-6303 Rachel Cramer, rcramer@iastate.edu, 515-294-6136 AMES, IA — With the youngest baby boomers sliding into retirement, adults aged 65 and older are expected to outnumber children by 2030. The …
When you have been in the field as long as I have, you have the opportunity to bear witness to burnout among therapists, as well as a professional obligation to discuss it. From my vantage point, burnout was typically synonymous with therapists who have been in the industry for a long time. Therapists whose mantra is …
What Happened to Us – Burnout or Demoralization? You Decide Read More »
If you need help defending why you may need to ask for a fee increase, read this! It’s a good use of data to prove your point about increasing operating costs of running a practice. Here’s a practice that got some publicity from their local news channel discussing this. Reprinted from Spectrum News BY ALEXIS BELL CHARLOTTE …
Increasing Operation Costs Make it Difficult for Some Private Practices to Stay Open Read More »
Dollars for Their Thoughts – More Hospitals and Practices are Charging for Doctors’ Email Responses to Patient Queries Reprinted from the NY Times January 24, 2023 By Benjamin Ryan Jan. 24, 2023 My two cents and then I encourage everyone to read the article. Practice owners know that their “non direct services” including phone calls, emails responses, video …
Cleveland Clinic Charges for Physician Email Responses – Why Aren’t You??? Read More »
The last 35 days have featured many news stories relating to Occupational Therapy that immediately captured my attention, and others in the field. But my reaction and perspective when reading them may be different, and hopefully, can serve as a wakeup call to the profession. Instead of “that’s great”, ” how wonderful”, or “how sad”, …
When are OTs Going to Start to Use the News to Showcase themselves to the Public Read More »
At this juncture, the inflection point COVID caused for our industry is behind us. No more rear-view mirror talk to see whether you are back to 2019 levels. No one should want to go back to business as usual, when you can aim for better and more. The need for our services still exists and always will. …
That was Then,This is Now: Looking Ahead to 2023 Read More »
For those familiar with Groucho Marx’ famous line “I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as one of its members”, in my case the opposite has happened. I got booted out of 2 therapy Facebook groups within the last 2 years, groups I enjoyed being a member of. Why go …
Cancel Culture Strikes Home – I Got Booted from 2 Facebook Groups! Read More »