Please delete if not appropriate (didn’t see any rule stopping me from discussing this topic) I’m a per diem therapist at Powerback, the company recently stated on call they would review salary for “appropriate” wage cuts. If you’re a full time therapist, the time to leave is now.
I’m curious to know how frequently in schools (any age group- preschool or k-12) are you hearing things mislabeled as “sensory” or kids being “sensory”?
I know it's so varied.. I am envisioning some sort of psychiatric facility where maybe some groups taking place. I'm just not sure where to begin. Looking for suggestions on how to find positions like these ..
Also, if you can share if you enjoy the job/ benefits. Any burnout?
Very much appreciated 🙏
Hi everyone! I'm an occupational therapist from Kerala,India, working primarily in paediatrics, with around one year of full time equivalent experience through part-time work and freelancing.
I'm trying to decide between Australia and New Zealand and would really appreciate advice from OTs who have experience working in either country.
I'd love to know:
Which country has an easier registration process for Indian qualified OTs?
Where are paediatric OT job opportunities better?
How realistic are visa sponsorship and permanent residency?
Which country offers better salaries, savings and quality of life?
Given my experience, which country would you recommend and why?
I'd especially appreciate honest experiences from Indian OTs who have migrated to either country. I want to make an informed decision before investing time and money in the process.
Thank you! ❤️
Just got a school OT job recently but very new to the setting the environment is very distractable with other students that need support in the classroom as there isn’t a therapy room and quite a few students of difficulty with transitions to different rooms anyway. I would do like to attempt to engage them in heavy work prior to sitting or do movement based activities and then attempt fine motor activities while standing at least but the classroom setting is a tad limited. Have very limited info about the students even when I ask the teachers and previous OT only so much info I can glean from present level and I don’t see their previous IEP goals achieved either or what was worked on really.
Any suggestions on working with nonverbal, autistic kids mod to high support needs who don’t like sitting down, tactile defensiveness, and attending to activities I try engaging them with? Only had 3-4 sessions with some of the kiddos feels like I’m just chasing them down to interact, retrieving and item they’ve thrown, and not being very therapeutic other than building rapport and some fine monitor/hand use.
Also not much experience in nearly blind + deaf peds kids a would like to hear perspective on that discussed with vision therapy some but would like to hear tactics from other ot.
An old coworker just sent me images of the company's announcement tonight. Theyre cutting everyones PTO to 40 hours per year max and erasing everyones sick time to zero on Tuesday. Apparently the nursing side of the company will retain their 300 or so PTO hours accrued per year.
Sounds like tomorrow is a good day to be sick.
I'm a new grad. I just got a job in a SNF and today's my second day. I feel like I don't know how to do anything. I don't know how to write goals. I don't know how to plan treatments besides mostly basically dynamic balance and grasp activities. It takes me forever to do their documentation for only three Pts.
For reference, I did not do a hospital or SNF for my fieldwork. I just feel so incredibly stupid, like I've never even seen this kind of stuff in my life before. I feel like a burden to my department, to the other therapists, and to my DOR. I wish I was a student instead of a actually staff, then I would not feel as bad being taught what to do, what to write, what to say, what to think, etc.
I don't have OT but I already kind of hate this setting. I feel so wholly incompetent. I'm so afraid of making mistakes. I already have. Small ones, not super major ones but I still feel like I'm so dumb.
I work per diem.