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Latest blog posts from ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog

Guest entry and debate on what constitutes occupational therapy practice
I received an email from Michele Karnes who wrote the following in the interest of advancing the debate on recent postings and comments regarding interventions that I consider quackery. Michele writes:br /br /blockquote style="BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(102,102,102) 2px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 10px;... Read more...
Published a day ago

Erie County Executive Collins: Right and wrong at the same time
The issues are just too fast and furious lately - but this one had me falling out of my chair. Check out Collins comments on the burden of unfunded mandates from the State in a href="http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/buffaloerie/story/447631.html" target="blank"this Buffalo News article./abr... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

NYSOTA response re: continuing competency regulations
I received an excellent response from Jeff Tomlinson about the recent continuing competency issues. I didn't want his response to get lost in comments, so I am posting it as an entry. There is a lot of good information here. I would really like to hear more about the direct access issue and... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Time for more name changing?
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Published 3 weeks ago

Occupational therapy and habit re-training for idiopathic toe walking
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Published 3 weeks ago

Professional competence: How do you weed the weeds?
We are making strides in promoting continuing competence and ongoing professional development in the occupational therapy profession but there is still work to be done. The current theme running through my head has to do with quacksalvers and quality in continuing education offerings.br /br /As... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

Silence from NYSOTA on OT Continuing Competency
I a href="http://abctherapeutics.blogspot.com/2008/08/update-on-continuing-competency.html" target="blank"recently posted on the status of continuing competency requirements for occupational therapists in NY State/a. In summary, my concern is that the bill for these requirements has been stalled... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago

The power of words
There is more opportunity to follow the conversation in the a href="http://occupational-therapy.advanceweb.com/Article/Avoiding-Therapy-Dependency.aspx" target="blank"Advance for Occupational Therapy magazine about early intervention service delivery./a I read the magazine today and still felt... Read more...
Published a month ago

The effectiveness of the HowdaHUG seat in improving attending behaviors of preschool-aged children during circle time
Christopher J. Alterio, DrOT, OTRbr /Jennifer Welninski, OTSbr /Danielle Green, OTSbr /Lauren Martin, OTSbr /br /Christopher J. Alterio, DrOT, OTR is owner of ABC Therapeutics in East Amherst, NY and directed the study. Jennifer Welninski was a student at D’Youville College and assisted in... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Update on continuing competency requirements for occupational therapists in New York State
Over two years ago I wrote a href="http://abctherapeutics.blogspot.com/2005/12/analysis-of-continuing-competence.html" target="blank"this article/a about continuing competency regulations for occupational therapists in New York State. Based on a a href="http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A04819"... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog Reviews!
I thought this would be a fine opportunity to begin publishing snippets and reviews of my writing. This page will be dynamic and updated as new comments or reviews are received.br /br /em/embr /br /br /br /em/embr /em"...self agrandizing/em (sic)em blah-blah."/embr /em/embr /em- /emDr. Jane... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

More on 'Who should we be treating in EI'
Here is a response from Dr. Sorensen, published on the Advance for OT website at a href="http://occupational-therapy.advanceweb.com/Article/Who-Should-We-Be-Treating-in-EI.aspx"target=blankhttp://occupational-therapy.advanceweb.com/Article/Who-Should-We-Be-Treating-in-EI.aspx/abr /br /I would... Read more...
Published 2 months ago