Hi Thalia, Your videos have been very helpful and in a way, eye opening to me with regards to what an OT actually does in different settings as my teachers have been very vague about this and never managed to get to the point. Their explanations have been a bit all over the place and haven't been as precise as yours haha (I'm an OT student from Germany so the way of teaching might differ). Aaaanyway, I really enjoy watching your videos and getting an insight into the Australian OT world :) Greetings from Germany:)
Hi Cathleen thank you so much for your kind comment! So nice to hear that you find the videos helpful as well 😊 you'll have to let me know more about the Deutsch OT Welt!
that's a relief to hear that you don't personally use the dynamic tripod grasp - I don't either! I'm a lateral tripod kinda gal, but also keen to get into paediatric OT so it will be interesting I'm sure 😊
This is a great video! My question is how does OT overlap with psychology? Especially when it comes to emotional regulation, motivation and organisation skills, self care, etc
Firstly, great question Sam!! There are probably multiple factors and versions of this answer. In the developmental/disability paediatric scope of practice for OT's (in my experience- not answering from my previous child and youth mental health job perspective) emotional regulation is a very common goal that we work on! Speech Pathologists can also (again in my exp) work on emotional literacy and vocabulary. I think as OT's we are uniquely positioned to understand engagement and motivation which are driving factors in working towards any goal especially with kids. That's not to say psychologists or other allied health don't have an understanding of these factors as well but i know its a core part of our approach to therapy/intervention (and what we do well). I would say when there are specific mental health goals or surrounding more specific mental health concerns e.g. depression, OCD, eating disorders rather than more general developmental goals of emotional regulation - then I would want a psych involved/or mental health service. Self care is typically OT as that is concerning occupational performance and engagement (also a common area addressed in mental health OT field incl. adults). Executive functioning (incl organisation) - I notice a cross over of this with psych and OT- families can present to both professionals for support with this area. I definitely don't have the perfect answer and to be honest I've found most allied health professions overlap with at least one of the other professions in some areas. Also need to consider in specific positions, families may not have access to the other professions so therefore you are more likely to support them with these crossover fields. (hope this made some sense!)
If you're studying OT you can usually join the FB speciality groups for OTs in Paediatrics, Pintrest has heaps of resources and just by googling you should come across some websites with good descriptions of the role as well :)
I'm not sure what country you are studying in and it may be different. In Australia once you have your Bachelor or masters in OT you can apply for jobs such as paediatric fields.
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Hi Thalia,
Your videos have been very helpful and in a way, eye opening to me with regards to what an OT actually does in different settings as my teachers have been very vague about this and never managed to get to the point. Their explanations have been a bit all over the place and haven't been as precise as yours haha (I'm an OT student from Germany so the way of teaching might differ).
Aaaanyway, I really enjoy watching your videos and getting an insight into the Australian OT world :)
Greetings from Germany:)
Hi Cathleen thank you so much for your kind comment! So nice to hear that you find the videos helpful as well 😊 you'll have to let me know more about the Deutsch OT Welt!
I really enjoyed this video. It's very helpful to hear the specifics about what occupational therapists do. Thank you!
Super happy to hear that Chanteal 😊
that's a relief to hear that you don't personally use the dynamic tripod grasp - I don't either! I'm a lateral tripod kinda gal, but also keen to get into paediatric OT so it will be interesting I'm sure 😊
thanks for the content really helps. keep going
This is a great video! My question is how does OT overlap with psychology? Especially when it comes to emotional regulation, motivation and organisation skills, self care, etc
I guess at what point, would a child need a psychologist as opposed to an OT?
Firstly, great question Sam!! There are probably multiple factors and versions of this answer. In the developmental/disability paediatric scope of practice for OT's (in my experience- not answering from my previous child and youth mental health job perspective) emotional regulation is a very common goal that we work on! Speech Pathologists can also (again in my exp) work on emotional literacy and vocabulary. I think as OT's we are uniquely positioned to understand engagement and motivation which are driving factors in working towards any goal especially with kids. That's not to say psychologists or other allied health don't have an understanding of these factors as well but i know its a core part of our approach to therapy/intervention (and what we do well).
I would say when there are specific mental health goals or surrounding more specific mental health concerns e.g. depression, OCD, eating disorders rather than more general developmental goals of emotional regulation - then I would want a psych involved/or mental health service. Self care is typically OT as that is concerning occupational performance and engagement (also a common area addressed in mental health OT field incl. adults). Executive functioning (incl organisation) - I notice a cross over of this with psych and OT- families can present to both professionals for support with this area.
I definitely don't have the perfect answer and to be honest I've found most allied health professions overlap with at least one of the other professions in some areas. Also need to consider in specific positions, families may not have access to the other professions so therefore you are more likely to support them with these crossover fields. (hope this made some sense!)
@@EndlessEducationOT thank you for replying, that's really helpful!
Hi Thalia
Just wondering if you had any resources you’d recommend for more information about pediatric OT 😊
If you're studying OT you can usually join the FB speciality groups for OTs in Paediatrics, Pintrest has heaps of resources and just by googling you should come across some websites with good descriptions of the role as well :)
Hi, after grad school, can l go straight to working with pediatrics OT?
I'm not sure what country you are studying in and it may be different. In Australia once you have your Bachelor or masters in OT you can apply for jobs such as paediatric fields.