Start Your Own OT Driving Risk Assessment Program

Hand of a driving rehab client using adaptive driving equipment attached to the steering wheel.

Calling all Generalist Occupational Therapy Practitioners: Start Your Own OT Driving Risk Assessment Program The OT Driving Risk Assessment is quickly becoming the next big trend in healthcare. This is a reimbursable service covered by the trained occupational therapy practitioner and it is easily integrated into the standard OT evaluation or the current plan of…

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15 OT Certifications and Specialties

The dynamic and multifaceted field of occupational therapy is essential in assisting people navigating challenges and enhancing their quality of life. With a wide variety of specialties and certifications available, occupational therapists (OTs) can customize their expertise to meet the unique needs of their clients. Here, we will go over some of the most popular…

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OT Driver Rehabilitation Consulting

OT Driver Rehabilitation Consulting Susie Touchinsky, occupational therapist, certified driver rehabilitation specialist, owner of Adaptive Mobility, provides consultancy services that focus on the advancement of the driver rehabilitation sector of occupational therapy. Susie has decades of experience and a steadfast dedication to enhancing mobility solutions, bringing a wealth of knowledge to every venture. Her consulting…

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Tips for the OTP: Help Your Patient Return to Driving After Illness or Injury.

๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Driving in an unfamiliar area without GPS is stressful. ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜บ. Navigating the return to driving without support or guidance creates more stress and frustration than is necessary. As an OTP, youโ€™re uniquely positioned to support these clients with expertise and empathy,…

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Tips for the OTP: How to Talk to My Patient About Driving Retirement

๐˜‹๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด? ๐Ÿ›‘ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ. Driving retirement often becomes a traumatic loss of independence where clients and their families are left to figure out their next stepsโ€ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ.…

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Vehicle Technology for Drivers with Disabilities

Adaptive Mobility owner, Susie Touchinsky, sitting at the wheel of Adaptive Mobility's new Tesla Model Y.

Vehicle Technology for Drivers with Disabilities One of the cool things about technology is how it can be used to make everyday tasks easier. With technology, we can press a button to open a door, enter a room and have a sensor turn on a light, and speak to any voice service (like Alexa) to…

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