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School-based OT can be a wonderful career. All the same, it comes with its challenges, which can very easily lead to burnout. If this has happened to you, you may be considering a break from school-based OT. Or, maybe you’re even considering getting out of clinical work in general. Luckily, if that’s the case for …
If you’re looking to get a school-based OT job, you may be wondering if you’re better off working directly for a district or as a contractor. Unfortunately, the answer to this isn’t cut and dry. There are multiple variables that you need to consider when comparing school-based OT roles, and the best position is highly …
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One of the biggest perks of working in education is that you get the summers off, but this also leads a lot of school-based OTs to wonder how they can continue to make money over the summer. Luckily, this flexibility leads to a lot of options! If you decide that you don’t want to take …
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So you want to quit your school-based OT job? Well, you aren’t alone. Last week, I wrote about the signs that you may need to leave. And while deciding that you need a change is the first step, there are several choices you need to make from there. Above all else, keep in mind that …
You Want to Leave Your School-Based OT Job. Now What? Read More »
Keeping organized as a school-based OT can feel overwhelming! Yet it is so necessary to being efficient and successful in our jobs. Since most of us are itinerant employees, meaning we cover multiple schools, good communication and organization are necessary to serve all of our students as well as work within multiple teams. For me, …
Maybe you’re a clinic owner looking for new marketing strategies. Maybe you’re a therapy entrepreneur who is looking to connect with new clients. Or maybe you’re an OT who just wants to create an Instagram to share your creative interventions! Whatever the reason, there are many pros to therapists increasing their presence on social media. …
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