I just graduated from OT school and will begin my first job in a hand therapy clinic very soon. This video was super helpful! I valued how you broke down the evaluation process for that setting. I took a whole bunch of notes. Thank you!
I don’t have much experience in this!! I have never worked in a place that had a COTA. But I’d think likely similar - find opportunities for mentorship and continued education in those areas, and maybe even join a local hand organization to get networking and learn as well! You may be able to find jobs that way, too
In regard to fieldwork, I understand that the OT may ask questions regarding concepts and conditions. What are possible examples of what or how they ask these questions?
Whenever I evaluate a patient, I will select whichever interventions I implemented - usually will be an eval code and self-care or ther act. I work for a large hospital/healthcare organization and we don't really "bill" we just select which treatments were provided.
I’m a new grad and have been offered a position as the only OT in an outpatient clinic primarily for work related injuries and post-op shoulder, forearm, and hands. Any resources you recommend to get started down this path? Thanks for the video!
That’s so exciting, congrats!!! I liked the Indiana protocol book when I was first starting out (they just released a new edition this year too!), Elizabeth de Herder’s 2nd edition of the evidence based protocols is another great one! I like having rehab of the hand so that if something comes up you don’t know, you can do some research about it and get good insight. Anything specific you’re looking to brush up on?
@@ForwardTherapy thank you! You’re the second person to recommend the Indiana protocol book so I’ll definitely look into that. My main concern is just doubting myself and that I don’t feel like I have enough knowledge. I know it will take time, and thankfully I will have a mentor.
Thank you! I needed this to help improve and organize my evals as a student right now.
I just graduated from OT school and will begin my first job in a hand therapy clinic very soon. This video was super helpful! I valued how you broke down the evaluation process for that setting. I took a whole bunch of notes. Thank you!
let me know if you have anything to add!! I'm always trying to polish my eval templates!
This will be useful. Im going for ota and fieldwork is at a hand clinic
Awesome channel! I am an OT student right now and think hand therapy is so interesting but have not learned much about it. This was so helpful!
good luck with school!! such an exciting (and sometimes stressful) time!
Thank you! Do you have any recommendations for how a COTA can get into hand therapy?
I don’t have much experience in this!! I have never worked in a place that had a COTA. But I’d think likely similar - find opportunities for mentorship and continued education in those areas, and maybe even join a local hand organization to get networking and learn as well! You may be able to find jobs that way, too
In regard to fieldwork, I understand that the OT may ask questions regarding concepts and conditions. What are possible examples of what or how they ask these questions?
Not sure exactly what you mean - questions prior to fieldwork? Like an interview? Or do you mean during the fieldwork?
@forward therapy do you only bill for the eval or do you bill additional CPT codes
Whenever I evaluate a patient, I will select whichever interventions I implemented - usually will be an eval code and self-care or ther act. I work for a large hospital/healthcare organization and we don't really "bill" we just select which treatments were provided.
I’m a new grad and have been offered a position as the only OT in an outpatient clinic primarily for work related injuries and post-op shoulder, forearm, and hands. Any resources you recommend to get started down this path? Thanks for the video!
That’s so exciting, congrats!!! I liked the Indiana protocol book when I was first starting out (they just released a new edition this year too!), Elizabeth de Herder’s 2nd edition of the evidence based protocols is another great one! I like having rehab of the hand so that if something comes up you don’t know, you can do some research about it and get good insight. Anything specific you’re looking to brush up on?
@@ForwardTherapy thank you! You’re the second person to recommend the Indiana protocol book so I’ll definitely look into that. My main concern is just doubting myself and that I don’t feel like I have enough knowledge. I know it will take time, and thankfully I will have a mentor.
@@kaylacissell5410 That will help you SO much. That was going to be the next thing I'd recommend - having a mentor. :)
Thank you for this! Do you provide mentoring?
Not formally but I’m always happy to talk about hand therapy with anyone! I love chatting hands (:
@@ForwardTherapy I’ve been watching your videos and even signed up on TikTok to follow you. May I ask you some questions as they come up?
@@hereweare9173 Of course!! Thank you (: I don't post much on TikTok lately but I need to get back into it. You are awesome!! Made my day, thank you!
@@ForwardTherapy 🙏Thank you so much!
30 min is ridiculous for an eval- that is like production line work- not fair to the patient or the therapist!
Totally agree! It’s hard to get a good assessment in that time