Kombucha & OT

Working as a Student - a student from FOTA asks us if they need to work while an OT/OTA student what are some job ideas that relate to OT OR does it need to be in the field at all? Join us for this episode where we dive into working as an OT/OTA student and share our experience and feedback on working while a student. Grab your favorite Kombucha and listen in as we discuss this great question from...

Sip on some great Kombucha while you listen in for our latest podcast about New Grad Pay. Rate ranges are based on need, area, setting, population, and experience. As a new grad there are ways to highlight your skills and beef up your resume in order to advocate for the best rate you can during the job search. We share our experience as part of a recruiting team and let you know what we hear in th...

We are back - life got busy and we waited way too long for this next episode, but it's a great one! Thanks to all the students and new grads that visited our booth at FOTA and shared ideas for new podcasts - this episode we discuss incorporating your own interests and personality into your OT/OTA treatment sessions. What a great topic from a great listener!  Grab your favorite flavor of Kombuc...

This episode is not about being naked & afraid but being a new grad alone in the gym doing prn can feel the same way.  This episode we dive into what to do and tips to be successful when you are working on a weekend or evening and no other therapy professionals are there.  These real world tips could help you be successful as a prn clinician.  Find your favorite flavor of Kombucha and join in...

In this episode Shonda and Wendy catch everyone up on what's going on in their lives and get right back into the podcast meat and potatoes.  This episode focuses on co-treatment or treating the same patient with another discipline.  If this is allowed in your setting/state/company it can be a vital tool as a new grad treating many different diagnoses and deficits.  Grab your favorite Kombucha and...

This episode is full of advice for those New Grads or Nearing graduation.  Finding, interviewing, and securing your first job is full of difficult decisions and lots of research.  We share do's and don'ts related to new grad job hunt success.  Sip on your favorite bucha and join in the discussion by emailing us at  kombuchot@gmail.com .

Listen in on this episode where we dive into other diagnoses outside of SCI that we see when treating those with posture and positioning issues.  Great overview for those new to OT postural treatment so grab your favorite Kombucha flavor and tune in.  If you're looking for more topics from us, please email your ideas to:  kombuchaot@gmail.com .  

Join us for this educational episode about SCI and how OTPs focus on what the person can still do to promote best practice outcomes.  We go down the spine to identify differences in severity depending on where the injury occurs.  Listen as we discuss what our experience and our patients have taught us about life after a spinal cord injury.

This episode is full of golden nugget ideas on how to take random treatment items and use them in creative OT treatment sessions.  Pediatric OT and Adult OT tools are included as we share our top 3 favorite treatment items as OTAs.  Pop open your favorite Kombucha flavor and listen in as we share our love of Occupational Therapy with you!

Yahoo! Episode 50 - we are so happy to hear how much our listeners have enjoyed our podcast.  We will continue to spread our love for all things OT as we embark on our next 50 episodes. Our 50th episode is all about Laughter and using humor in our treatment sessions and with building rapport with our clients/patients.  If appropriate to the situation, laughter can be a great tool in our therapeuti...

Grab your favorite Kombucha and join us for Therapy Beyond the Gym.  In this episode we give ideas for ensuring other care partners get to see our treatment successes in action.  Taking therapy outside, to the activity room, dining room, patient's room, outside, and preferred location, can improve patient interactions and outcomes.  Enjoy our ideas and let us know other topics you would like t...

This episode looks at the creative side of OT Practitioners and the many ways we can start a business using our unique skills and knowledge.  Whether it's inventing an item, educating others, or other entrepreneurship, we can make a living while making a difference in many different ways.  Join in the discussion by emailing us your entrepreneur success, failure, or ideas at: kombuchaot# gmail....

We had so much to say in episode 46, it overflowed into this one.  Music and Dance are great ways to engage your pediatric or adult clients into their treatment sessions.  Using it to initiate treatment or as a reward for working on a goal area either way dancing is very therapeutic and fun for everyone.  Looking for a creative way to treat in a group setting, dancing hits on many goal areas.  Lis...

Listen in as we discuss a new Kombucha flavor you have to try and tell how to incorporate music into your pediatric or adult treatment sessions.  Music is a bridge to communication, relationships, getting in the right mindset, and more.  If you aren't already, make sure music is part of your treatment planning and find out which era and style your clients prefer and watch your outcomes soar!

Join this episode where we introduce the wide world of OT and all the different specialty areas we can work in as OTs and OTAs.  It's such an organic discipline and it's exciting to hear and learn about all the different ways clinicians are using their passion and skills across the lifespan.  Grab your Booch and join the fun!

Our OTA new grad friend Julianne brings us a great topic to discuss on this episode.  How to organize your day when you work in a skilled nursing setting or SNF.  We have to be organized and prepared in order to give the best treatments, focus on the goal areas, and be efficient with our time.  We hope these tips help Julianne and all new grads or new to snf clinicians.

This episode gets real with owning mistakes and learning to take constructive criticism as positive feedback.  Here tips on how to navigate the trial and error world of therapy and to be comfortable with the uncomfortable that comes along with making mistakes and having to try something new or different while working with patients.  

In this episode we discuss why attending state and national OT conferences are important.  If you have been on the fence with attending we ask you to commit to attending in 2024, if you already attend we ask you to commit to submitting a proposal or helping at the conference in some way.  We attended our state conference recently and met many OT Professionals and many loved Kombucha too!  Listen i...

Leadership can start from anywhere.  We can all be leaders in the job we have now while we may be looking at growing professionally in the future.  There are many ways we can take on a leadership role on our teams and gain more experience and knowledge to build on our career paths as OTs and OTAs.  Leading from the seat you are in now can make a huge difference in opening up new doors to improve t...

This episode was inspired from a new grad conversation on whether a new grad OT or OTA should travel right away or wait.  Grab your Bucha and join our conversation on pros and cons of traveling as a clinician and deciding for yourself what works for you.  

Kombucha & OT turns 1 and we travel down memory lane and shout out all our great listeners that have supported, encouraged, and helped us make Kombucha & OT a podcast success.  Come celebrate with Shonda and Wendy and don't forget your favorite Kombucha as you listen in!

We get real on this episode and talk about trusting your skills and knowledge when taking your first job or on your clinical rotation.  We will never know everything there is to know about a person or a diagnosis, but we use what we do know and treat the goal areas.  Hear us discuss how to choose confidence over fear as you learn and grow in the profession - don't look for a recipe or checklis...

This episode discusses how OT treatments can overlap into speech or physical therapy services.  We can't and shouldn't be working on the same exact goal areas and collaborative communication is the key to ensuring we are focused on our goal areas and document accordingly.  Tune in to learn more and hear real life examples of how not to duplicate services.

This episode is all about fun themed treatment activities that we can easily plan and get the whole department, facility, clinic, classroom etc. involved. Get your favorite flavor of Kombucha and join our discussion on amazing treatment themes to engage your clients while they focus on their goal areas.

Explaining Occupational Therapy is difficult because it encompasses so many things. OT also looks different based on the setting and population we are treating.  So, we all need a good elevator speech we can pull from to get the word out on what we do and how we make a difference in the lives of those under our care.  It's important for our own validity and the future of our field.  This episo...