Summary:

Today we’re gonna have a little fun and share a few of our favorite stories that we have experienced as occupational therapists working in early intervention. To be honest, sometimes our job can be really tough, but it is the progress and positive things that happen that can really make our day, our week and even our year. Listen in to hear these stories and the impact they still have on us today.

Episode Notes: 

Amirra, Danielle, and Sarah discuss: 

• Danielle’s favorite story
• Amirra’s favorite story
• Sarah’s favorite story

Contact: 

• Website: https://therealots.com
• Email: therealotsofei@gmail.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.real.ots.of.ei/
• Amirra: https://www.marvelousmirracles.com
• Danielle: https://danielledelorenzo.com
• Sarah: https://ot4lyfe.com

Show Sponsor: 

This episode is sponsored by Mindfulness in mOTion

Amirra, Danielle, and Sarah discuss: 

• Do you love or hate addressing feeding in early intervention?
• Feeding is more than just the act of food to mouth
• Danielle’s story with feeding as a neurodivergent child and now adult
• Navigating mealtime routines
• Taking our own sensory systems into account
• Child & family led
• The feeding intervention process

Mentioned Resources

• SOS Approach to Feeding
• The Developmental Feeding Checklist
• IFSP episode
• Feeding In Early Intervention: The Basics

Contact: 

• Website: https://therealots.com
• Email: therealotsofei@gmail.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.real.ots.of.ei/
• Amirra: https://www.marvelousmirracles.com
• Danielle: https://danielledelorenzo.com
• Sarah: https://ot4lyfe.com

Show Sponsor: 

This episode is sponsored by Marvelous Mirracles OT

Danielle discusses:

• What is Interdependence?
• Understanding the Interdependent nature and connectedness of Doing, Being, Becoming, and Belonging
• How society views interdependence
• Voice clip from Jacklyn Googins on Interdependence
• We as OTs can help shift that narrative and evolve supports to be guided with an interdependence model as the framework
• Voice clip from Greg Boheler on Interdependence
• Rethinking self-regulation goals and shifting towards co-regulation outcomes
• How we can support and integrate interdependence as Early Intervention Professionals and its importance

Special Guests & Mentioned Resources:

Jacklyn Googins and Greg Boheler are the Co-Founders of

• B3 Coffee
  • A non-profit that provides community integrated social and vocational opportunities for people of all abilities. Using the way coffee brings people together, we aim to influence change toward a more inclusive and equitable world. 
  • www.b3coffee.org
  • Insta & FB: @ b3coffee 
     
• OTs for Neurodiversity
  • A social media movement and advocacy platform dedicated to advancing a neurodiversity paradigm within the profession of occupational therapy.
  • Insta: @neurodiversity_ot
  • FB: OTs for Neurodiversity
  • Contact Us
    jacklyn.googins@gmail.com
    gboheler7@gmail.com
     
• Articles mentioned in podcast
  • Hitch, D., Pépin, G., & Stagnitti, K. (2014). In the footsteps of Wilcock, part two: The interdependent nature of doing, being, becoming, and belonging. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 28(3), 247-263.
  • Collins, B. (2017). Independence: proposing an initial framework for occupational therapy. Scandinavian journal of occupational therapy, 24(6), 398-409.

Contact: 

• Website: https://therealots.com
• Email: therealotsofei@gmail.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.real.ots.of.ei/
• Amirra: https://www.marvelousmirracles.com
• Danielle: https://danielledelorenzo.com
• Sarah: https://ot4lyfe.com

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