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Oct 2022
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Encore: Honoring Occupational Therapy: A...

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April is Occupational Therapy Month. RiTika Rose and guest Sara Deyal, both Occupational Therapists, bring insights to this truly wholistic rehabilitation profession. Both having over 20+ years experience in this field, listen in to understand this beautifully broad scope of practice and how Occupational Therapy supports it's patients from birth to end of life with physical, emotional, social aspects of life.
RiTika Rose has an extensive background working with the adult and geriatric populations in skilled nursing, acute/subacute hospital settings, home health, and private practice.
Sara Deyal has a speciality and great knowledge working with children in private OT clinics, home health, and school systems.
This show aims to support the profession of Occupational Therapy by explaining the profound nature of this therapy model, clear any misconceptions about Occupational Therapy, and discuss the importance it has in the rehabilitation and medical settings in treating patients as a whole into their highest quality of life.
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