From NBCOT Struggles to School-Based OT

About this episode

Chandler Sarkozi shares her journey from OT student to school-based clinician, discussing the challenges faced by new graduates.

Transitioning from OT student to practicing clinician isn’t always a straight path—and in this episode, Chandler Sarkozi shares her real, unfiltered journey into school-based practice. From taking the NBCOT multiple times to navigating job options and ultimately choosing a travel-based school position, this conversation highlights the challenges many new grads face but don’t often talk about. Chandler dives into what it actually looks like to start mid-year as a contract OT, including figurin...

People in this episode

Host: Jayson Davies

Guest: Chandler Sarkozi

Topics covered

• transitioning to practice
• school-based OT
• new graduate challenges
• contract OT
• job navigation

Keywords

• NBCOT
• school-based practice
• OT student
• contract OT
• job options

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBCOT

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