OTS 202: Why Every School-Based OT Needs an Occupational Profile

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of the occupational profile in school-based occupational therapy assessments.

Are you still relying on the Peabody or BOT as your go-to assessment? You're not alone, but you might be missing something critical. In this episode, we dive deep into occupation-based assessment with Dr. Alysha Skuthan and Dr. Erin Gaby, who recently published groundbreaking research on the occupational profile in school-based practice. This conversation is for every school-based OT who has ever wondered: What actually makes an assessment occupation-based? Why does the occupational profile m...

People in this episode

Host: Jayson Davies

Guests: Dr. Alysha Skuthan, Dr. Erin Gaby

Topics covered

• occupation-based assessment
• occupational profile
• school-based OT
• assessment methods
• research in OT

Keywords

• occupational profile
• school-based OT
• Peabody
• BOT
• occupation-based assessment
• OT assessment
• research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Peabody, BOT

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