In this episode, Amber shares her story from the early days of discovering occupational therapy and her present day work as an occupational therapist working in fitness - plus everything in between - from fieldwork 2 > to SNF > home health OT > travel occupational therapy > and navigating the pivot to fitness.
Timestamps:
(4:24) What was your occupational therapy program like?
(8:23) Please share more about your fieldwork 2 clinical rotations
(14:38) How did you get through a fieldwork 2 rotation that you don’t necessarily like or prefer?
(17:27) How did you handle any difficult moments, imposter syndrome and overall challenges as a new grad occupational therapist?
(19:51) Navigating your first job | home health or skilled nursing facility for new grads?
(22:52) 6 months at your first job(s) — good or bad? | red flags & mentorship
(27:00) Travel therapy era?
(32:37) What is a typical day like for an occupational therapist working in a skilled nursing facility? (“SNF”)
(38:27) Pivoting to Fitness
(55:05) Where do you see yourself in the future in terms of OT (or not OT)?
**BONUS LIGHTNING ROUND**
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