Activities of Daily Living are necessary for caring for oneself and continued survival. See the most common assessments used by OTs and intervention strategies....

Fine motor skills are integral to early childhood development and advance rapidly for independence in school and self care. See activities to develop these skills. ...

Activities for cognitive development refer to our ability to think, learn, and problem-solve during daily tasks. See the best activities across the age span....

The Sensory Processing Measure, Second Edition (SPM-2) is assessment that measures sensory processing. Find out what’s new with this popular test....

Berg Balance Scale is commonly used to assess balance and fall risk in older adult populations. But are there downsides to using this test? Find out!...

Beery VMI has many appealing features for occupational therapists evaluating visual-motor skills. See what makes it a popular test and use it in your practice....

The BOT-2 is a great resource for physical and occupational therapists to test their clients' motor skills. Learn how to use it in your practice....

The DAYC-2 is a reliable assessment tool that special educators and occupational therapists commonly use. See the domains that are assessed with the DAYC-2....

Occupational therapy has a strong historical connection to mental health.  Therapists can work with individuals and populations in a variety of settings to promote positive mental health.  Several OT skills that we use in multiple environments can be easily adapted to support mental health populations. ...

TheraPlatform aims to provide occupational therapists with the best resources and has created this list of occupational therapy blogs making waves in 2021.  Blogs were selected based on excellent content, unique insight, potential applicability to the reader’s practice, recent activity, and overall quality. ...