Our favorite podcasts...

It’s probably no secret that as teletherapists, we love and appreciate the ease, efficiency, and effectiveness that technology can bring to so many different areas of our lives. There are so many great opportunities for use of assistive technology, apps, and programs to utilize when working with our students (I know I like to mix in my favorites during my OT sessions!). I also love the opportunities technology provides us as therapists (and parents, teachers, or anyone who works with children), to learn even more and consume more valuable content than ever before. One of my favorite ways to do this is through postcasts. I spend quite a bit of time in my car and writing reports, and I listen to podcasts to make that time even more productive and valuable. I’ve accumulated quite a list related to therapy, related services, and child development and wanted to share some of them today.

 I have to start with the OT School House. Jayson and Abby feature amazing guests and a wide range of OT related content. I’ve found so many of their episodes helpful, and it’s always fun to listen to guests that I follow elsewhere too! (Think Cara Koscinski of PocketOT.com and The Zones of Regulation’s Leah Kuypers). Also of note, in episode 22, Jayson interviews Tracey Davis about telehealth and her career in teletherapy. Great information!

Glass Half Full : Occupational Therapy Talk - Natalie Barnes and Jessica Kersey cover a wide range of topics, not just related to pediatrics, and many of their episodes are eligible for continuing educating credit through AOTA!

Milestones, A Child Development Podcast - Allison Carter (OT) - Tantrums, fine motor skills, regulation, transitions, parent coaching… Allison really covers it all. I recommend this to parents as well as clinicians. There’s just so much valuable information!

Preschool and Beyond - brought to you by Discovery Child Development Center, this pod covers preschool-aged issues for children and families by interviewing authors, authors, physicians, attorneys, and therapists (to name a few) to discuss a great range of topics. Definitely one of my favorites!

There are so many options to choose from, these are merely a few on my regular rotation. What are some of your favorites?

Contributed by Emily Washut, MOTR/L