August 20, 2024 • 19 mins
In this catch-up episode, your host Gina returns to the Animals and Aquatics podcast after a summer break, sharing updates on her personal and professional life. The episode dives into three main areas: education in occupational therapy, providing therapy services in a non-traditional setting, and coaching professionals. I will be discussing my involvement in occupational therapy education, including teaching pediatric labs and hippotherapy courses. I will also explore running a private practice that integrates hippotherapy, aquatic therapy, and nature-based therapy. Lastly, the episode touches on the coaching programs that are designed to support professionals in incorporating horses into their practice.
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Microphone (3- Logitech USB (00:16):
Hi, welcome to animals and aquatics
I'm Gina your host and we areglad to be back.
It's been a while now, since wehave had a new podcast episode
and that's because I wasdedicating my time to working
with our new business barn,raising members, we've completed
their eight week coachingprogram.
And now we're ready to getstarted back with the podcast.
(00:37):
It's been a busy summer andwe've tried to make some really
important decisions about how wewant to spend our time, both as
professionals and as a family.
If you've been listening forawhile, you know that my husband
is a certified occupationaltherapy assistant and I'm an
occupational therapist.
We work together in our businessproviding occupational therapy
(00:58):
that incorporates hippotherapy,aquatic therapy and nature based
therapy.
And at this point, we also havethree young children that we
homeschool and we've had to makesome really important decisions
about how all of that was goingto work together.
And one of the decisions that wemade.
Was that he would take on sometravel OT work.
(01:20):
While I focused on homeschoolingwith our children, as well as
running our business over thesummer.
Now that we are coming to theend of the summer.
We're able to get back on tracka little bit with the podcast.
And today is a little bit of acatch-up episode.
And maybe laying out a littlebit of what the next few months
(01:42):
look like with the podcast.
So once again, welcome toanimals and aquatics.
Today, the topics that I want tocover are some of the areas that
I'm involved in occupationaltherapy, because I am involved
in a number of different areasof occupational therapy.
And to give you a bit of contextand background where I'm coming
(02:05):
from, and maybe a little bit ofinformation.
About some of the topics that wewant to include in the podcast
going forward.
I think that might be helpful.
So.
If you're like me and grab yourfavorite drink.
Mine is Boba tea and let's getstarted.
The first thing that I want totalk about today.
As far as my relationship withoccupational therapy is
(02:29):
education, probably because it'sfirst and foremost, in my mind
today, I wrapped up.
My summer field work experiencewith for absolutely fantastic
level one fieldwork students.
And you'll be hearing from themsoon.
In the back to school, Septemberseries.
So I'm going to be spending sometime interviewing our
(02:51):
Summerfield Burke students.
So you can get an idea of wherethey are in their occupational
therapy education.
What they got from their fieldwork experience in a
nontraditional community-basedsetting.
And maybe some of the supportsyou could incorporate into your
occupational therapy programmingto help support field work
students.
So as we wrapped up with themtoday, It's kind of completing a
(03:15):
little bit of a chapter, butthen also remembering that back
to school is starting reallysoon.
So for me, The fall meansworking in the pediatric lab at
an occupational therapyassistant program.
I am the professor for thepediatric lab.
Part of the course.
And for me, that's reallyexciting because we get to do
(03:37):
all of the hands-on activitiesin the lab.
So this is everything frompracticing reflexes and the
developmental sequence gettingright down on the mats, in that
baby fetal position, all the wayup to practicing what it looks
like to be a toddler and how ourmuscles and bones move.
When we create those movementpatterns in our own body.
(03:59):
We can look at things like NDT,motor learning and sensory
integration, as in basic framesof reference where the students
get to practice thosetechniques, both with each
other, as well as with myself.
And then we really start to workon the intervention side of
planning.
And in this, they get to plandifferent interventions each day
that we're together in the laband really focus on what it
(04:22):
means to integrate the knowledgethat they have.
Uh, into meaningful occupationaltherapy interventions.
So I really enjoy the fallsemester and teaching the
pediatric lab because it is sohands-on.
And I'll be dedicating one fullday of my week to teaching some
new occupational therapyassistant students through
(04:44):
pediatrics.
And then in the spring semester,I see them for psychosocial
occupational therapy throughoutthe lifespan.
So I see them then for a fullday of lab and a half day of
lecture.
And so in the spring time, myteaching kicks up a little bit
with the academic side ofthings, but I also teach in a
(05:06):
number of other ways and I'veactually found that this is one
of the things that I really lovethe most about my role in
occupational therapy.
I love to teach, I also teach asa faculty member in the American
hippotherapy, association, andI'm really excited with some of
the new things that are comingout, that I'm going to be a part
of in teaching about equinemovement.
(05:26):
And revamping the sensoryconnection course.
As well as continuing to teachour foundation courses for the
part one and part two treatmentprinciples.
And I love teaching thosecourses, especially because I
get to work with OT, PT, andspeech language professionals,
as well as other professionalsthat will be teaching about.
(05:49):
The benefits usescontra-indications and areas
that they may need to know.
About equine movement.
And I think that will besomething.
That will be really enriching aswell.
Other opportunities where Iteach are things like webinars
and conferences.
And I'm hoping that eota reopenstheir call for papers for the
(06:12):
2025 AOT a conference, whichwill be held in Philadelphia
because I was really hoping tosubmit a paper.
And a presentation for thatconference.
And somehow I missed the callfor papers.
So I'm crossing my fingers thatthey reopened the call for
papers.
For 2025, because it's going tobe so close to me in
(06:34):
Philadelphia.
So in my realm of teaching, itreally is very broad from
academics or academia, whereit's exactly kind of what you
would think it is, right?
It's a semester based format.
It's, um, grades and papers andfinal exams.
It's working with students whoare not professionals yet and
(06:56):
helping them work on thoseprofessional development skills.
To teaching at thepost-professional level.
And working across disciplineswith many multidisciplinary
teams and teaching them aboutthe value of hippotherapy, for
OTPT and speech.
And the value of equine movementfor a variety of healthcare
professionals to providingeducational experiences for
(07:20):
parents, for other educators orat conferences.
In a short kind of couple hourformat.
And I really enjoy all of those,whether it's in-person.
Online in a webinar format.
Teaching is something I findthat I'm really excited about
through the whole process.
Now another area that we talkabout a lot, as far as our
(07:42):
environment of involvement.
In occupational therapy is onthe therapy side of things,
right?
Is running a private practice.
Having worked in outpatient,having worked in early
intervention, having worked inthe nonprofit world for many
years, having worked in afor-profit model and being able
to share that wisdom andexperience when you are in a
(08:04):
non-traditional setting, whetherthat's incorporating horses into
a therapeutic or therapy modelor working in the aquatic side
of things.
Or developing a nature basedpractice.
Really from the therapy side ofthings, we are out there
providing direct services tofamilies in our community.
And it's always a learningexperience, tailoring what we're
(08:26):
offering to, what the familiesin our area need.
It's also been a learningprocess of figuring out who we
can best serve in our communityand making sure that the way
that we communicate our messageand our value to our community
reflects that because.
Because there's a lot of clientsthat can benefit from the way
(08:50):
that we provide occupationaltherapy and our specialty areas.
But for me at this point in mycareer, Um, coming up on 20
years, not too long from now.
Um, You know, I'm at a pointwhere I'm really enjoying
working with a lot of clients.
That have mental healthchallenges where we're working
alone on a lot of psychosocial.
(09:13):
Aspects where we are workingwith them on creating a trust
and rapport and developing anindividualized plan, really
making activities that are very,very meaningful to them, finding
a way to ensure that the therapyis very experiential.
(09:33):
And that that experiential pieceis actually very important in
and of itself.
Right.
We talk a lot about the carryover and it's not what we do in
therapy, but how well they'reable to translate it.
But the experiential piece forus in our business model is very
important and then developing asafety risk component.
(09:54):
So that way they do get toexperience some controlled risks
and.
This is an area that we'removing more and more into.
We're seeing more and morebenefit in the clients that we
are working with in this way.
And then really figuring out howdoes that fit in.
With our partner facilitiesbecause we don't own our own
farm yet, but hopefully we willin the next five years.
(10:19):
So figuring out, you know, howdo we work that in with our
partner facilities?
How do we.
Make it work within our ownschedule.
So that involves childcare andmaking sure that we're putting
our own children first andmaking sure that they have
appropriate childcare.
That they're getting enrichmentexperiences.
(10:40):
If one of us is, or if both ofus are working or if we're
alternating childcare.
How we're maximizing thatbenefit and making sure that
their schedule and their rhythm.
Is something that is maintained.
So that way, when we areproviding therapy and we're in
that therapy mode and we'rewearing that therapy hat that we
(11:00):
really are a hundred percentpresent.
And so that's kind of our areawhere we're providing direct
services.
We're combining.
Our experience as parents andparents of, you know, multiple
young children working in anon-traditional setting and
combining our skill sets inthose particular areas.
(11:23):
And then also focusing on ourcommunity needs.
Right.
So when we think about thetherapy side of things for us,
it really is, um, a way to keepour feet on the ground, our
boots in the dirt.
And we always feel like we'relearning something new.
When we're out there withclients, we might be kind of
tweaking something or we mayhave a really good.
(11:45):
Learning lesson that we kind ofbring back either to that
educational component.
Or to the last area that I wantto talk about.
And that's coaching.
And I really kept coachingseparate from education because
it is different.
When I am coaching someone orwhen I am coaching a group.
(12:05):
I am not educating them.
Right.
I am helping them find their ownresources and their own
community.
I'm helping them look atdecisions that they may have to
make.
And so my coaching program rightnow is the business barn raising
program, which is really focusedon those professionals who are
looking to start incorporatinghorses.
(12:26):
Into their practice, whateverthat may be and helping them
take the necessary steps to dothat.
I also have a coaching programthat is more on the clinical
side and that's the trailblazersquest program.
Where we're really looking at amuch broader range of topics.
And that again is focused moreon the clinical side of things.
(12:46):
So.
For the coaching model.
Right.
We're looking at a different wayof interacting.
I am much more there as asupport person to help people
talk through things, to helpbring people together.
Who may be able to work togetherto find out the answers
(13:06):
together.
And, you know, it wasinteresting in this last
business barn raising, we hadtwo of us from New Jersey and
two people from Georgia.
And so it was a way again ofthat, having that networking and
support.
And as everyone comes throughthat program, they go into the
alumni.
Um, business barn, raisingalumni piece.
And so any of the workshops thatI do.
(13:28):
The alumni are always includedin that.
And so that coaching modelreally helps.
People who are working in one ofthese non-traditional settings,
whether they're looking at itfrom a business standpoint and
they need help getting started.
Or if they're an establishedclinic owner and maybe they're
looking at bringing in thehorses piece of thing and they
(13:50):
really want some support in thatfiguring out how it's all going
to work with the clinic thatthey already have.
Those types of experiences withcoaching again is very different
than the education side ofthings, where I have a knowledge
set that I am sharing with thepeople who are more in the
(14:11):
student role with our coachinggroups.
So we're really all workingtogether to find out answers to.
Hold people accountable withdecisions that they are making
or need to make.
Helping them really figure outwhat's important to them and
what they want to do with.
There.
(14:31):
Practice with what steps they'regoing to take next in their
business.
And with coaching, I find a lotof value in bringing people
together and talking throughthings and then kind of coming
back around and then followingup again.
So those are the three areasthat I find I spend the most of
(14:52):
my time and value.
In occupational therapy, theeducation piece, which again,
for me is front and center rightnow because the fall semester is
coming up quickly.
Therapy.
Providing direct services tofamilies in our community
because that's where we actuallyget to do the good work.
That I teach about later andwith therapy, we're serving our
(15:17):
community and we have theopportunity to help families
access therapy in a way thatmaybe they wouldn't get to
otherwise.
If we weren't here to fill thatniche area that we do.
And then lastly, coaching andworking with people who are
interested in having a supportpartner.
(15:37):
Are interested in getting someguidance in an area or a
question that they're having,that they really want someone to
bounce ideas off of talk itthrough.
And follow back up with right.
To make sure.
That they feel supported andthey feel like they've been
heard.
So with those three areas.
(15:58):
As we move forward in thepodcast now.
We want to take some time toacknowledge those.
So we will be having a back toschool.
Kind of mini series as we rollinto September.
Our frequency of.
Generating and posting podcastsand YouTube videos is probably
(16:18):
going to be a bit slower.
So it may not be an episodeevery week, but we do want to
still create some new content.
As we complete some of theinterviews that are on the
table.
So we have some really funinterviews coming up.
For the fall and we have Sarah,the homeschool OT is going to
(16:40):
come and join us and talk aboutwhat types of programs benefit
the homeschool community.
If you hop over to her podcast,you'll see that I was a guest on
her podcast.
Talking about the benefits ofoccupational therapy,
incorporating horses for peoplein the homeschool community, how
(17:00):
they might be able to.
Access and reach out tooccupational therapist who are
working in a niche area.
And we'll also be talking with,um, a couple other people on
some business topics.
That include different areas.
I don't want to give away all ofthe good stuff yet.
Um, but we do have some businesspodcast coming up.
(17:24):
And we also have another guestinterview coming up with one of
the stars in the canine.
Um, Therapy world.
Incorporating dogs into therapy.
So it's going to be exciting toat least pop some of these
(17:45):
interviews up.
In the animals and aquaticspodcast, a world.
We again, want to keep bringingvalue and things that are
important to you as a listener.
So if you have been listeningfor a while and you have some
topics that you would like tohear, certainly go ahead and
send us an email.
(18:07):
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You can also send us a chatmessage.
If you go to our Buzzsproutpage, you can find a way to send
us a chat message there and letus know if you're new to the
podcast.
There's a variety of episodes.
You can look back on.
As we get back up and runningwith our new episodes coming for
(18:29):
the fall.
So once again, thank you forbeing with us today in animals
and aquatics.
We look forward to bringing younew content throughout the fall.
Uh, some good new interviewscoming up and some fun content
for R O T N O T a students.
Coming up as they go back toschool.
(18:49):
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And we look forward to talkingwith you soon.
Hi, welcome to animals and aquatics
I'm Gina your host and we areglad to be back.
It's been a while now, since wehave had a new podcast episode
and that's because I wasdedicating my time to working
with our new business barn,raising members, we've completed
their eight week coachingprogram.
And now we're ready to getstarted back with the podcast.
(00:37):
It's been a busy summer andwe've tried to make some really
important decisions about how wewant to spend our time, both as
professionals and as a family.
If you've been listening forawhile, you know that my husband
is a certified occupationaltherapy assistant and I'm an
occupational therapist.
We work together in our businessproviding occupational therapy
(00:58):
that incorporates hippotherapy,aquatic therapy and nature based
therapy.
And at this point, we also havethree young children that we
homeschool and we've had to makesome really important decisions
about how all of that was goingto work together.
And one of the decisions that wemade.
Was that he would take on sometravel OT work.
(01:20):
While I focused on homeschoolingwith our children, as well as
running our business over thesummer.
Now that we are coming to theend of the summer.
We're able to get back on tracka little bit with the podcast.
And today is a little bit of acatch-up episode.
And maybe laying out a littlebit of what the next few months
(01:42):
look like with the podcast.
So once again, welcome toanimals and aquatics.
Today, the topics that I want tocover are some of the areas that
I'm involved in occupationaltherapy, because I am involved
in a number of different areasof occupational therapy.
And to give you a bit of contextand background where I'm coming
(02:05):
from, and maybe a little bit ofinformation.
About some of the topics that wewant to include in the podcast
going forward.
I think that might be helpful.
So.
If you're like me and grab yourfavorite drink.
Mine is Boba tea and let's getstarted.
The first thing that I want totalk about today.
As far as my relationship withoccupational therapy is
(02:29):
education, probably because it'sfirst and foremost, in my mind
today, I wrapped up.
My summer field work experiencewith for absolutely fantastic
level one fieldwork students.
And you'll be hearing from themsoon.
In the back to school, Septemberseries.
So I'm going to be spending sometime interviewing our
(02:51):
Summerfield Burke students.
So you can get an idea of wherethey are in their occupational
therapy education.
What they got from their fieldwork experience in a
nontraditional community-basedsetting.
And maybe some of the supportsyou could incorporate into your
occupational therapy programmingto help support field work
students.
So as we wrapped up with themtoday, It's kind of completing a
(03:15):
little bit of a chapter, butthen also remembering that back
to school is starting reallysoon.
So for me, The fall meansworking in the pediatric lab at
an occupational therapyassistant program.
I am the professor for thepediatric lab.
Part of the course.
And for me, that's reallyexciting because we get to do
(03:37):
all of the hands-on activitiesin the lab.
So this is everything frompracticing reflexes and the
developmental sequence gettingright down on the mats, in that
baby fetal position, all the wayup to practicing what it looks
like to be a toddler and how ourmuscles and bones move.
When we create those movementpatterns in our own body.
(03:59):
We can look at things like NDT,motor learning and sensory
integration, as in basic framesof reference where the students
get to practice thosetechniques, both with each
other, as well as with myself.
And then we really start to workon the intervention side of
planning.
And in this, they get to plandifferent interventions each day
that we're together in the laband really focus on what it
(04:22):
means to integrate the knowledgethat they have.
Uh, into meaningful occupationaltherapy interventions.
So I really enjoy the fallsemester and teaching the
pediatric lab because it is sohands-on.
And I'll be dedicating one fullday of my week to teaching some
new occupational therapyassistant students through
(04:44):
pediatrics.
And then in the spring semester,I see them for psychosocial
occupational therapy throughoutthe lifespan.
So I see them then for a fullday of lab and a half day of
lecture.
And so in the spring time, myteaching kicks up a little bit
with the academic side ofthings, but I also teach in a
(05:06):
number of other ways and I'veactually found that this is one
of the things that I really lovethe most about my role in
occupational therapy.
I love to teach, I also teach asa faculty member in the American
hippotherapy, association, andI'm really excited with some of
the new things that are comingout, that I'm going to be a part
of in teaching about equinemovement.
(05:26):
And revamping the sensoryconnection course.
As well as continuing to teachour foundation courses for the
part one and part two treatmentprinciples.
And I love teaching thosecourses, especially because I
get to work with OT, PT, andspeech language professionals,
as well as other professionalsthat will be teaching about.
(05:49):
The benefits usescontra-indications and areas
that they may need to know.
About equine movement.
And I think that will besomething.
That will be really enriching aswell.
Other opportunities where Iteach are things like webinars
and conferences.
And I'm hoping that eota reopenstheir call for papers for the
(06:12):
2025 AOT a conference, whichwill be held in Philadelphia
because I was really hoping tosubmit a paper.
And a presentation for thatconference.
And somehow I missed the callfor papers.
So I'm crossing my fingers thatthey reopened the call for
papers.
For 2025, because it's going tobe so close to me in
(06:34):
Philadelphia.
So in my realm of teaching, itreally is very broad from
academics or academia, whereit's exactly kind of what you
would think it is, right?
It's a semester based format.
It's, um, grades and papers andfinal exams.
It's working with students whoare not professionals yet and
(06:56):
helping them work on thoseprofessional development skills.
To teaching at thepost-professional level.
And working across disciplineswith many multidisciplinary
teams and teaching them aboutthe value of hippotherapy, for
OTPT and speech.
And the value of equine movementfor a variety of healthcare
professionals to providingeducational experiences for
(07:20):
parents, for other educators orat conferences.
In a short kind of couple hourformat.
And I really enjoy all of those,whether it's in-person.
Online in a webinar format.
Teaching is something I findthat I'm really excited about
through the whole process.
Now another area that we talkabout a lot, as far as our
(07:42):
environment of involvement.
In occupational therapy is onthe therapy side of things,
right?
Is running a private practice.
Having worked in outpatient,having worked in early
intervention, having worked inthe nonprofit world for many
years, having worked in afor-profit model and being able
to share that wisdom andexperience when you are in a
(08:04):
non-traditional setting, whetherthat's incorporating horses into
a therapeutic or therapy modelor working in the aquatic side
of things.
Or developing a nature basedpractice.
Really from the therapy side ofthings, we are out there
providing direct services tofamilies in our community.
And it's always a learningexperience, tailoring what we're
(08:26):
offering to, what the familiesin our area need.
It's also been a learningprocess of figuring out who we
can best serve in our communityand making sure that the way
that we communicate our messageand our value to our community
reflects that because.
Because there's a lot of clientsthat can benefit from the way
(08:50):
that we provide occupationaltherapy and our specialty areas.
But for me at this point in mycareer, Um, coming up on 20
years, not too long from now.
Um, You know, I'm at a pointwhere I'm really enjoying
working with a lot of clients.
That have mental healthchallenges where we're working
alone on a lot of psychosocial.
(09:13):
Aspects where we are workingwith them on creating a trust
and rapport and developing anindividualized plan, really
making activities that are very,very meaningful to them, finding
a way to ensure that the therapyis very experiential.
(09:33):
And that that experiential pieceis actually very important in
and of itself.
Right.
We talk a lot about the carryover and it's not what we do in
therapy, but how well they'reable to translate it.
But the experiential piece forus in our business model is very
important and then developing asafety risk component.
(09:54):
So that way they do get toexperience some controlled risks
and.
This is an area that we'removing more and more into.
We're seeing more and morebenefit in the clients that we
are working with in this way.
And then really figuring out howdoes that fit in.
With our partner facilitiesbecause we don't own our own
farm yet, but hopefully we willin the next five years.
(10:19):
So figuring out, you know, howdo we work that in with our
partner facilities?
How do we.
Make it work within our ownschedule.
So that involves childcare andmaking sure that we're putting
our own children first andmaking sure that they have
appropriate childcare.
That they're getting enrichmentexperiences.
(10:40):
If one of us is, or if both ofus are working or if we're
alternating childcare.
How we're maximizing thatbenefit and making sure that
their schedule and their rhythm.
Is something that is maintained.
So that way, when we areproviding therapy and we're in
that therapy mode and we'rewearing that therapy hat that we
(11:00):
really are a hundred percentpresent.
And so that's kind of our areawhere we're providing direct
services.
We're combining.
Our experience as parents andparents of, you know, multiple
young children working in anon-traditional setting and
combining our skill sets inthose particular areas.
(11:23):
And then also focusing on ourcommunity needs.
Right.
So when we think about thetherapy side of things for us,
it really is, um, a way to keepour feet on the ground, our
boots in the dirt.
And we always feel like we'relearning something new.
When we're out there withclients, we might be kind of
tweaking something or we mayhave a really good.
(11:45):
Learning lesson that we kind ofbring back either to that
educational component.
Or to the last area that I wantto talk about.
And that's coaching.
And I really kept coachingseparate from education because
it is different.
When I am coaching someone orwhen I am coaching a group.
(12:05):
I am not educating them.
Right.
I am helping them find their ownresources and their own
community.
I'm helping them look atdecisions that they may have to
make.
And so my coaching program rightnow is the business barn raising
program, which is really focusedon those professionals who are
looking to start incorporatinghorses.
(12:26):
Into their practice, whateverthat may be and helping them
take the necessary steps to dothat.
I also have a coaching programthat is more on the clinical
side and that's the trailblazersquest program.
Where we're really looking at amuch broader range of topics.
And that again is focused moreon the clinical side of things.
(12:46):
So.
For the coaching model.
Right.
We're looking at a different wayof interacting.
I am much more there as asupport person to help people
talk through things, to helpbring people together.
Who may be able to work togetherto find out the answers
(13:06):
together.
And, you know, it wasinteresting in this last
business barn raising, we hadtwo of us from New Jersey and
two people from Georgia.
And so it was a way again ofthat, having that networking and
support.
And as everyone comes throughthat program, they go into the
alumni.
Um, business barn, raisingalumni piece.
And so any of the workshops thatI do.
(13:28):
The alumni are always includedin that.
And so that coaching modelreally helps.
People who are working in one ofthese non-traditional settings,
whether they're looking at itfrom a business standpoint and
they need help getting started.
Or if they're an establishedclinic owner and maybe they're
looking at bringing in thehorses piece of thing and they
(13:50):
really want some support in thatfiguring out how it's all going
to work with the clinic thatthey already have.
Those types of experiences withcoaching again is very different
than the education side ofthings, where I have a knowledge
set that I am sharing with thepeople who are more in the
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student role with our coachinggroups.
So we're really all workingtogether to find out answers to.
Hold people accountable withdecisions that they are making
or need to make.
Helping them really figure outwhat's important to them and
what they want to do with.
There.
(14:31):
Practice with what steps they'regoing to take next in their
business.
And with coaching, I find a lotof value in bringing people
together and talking throughthings and then kind of coming
back around and then followingup again.
So those are the three areasthat I find I spend the most of
(14:52):
my time and value.
In occupational therapy, theeducation piece, which again,
for me is front and center rightnow because the fall semester is
coming up quickly.
Therapy.
Providing direct services tofamilies in our community
because that's where we actuallyget to do the good work.
That I teach about later andwith therapy, we're serving our
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community and we have theopportunity to help families
access therapy in a way thatmaybe they wouldn't get to
otherwise.
If we weren't here to fill thatniche area that we do.
And then lastly, coaching andworking with people who are
interested in having a supportpartner.
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Are interested in getting someguidance in an area or a
question that they're having,that they really want someone to
bounce ideas off of talk itthrough.
And follow back up with right.
To make sure.
That they feel supported andthey feel like they've been
heard.
So with those three areas.
(15:58):
As we move forward in thepodcast now.
We want to take some time toacknowledge those.
So we will be having a back toschool.
Kind of mini series as we rollinto September.
Our frequency of.
Generating and posting podcastsand YouTube videos is probably
(16:18):
going to be a bit slower.
So it may not be an episodeevery week, but we do want to
still create some new content.
As we complete some of theinterviews that are on the
table.
So we have some really funinterviews coming up.
For the fall and we have Sarah,the homeschool OT is going to
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come and join us and talk aboutwhat types of programs benefit
the homeschool community.
If you hop over to her podcast,you'll see that I was a guest on
her podcast.
Talking about the benefits ofoccupational therapy,
incorporating horses for peoplein the homeschool community, how
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they might be able to.
Access and reach out tooccupational therapist who are
working in a niche area.
And we'll also be talking with,um, a couple other people on
some business topics.
That include different areas.
I don't want to give away all ofthe good stuff yet.
Um, but we do have some businesspodcast coming up.
(17:24):
And we also have another guestinterview coming up with one of
the stars in the canine.
Um, Therapy world.
Incorporating dogs into therapy.
So it's going to be exciting toat least pop some of these
(17:45):
interviews up.
In the animals and aquaticspodcast, a world.
We again, want to keep bringingvalue and things that are
important to you as a listener.
So if you have been listeningfor a while and you have some
topics that you would like tohear, certainly go ahead and
send us an email.
(18:07):
And let us know what thosetopics might be.
You can also send us a chatmessage.
If you go to our Buzzsproutpage, you can find a way to send
us a chat message there and letus know if you're new to the
podcast.
There's a variety of episodes.
You can look back on.
As we get back up and runningwith our new episodes coming for
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the fall.
So once again, thank you forbeing with us today in animals
and aquatics.
We look forward to bringing younew content throughout the fall.
Uh, some good new interviewscoming up and some fun content
for R O T N O T a students.
Coming up as they go back toschool.
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So thanks for listening and dropus a suggestion or a review
would be greatly appreciated.
And we look forward to talkingwith you soon.
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