OT for Adults with Intellectual Disability: OT CEU Course with Meghan Blaskowitz & Wanda Mahoney

For OT professionals working with adults with intellectual disabilities it can feel like there is a lack of resources around best practices for working with this population. Today’s article flips that long-held narrative on its head. The authors set out to find evidence to inform OT for adults with intellectual disability-and to their own surprise they found so much it has become 3 papers. In this podcast, we’ll review the evidence they found to support intervention. Then we’ll welcome two of the article authors, Meghan Blaskowitz and Wanda Mahoney. Together, we’ll unpack the practical implications related to intervention and assessments.
Learn more about our guest Meghan Blaskowitz, DrPH, OTR/L: otpotential.com/occupational-...
Learn more about our guest Wanda Mahoney, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA: otpotential.com/occupational-...
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Episode article:
Evidence to Inform Occupational Therapy Intervention With Adults With Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34781...
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:57 OT Potential Podcast Intro
00:02:53 Introduction to OT with adults with intellectual disability
00:03:46 Intent of this research
00:04:26 Methods
00:05:17 Results
00:08:01 Discussion and takeaways
00:09:04 Conclusion
00:09:25 Intro to Wanda and Meghan
00:16:51 How this article came to be
00:21:19 What stands out now
00:26:43 Using the perspectives of our clients
00:33:32 Helpful assessments
00:42:29 Applicable interventions
00:49:07 Creating an inclusive practice
01:01:36 Resources to support adults with ID

[@pynoypride87]

I love this thank you

[@otpotential]

This was such a fun convo! Thanks for watching!!

[@mblaskowitzot]

Check out that awesome Ms. Frizzle shirt hanging in the background! :)

[@otpotential]

I was so happy the wide angle of Wanda caught that!!! I also feel like I've been seeing Ms. Frizzle everywhere since doing this episode!!!