OT and Leadership: Occupational Therapy CEU Course with Victoria Garcia Wilburn

The world desperately needs OT leaders. It needs leaders that can think holistically. It needs leaders that understand both individual level change and systems level change. It needs storytellers, collaborators, and compassionate thinkers. And, these are the qualities of an occupational therapy professional.
Today, we’ll explore a paper on best practices in OT leadership curriculum development. This will help us understand the practical steps involved in leadership development. Both as an individual, and for preparing our profession to be one of leaders. After we review the article, we are thrilled to welcome to the podcast, Victoria Garcia Wilburn, State Representative for Indiana House District 32. Her and I will discuss the hard-won lessons she has learned about leadership. And, the advice she has for OTs to step into leadership, in whatever role they occupy.
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Episode article:
Best practices in leadership curriculum development: A case study of a curriculum designed to foster authentic leadership skills in graduate students. articlegateway.com/index.php/...
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:47 Why leadership is important
00:03:25 Leadership development in higher education
00:03:53 Intent of this paper
00:04:22 Leadership development best practices in the literature
00:05:31 Case study of a leadership curriculum in an OT program
00:09:57 Intro to Victoria Garcia Wilburn
00:12:27 How Victoria went from practicing OT to policy advocate
00:22:25 Article impressions
00:24:45 How do you define leadership for yourself?
00:29:46 How has your OT background informed your advocacy priorities?
00:33:20 Stories of how OT skills have been helpful in your leadership journey
00:37:55 Is there anything you learned as an OT that you have had to unlearn as a leader?
00:42:27 What’s been the most helpful thing you’ve done to grow as a leader?
00:44:47 What advice do you have for OTs who are ready to grow as leaders?
00:48:27 How do we encourage more OTs to step into formal leadership roles?

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Victoria - you truly exemplify authentic leadership and your courage to be vulnerable was an inspiration!