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-therapy-directory/meg… Learn more about our guest Wanda Mahoney, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA: otpotential.com/occupational-therapy-directory/wan… Join the OT Potential Club to take a quiz to earn your 1 hour occupational therapy continuing education unit (AOTA-approved): otpotential.com/ot-potential-club Website and Social: Episode page: otpotential.com/ceu-podcast-courses/ot-adults-inte… Podcast page: otpotential.com/ceu-podcast-courses Linked In: www.linkedin.com/company/otpotential Episode article: Evidence to Inform Occupational Therapy Intervention With Adults With Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34781356/ 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

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