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OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs

Sarah Lyon, OTR/L

Earn your OT CEUs by listening to our episodes for free, then logging into the OT Potential Club to take a short quiz and download your certificate. Each week (with breaks for major holidays), we host a live-recorded conversation exploring cutting-edge trends, timely hot topics, and the most impactful developments shaping occupational therapy today.Our expert guests help you pull out actionable insights you can apply immediately in practice. Designed for both occupational therapists, occupational

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#135 The Ethics of AI as Therapists with Megan Cornish

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2026/04/10

The landscape of healthcare has been changed forever with the introduction of AI. Already, 1 in 3 adults are turning to chatbots to ask health related questions. For younger adults under age 30, the shift is even faster-nearly 30% now use AI specifically for mental health and emotional support. Amid these broad changes is a specific question for us as therapists: What happens when the chatbot starts to play the role of therapist? This service is already being offered by tools - like Abb...

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#134 Starting an OT Practice in 2026 with Christopher...

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2026/04/03

The landscape of private practice changed forever this year. With Amazon officially adding physical therapy to its marketplace, accessing rehabilitation services is now as easy as ordering a pair of shoes. This shift signifies a massive rise in public awareness of therapy services-but it also brings a new set of challenges for the independent practitioner. How do you compete with a global giant? How do you meet the "one-click" expectations of modern clients? In our 2026 "Starting an OT Practi...

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#133 Intro to Travel Therapy with Laura Latimer

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2026/03/27

Travel therapy offers some of the highest compensation in rehab, yet it remains one of the most logistically challenging practice areas. Succeeding on the road requires a distinct mindset shift, balancing clinical flexibility with savvy career management. Whether you are eyeing your first contract or looking to refine your travel strategy, this course walks you through the essential day-to-day considerations of a nomadic career. We will dive into three overarching questions: Logistics: How do...

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#132 Deciding if a Child Needs OT with Alyson Stover

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2026/03/13

Most parents start their OT journey with a frantic Google search: “Does my child need OT?” Unfortunately, the answers they find are often buried in vague recommendations about “missing milestones.” In this one-hour course, former AOTA President and pediatric practice owner Alyson Stover, MOT, JD, OTR/L, BCP explores how we can move beyond ambiguity. We’ll dive into actionable strategies for improving clarity and access, ensuring that therapists can empower parents and providers to connect chi...

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#131 OT and Multiple Sclerosis Treatment

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2026/03/06

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) remains the leading cause of non-traumatic disability in adults aged 18–65. Because of its prevalence and the vital role of therapy in management, it is a clinical area we return to often at OT Potential. We previously explored this topic through the inspiring lens of Dr. Sarah Adam, OTD, OTR/L—a professor and Paralympic medalist living with MS. In this upcoming one-hour course, we continue the conversation by diving into the latest evidence-based research through the ...

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#130 How OTs and PTs Get Paid

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2026/02/27

Why does therapy often feel undervalued by the systems we serve? To change the future of our professions, we must first understand the forces that shape today’s Medicare and private payer models—and ultimately, your reimbursement. In this session, we sit down with DPT and policy expert Dana Strauss to pull back the curtain on the reimbursement landscape. Together, we’ll explore why the current system prioritizes procedures over longitudinal care and, more importantly, identify the strategic l...

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#129 Therapy Documentation in 2026 with Pedro Teixeira

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2026/02/20

While the landscape of healthcare is shifting beneath our feet, the most tangible change in daily practice since the arrival of AI has been our documentation. Over the past two years, we have moved beyond the initial excitement of AI scribes and chat interfaces. As we look ahead to Therapy Documentation in 2026, the conversation is shifting from “how do we save time?” to “how can data and analytics help us in real-time?” We are entering an era where documentation is no longer a static record ...

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#128 How to Plan a Great OT Session with Rachel Egan

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2026/02/13

There is a foundational skillset essential to occupational therapy that often isn't covered in school: The ability to design a 60-minute session that is both clinically transformative and operationally sound. Bridging the gap between high-level evidence-like task-specific practice for stroke recovery-and the realities of billing codes and patient engagement is no small feat. It is this specific ability to structure "best practice" into a seamless, hour-long experience that separates the maste...

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#127 Intro to NICU OT with Nicole Bazinet

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2026/02/06

Occupational therapy in the NICU is one of the most specialized and sensitive practice areas in our profession. The transition from traditional clinical settings to the high-stakes, high-tech environment of neonatal care requires a fundamental shift in how we approach both assessment and intervention. Whether you are an OT looking to move into the NICU or a pediatric therapist wanting to better understand the early medical history of the infants on your caseload, this course will walk you thr...

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#126 Neuro Recovery After Stroke with Henry Hoffman

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2026/01/30

Are you fully using the critical window of opportunity after stroke to support neuro-recovery during your OT sessions—or are you unintentionally devoting valuable rehab time to compensation? In today’s episode, we’re joined by Henry Hoffman to explore why prioritizing recovery—when possible—matters, and how occupational therapy professionals can more intentionally drive neuroplastic change after stroke. Together, we break down core principles that support recovery-oriented practice, including...

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#125 Intro to Mental Health OT with Michelle Burlyga

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2026/01/16

Mental health is one of occupational therapy’s smallest practice areas. Because relatively few OTs work in traditional mental health settings, it can feel like an enigma: What does mental health OT actually look like day to day?Where do we fit on interdisciplinary teams?And how does occupation truly show up in mental health care?At the same time, there may be no better home for occupational therapy’s core values than mental health practice. In this course, Intro to Mental Health OT, we zoom o...

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#124 What is OT in 2026? with Katie Jordan and Angela...

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2026/01/09

Through OT Potential, we’ve released more than 124 podcast episodes exploring the research, ideas, and conversations shaping occupational therapy. Each year, we pause to step back and ask a foundational question: What is occupational therapy—and how is it evolving? In this special episode to kick off 2026, we expand the conversation beyond research alone to include advocacy, technology, and the forces shaping OT practice and public perception. Joining us for this milestone conversation are tw...

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#123 Selective Eating and Autism with Britt St. John

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2025/12/19

Research suggests that anywhere from 46% to 84% of autistic children experience selective eating. And the downstream risks are substantial: selective eating is linked with nutritional deficiencies, psychosocial impairment, and increased risk of developmental and psychiatric comorbidities, with severity tied to how persistent and restrictive the eating patterns become. In this OT Potential course, Britt St. John, PhD, MPH, OTR/L, joins us to break down what occupational therapy professio...

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#122 AI in Education with David Foster and Melissa...

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2025/12/12

AI is going to reshape OT education—rapidly and profoundly. The real question is: How do we harness its strengths for good? How do we protect the parts of learning that are best done without it, while also leveraging AI in areas where our profession has historically struggled? One promising area is scenario-based learning, where AI can create realistic, dynamic situations that help learners practice clinical reasoning in a safe, supportive environment. In today’s one-hour webinar, we’re hosti...

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#121 Negotiating with Payers with John Hutchinson and...

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2025/12/05

For many of us, payer negotiations feel distant—something handled “somewhere up the chain,” far removed from the day-to-day work of helping patients. But here’s the truth: nothing shapes our practice more than the reimbursement rates and contracts negotiated on our behalf. Reimbursement determines who we can serve, how much time we can spend with them, what services we can sustainably provide, and ultimately whether our practice can survive/thrive. And while therapists may assume this is a jo...

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#120 Vision Remediation and OT with Alicia Reiser

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2025/11/21

We, at OT Potential, keep hearing stories of more and more OTs teaming up with optometrists to provide vision remediation interventions. (Vision remediation focuses on retraining the eye and brain connection. This is in contrast to low vision therapy, which focuses on compensation and adapting the environment to maximize remaining vision.) The need is clear: occupational therapy can provide needed interventions for those with diagnosed visual inefficiencies from such things as acq...

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#119 OT and PT Collaboration with Rebeca Segraves

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2025/11/14

OTs and PTs compete in many ways. We can be found competing over: Patient timeWho gets to bill which code on which dayRecognition And scope of practiceBut, as looming outside forces like AI and decreasing reimbursement rates threaten our professions, it is critical to change our postures toward interprofessional collaboration. And, there is no PT I would rather talk about this with than Rebeca Segraves. Rebeca has hard won insight as she has sought to embed our professions more ful...

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#118 AI Chat and Clinical Decision Support with Jen...

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2025/11/07

One year ago, we released an OT Potential Podcast episode exploring what AI could conceptually mean for clinical decision support. Fast forward to today—and AI chats have become a regular part of the decision-making process for many healthcare providers. In fact, OpenEvidence now reports that 40% of U.S. physicians use their platform daily. At OT Potential, we recently launched our own AI chat and learned a great deal in the process. The world of knowledge translation is changing at an incred...

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#117 OTA Hot Topics with Amy Mahle

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2025/10/24

Occupational therapy assistants are the bedrock of treatment provision in many OT departments throughout the country. In fact, In large rural SNFs, around 58% of OT staffing minutes are by OTAs. And, in rural and underserved communities, about 48% of all Medicare outpatient therapy services are provided by OTAs. But, not enough continuing education has been geared towards the unique challenges and opportunities within this profession. That’s why I’m so thankful to begin a new annual ser...

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#116 OT and Heart Disease with Sabina Kahn

OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs ·

2025/10/17

Heart disease is the most common serious chronic condition among adults. In fact per the latest report staggering 1 in 3 US adults received care for a cardiovascular risk factor or condition in 2020. The same report projects that annual inflation-adjusted health care costs attributable to cardiovascular conditions will nearly quadruple from $393 billion in 2020 to $1,490 billion by 2050. Truly astounding numbers. Heart disease is an umbrella term that encompasses coronary ar...

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