I currently work as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) in the adult acute care setting at a hospital in San Antonio, Texas. I’ve been practicing as a COTA for the past three years. My role involves working with patients throughout their hospital admission, who have varying diagnosis, to complete self-care tasks and mobility. Our […]
Living well during & beyond the coronavirus pandemic
Welcome to the 'Do What You Love' Blog! Here you will find stories, reflections, ideas, knowledge sharing, and evidence-based general education about ways that we can adapt to our daily activities, practice compassion, have hope and be with ourselves when it's hard and we're heading into the unknown, and discuss current issues and the actions we can take to grow occupational justice so more people can choose to do what we love beyond COVID.
On the 10th October, we celebrated World Mental Health Day! There has been a growing movement to recognise that our mental health is just as important as our physical health, and both should be treated and recognised with parity of esteem. How can we take care of our mental health? Our solution may be found […]
In July and August, I was given the opportunity to host a student for their final placement – however with COVID-19, there was a new way of doing that we needed to adapt to: Alice*, the student, would be participating in the placement 100% virtually. For context: I’m an Occupational Therapist who works in community-based […]
Beyond COVID