#69: OT for Adults with Intellectual Disability with Meghan Blaskowitz and Wanda Mahoney

2023-11-30

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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. We’ll review the evidence they found to support intervention. Then we’ll welcome to the podcast two of the article authors, M...

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.

We’ll review the evidence they found to support intervention. Then we’ll welcome to the podcast two of the article authors, Meghan Blaskowitz and Wanda Mahoney. Together, we’ll unpack the practical implications related to intervention and assessments.

In order to earn credit for this course, you must take the test within the OT Potential Club.

You can find more details on this course here:
https://otpotential.com/ceu-podcast-courses/ot-adults-intellectual-disability

Learn more about our guests:
https://otpotential.com/occupational-therapy-directory/meghan-blaskowitz
https://otpotential.com/occupational-therapy-directory/wanda-mahoney

Here's the primary research we are discussing:
Evidence to Inform Occupational Therapy Intervention With Adults With Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review

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