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OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs

by Sarah Lyon, OTR/L

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#156 Risk Factors for Cognitive Decline with Ganesh Babulal

October 16, 2026 · 60 min

As we've covered on the podcast, the world is heading toward a dementia crisis. The number of people living with dementia is projected to nearly triple by 2050, and low- and middle-income countries will be hit hardest. But there is real…
#155 Marketing Your Therapy Practice with Erica Stevens

October 9, 2026 · 58 min

More than 2.4 billion people around the globe live with a health condition that would benefit from rehabilitation, and more than 1 billion are living with a mental health condition. But how do they find the right therapist among the…
#154 OT as Mental Health Providers with Halley Read

October 2, 2026 · 58 min

For as long as I've been an OT, I've been hearing about occupational therapy's advocacy to be recognized as behavioral health providers. This is frankly a little confusing, since OT has deep roots in mental health care — and many of us…
#153 Rehab Tech Abandonment with Christopher Gaskins

September 25, 2026 · 59 min

On one hand, it truly feels like we are on track for health technology to transform healthcare as we know it. On the other hand, we have to weigh the reality that many health tech solutions end up abandoned. This is especially true of…
#152 OT and Aging in Place with Dawn Heiderscheidt

September 18, 2026 · 59 min

Healthcare has many challenges right now, but so many of them stem back to one looming global reality: By 2050, the number of people on our planet over age 65 is projected to double. It’s almost hard to wrap your head around the financial…

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#151 Caregiver Training Codes with Rachel Wiley

September 11, 2026 · 58 min

Over 53 million people in the U.S. provide unpaid caregiving services. That's a stunning 1 in 6 people. The complex role of caregiving can entail everything from behavior management, symptom detection, and nutritional guidance to…
#150 Medicare Advocacy for 2027 with Dana Strauss

August 28, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

The 2027 Physician Fee Schedule signals a continued restructuring of clinician payment-redistributing funds towards primary care and behavioral health while providing signals for what's coming next. OTs and PTs can no longer sit on the…
#149 Neurodiversity Affirming OT for Adults with Samantha Valasek

August 14, 2026 · 57 min

The latest clinical practice guideline for occupational therapy for autistic people across the lifespan urges us to shift away from deficit models toward neurodiversity-affirming, strengths-based care. But, what does this look like in…
#148 Musculoskeletal Treatment Pathways with Chad Cook

July 31, 2026 · 59 min

As we’ve interviewed expert clinicians on the podcast, clear trends have emerged. These clinicians have two things in common: They have a pretty set arc to their treatment sessions. They tend to work from “menus” of intervention…
#147 OT and Vision in Schools with Jaime Spencer

July 24, 2026 · 56 min

When you look at the intersection of vision and reading in schools, the gaps are impossible to ignore. Consider the data: Two-thirds of American fourth graders cannot read at grade level.One in four school-age children has a vision…
#146 Prenatal Therapy with Marissa Ruhl

July 17, 2026 · 59 min

Only in this past year did it come on my radar that some therapy clinics are offering prenatal therapy. While I can personally relate to the desire to have a therapist guide you through such a complex stage of health, I thought that…
#145 What is Therapy & How Do We Measure It? with Megan Cornish

July 3, 2026 · 56 min

The rapid rise of AI chat presenting as therapists has spurred a reaction to differentiate what AI can do versus the work of a licensed therapist. This is causing many people to look more closely at the question: What Is Therapy? In…

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About the show

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 therapy assistants, and OT students the OT Potential Podcast is your go-to source for AOTA-approved, evidence-driven occupational therapy continuing education.