Jazmine Mack, MS, OTR/L and Kate Breen, MS, OTR/L

On this episode we talk with Jazmine Mack and Kate Breen about OT’s role in the treatment and recovery of COVID-19. Jazmine and Kate are occupational therapists who have worked throughout the spectrum of care during the pandemic. Their commitment to occupation based practice is inspiring and making a huge impact on their client’s lives.

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Resources Discussed in this Episode:

American Journal of Occupational Therapy Special Supplement on Occupational Therapy and COVID-19 https://ajot.aota.org/issue.aspx#issueid=938451
Baron, K., Kielhofner, G., Iyengar, A., Goldhammer, V., and Wolenski, J. (2003). The Occupational Self Assessment (OSA) (Version 2.1). Model of Human Occupation Clearinghouse, Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago https://www.moho.uic.edu/productDetails.aspx?aid=2
Reid, H., Miller, W.C., Esfandiari, E., Mohammadi, S., Rash, I., Tao, G., Simpson, E., Leong, K., Matharu, P., Sakakibara, B., Schmidt, J., Jarus, T., Forwell, S., Borisoff, J., Backman, C., Alic, A., Brooks, E., Chan, J., Flockhart, E., Irish, J., Tsukura, C., Di Spirito, N., Mortenson, W.B. (2021). The impact of COVID-19–related restrictions on social and daily activities of parents, people with disabilities, and older adults: Protocol for a longitudinal, mixed methods study. Journal of Medical Internet Research Protocols, 10(9):e28337 doi: 10.2196/28337 https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/9/e28337
Watters, K., Marks, T. S., Edwards, D. F., Skidmore, E. R., & Giles, G. M. (2021). The Issue Is—A framework for addressing clients’ functional cognitive deficits after COVID-19. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(Suppl. 1), 7511347010. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2021.049308 https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=2767314