Top 10 Occupational Therapy Blogs As the manager of online recruitment and marketing at Horizon Healthcare Staffing, I’m always trying to find information about occupational therapy to share. I like to use different forms of social media, RSS feeds, alerts, and blogs to find my… read more →
Computer software apps are out there for everything you can think of and they can also be used in therapy. Occupational therapists on the lookout for new and inventive ways to help service their patients can now utilize a great resource. Check out this great… read more →
A great new resource is now available to help children understand chronic pain. OTs and PTs help people improve their lives in movement and skills needed. These therapists, especially PTs, also work with patients involving pain management. A good number of the people being helped… read more →
According to a report by careerinfonet.org, employment for occupational therapy assistants in New York are expected to grow 25% by 2020. The report takes information for the BLS and calculates the expected change. OTA employment is expected to go from 2,120 in 2010 to 2,640… read more →
A great resume can be very beneficial when applying for an occupational therapy job. Recruiters and employers like to have a resume that they can easily read and quickly scan. They don’t want to spend time figuring out if you work in pediatrics or geriatrics.… read more →
Horizon Healthcare Staffing would like to congratulate all the 2013 graduates of occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant programs. This is an exciting time for new OT and OTA grads. You’ll be embarking on a new chapter in your life, changing patient’s lives for the… read more →
Are you an animal lover? Do you have pets? Well, even if you don’t, there is increasing support with animal-assisted therapy helping healthcare therapists reach more goals with their patients. Interacting with animals can aid in one’s well-being in any situation, but particularly with special… read more →
I’m fairly new at Horizon Healthcare Staffing, having come from a teaching background—but it’s amazing to see how two seemingly different career paths are so interconnected and similar! I’m currently recruiting and coordinating occupational therapists and health paraprofessionals at various schools throughout the New York… read more →
Are you starting to research the occupational therapy assistant career field and are a bit confused about some of the job roles available? Do you want to know the difference between an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) and Occupational Therapy Aide (OT Aide)? Below is a… read more →
Guest Post by Shelbye Omondi, OTR Many times when I tell people what I do for a living, I get two responses: 1) “What is an occupational therapist?” 2) “Eww…in a nursing home?” Fact of the matter is, I would not change it for the… read more →
