Thank you so much for breaking these down!! I never got a pediatric Level II fieldwork, and I was limited in pediatric assessments during my Capstone. Trying to understand the information from the book just felt like shoving words into my head. This helps a lot!!
Thank you for all your comments. It's always so nice when I get to hear directly back from our OT community here. Reading through all your comments put a big smile on my face today.
You're the best. Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos to help others, like myself, learn and prepare for the NBCOT! I am taking my test in less than 2 weeks and have started watching videos to keep my motivation strong. THANK YOU!
Thank you for your message! It makes me really happy to know that I can help! Good luck on your exam. The journey has only just begun and I'm excited for everything that is in store for you in the future!
Your energetic personality has put such a light on studying! thank you so much for all your hard work and effort creating these videos. You are a blessing to the OT community!
You probably won't read this, but thank you so much for doing these videos. The way that you are so down to earth and personal while explaining the information helps me to remember it and I laugh while I learn which makes the learning fun. I have retained so much just by listening to you and your videos talking about preparing for the NBCOT helps relieve some of the stress. Thank you again, Miri!!!!!!!
aww Christy, my friend, no comment goes unread here on the channel. Thank you for your thoughtfulness and genuine appreciation and kind sentiments. Messages like yours truly give me the motivation and fuel to keep making these videos and they make all my efforts worthwhile and meaningful. There really is no amount of money that can make me feel as rich as the richness of our community and members who are on this shared journey with me.
Please tell me that you're planning to become a program instructor if you aren't already because your structure and organization are absolutely wonderful. I take the exam (COTA) Thursday and as a heavily auditory learner, found it extremely challenging to not feel overwhelmed trying to refresh just using reference materials from college. Thank you endlessly for your time and energy it is very much appreciated.
Aubrey, thank you!! I really appreciate your feedback and generous compliments! I'm not an instructor and haven't really considered it, but I discovered my passion for teaching and connecting with the OT community. I started the channel without any expectations other than to help others who may have struggled like me, and it has truly grown into a beautiful, supportive and empowering community. I am enriched EVERY day because of people like you, who come back to share their heart and journey with me. We are brought together through a shared passion and that makes our connection so special and meaningful to me. Thank you, Aubrey!!
I'm not even the one taking the exam but I've been thinking about your exam tomorrow getting all excited and worked up!! Walk in there like an entry level practitioner and don't let a single question on the exam put a seed of doubt on the great life path that awaits!
Thank you for a great method to memorize each pediatric assessment you mentioned in the video. I would love to know if you have another video on presentation of assessments such as The Peabody and Beery VMI which are most common in Miami. I take my OT boards in October 2018. Thank You OTMiri
Hi Maria, thank you for being here and sharing your OT journey with me. I currently don't have any videos that go over the actual presentation/demonstration of pediatric assessments. But that's a great idea for future videos! I'm currently taking a short break due to my high risk pregnancy and haven't been as active on this channel, but I can't wait to come back full force and add some of the pediatric assessment videos- maybe I can even demonstrate some of these with my own baby!
Miri I love your videos. Thumbs up 👍. I would love to see a video on mental health interventions for OCD, Depression, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, etc. Or one on task groups, prevocation, reality orientation, and the like. Thank you. You're awesome.
Thank you for leaving your comment and feedback! I really appreciate hearing back from our community and really do take every feedback into consideration. The list of videos you mentioned are all on my list of videos to make in the future and I hope get to them soon! Have a great night, Dave.
Thank you so much for taking the time to break these all down in an easy to understand manner! By the way, your dog is adorable, I almost thought he was fake until I saw him move lol!
Thank you, Kirsten! Stella is my best friend and companion : ) She's often mistaken for a calm, chill dog because she's always sleeping in my videos, but she's got a lot of energy and spunk even at 8 years! She keeps me young at heart ! Thanks for leaving a comment and connecting with me, Kirsten!
You're welcome, Julia! I've had really positive feedback from recent students who passed the board that this particular video was very helpful! I'm so happy to hear it's making the process easier (and hopefully more pleasant) for you. Thank you for leaving a comment, Julia, and welcome to the channel!
Hi Miri! I wanted to let you know how much I LOVE your videos! They have been so helpful for studying for my exam and such a great way to break up the hours of reading and taking notes. I also wanted to know where on your FB page I can find the notes for your videos. In this video it said notes were available on your FB page but I'm having trouble locating them :) Thanks so much for your help with this issue and for your amazing contribution to the field of Occupational Therapy!
Hi Emma! Thank you for your warm and enthusiastic comment! I'm glad you're utilizing these resources and finding them helpful. If I said my facebook "page," that is my mistake. The PDFs can be found in my OT Miri Facebook group under "Files." Be sure to peruse the photos under "Photo Album" for various content reviews including splints, SCI and group taxonomy. See you there, Emma!
Hi Miri, I have been watching your videos and they have been very helpful. I just want to say thank you!!!! I needed some visualization to take a break from all the reading lol. I take my exam the beginning of October so I have been looking for ways to study. I was looking at the pediatrics videos and I am not sure if you have any videos on grasps (e.g radial- palmer grasp, 3 jaw chuck etc), developmental milestone reflexes .(e.g rooting, prone to supine and age). It would be helpful to have a video on theses topics especially the reflexes, I have a hard time remembering them. Thank you!
Hi Eunice! Thank you for leaving a comment and sharing your feedback. So happy to know these videos are helpful and providing you a break from reading. I am currently doing a series on the milestones and am working hard to get to them whenever I can. Stay tuned!
Hi Elizabeth! Thank you for leaving a comment- happy to be able to help :) I plan on moving right into adult assessments! (been crazy busy lately so it's taking some time, but stay tuned!)
Can you explain more about how HELP is a curriculum reference test? Maybe I got overwhelmed by all these ped's assessments, but I'm confused with the curriculum part. You explained that HELP is an assessment that is done in the child's natural environment, typically in the child's home. So does curriculum mean school? I'm horrible with the ped's stuff. And knowing the age ranges. That tripped me up in the boards, when given an age of a child and trying to figure out which assessment is appropriate. Thanks for your tips though. I think I will have to work on memorizing the age ranges.
HELP is a curriculum referenced test because it helps measure developmental progress in essential domains and school readiness goals. HELP is also a criterion referenced test because it gathers information on the performance of specific tasks and provides a focus for specific intervention objectives. I hope that helps!
Also, it's helpful to understand the difference between norm-referenced versus criterion-referenced measures. Norm-referenced measures are based on norms of a sample and the child's score is compared with the scores of the normative sample (compared with the peers). This is often used to determine eligibility for services in public school settings. Criterion-referenced measures are designed to obtain information on children's functional tasks and to understand what the child can and cannot do, rather than to compare the child's performance with his/her peers. Have a great weekend, Jennifer!!
Where exactly on your fb page do you upload the notes. I am having difficulty finding them. Thank you again for taking the time to creating these videos. They are very helpful.
Hi Despina! I'm glad you're utilizing all the resources and finding them helpful. Be sure to check that you are also in the OT Miri Faceboo group, which will contain the links, PDFs and photos that supplement this RU-vid channel. facebook.com/groups/OTmiri/. Once you join, you will see a section of different tabs including "Videos, Photos, Files." Click on files, and you should be able to access the PDFs. See you there!
LOL!! I'm already an OTR sweetie. I just got my doctorate in OT last December after practicing for 27 years. I just like to see what others post to help new grads and entry level therapists. Keep up the good work!
Congratulations on your recent achievement!! 🎉🎈I think you may be the first person I've come across here that is not a student or recent graduates preparing for the NBCOT. If you don't mind me asking, how did you come across my channel? This is a new project for me in an uncharted territory and I'm always curious how people hear/find out about this channel...
I was looking at OT assessments and your channel came up in the playlist. Plus I enjoy watching teaching channels because it provides me with a fresh perspective after practicing for so many years. I am considering doing a channel at some point but finding the time is a real challenge. Then I come across channels like yours and think to myself "Why reinvent the wheel?" LOL
It'd be wonderful to have more OTs and OTAs representing our profession through various online mediums. But I agree- finding the time to do this is my biggest challenge and the issue of sustainability is always at the forefront as this is not something I can do as my "job." But, I can tell you that it's been one of the most rewarding, creative and meaningful endeavors and one that money cannot buy.