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39: Ask-Me-Anything about Nature-Based Practice: A Reverse Interview with Alexa Ambrosino, OTDS
Alexa Ambrosino is an occupational therapy doctorate student at Duquesne University. As part of her capstone project, she requested an interview with me to discuss nature-based practice and advocacyā¦and I agreed on...
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38: Favorite Nature-Based Activities for Fall Season
In this episode, youāll learn 4 activities to do with kids outdoors in nature-based therapy sessions during the fall season, plus hear some of my reflections on WHY these activities are engaging for children. Thank...
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37: Using Knives & Whittling in Nature-Based Therapy Sessions with Children
Today weāre discussing using KNIVES in nature-based therapy sessions!
Youāll learn:
ā¢ Age-ranges for starting knife use in therapy sessions.
ā¢ Types of wood that work well for whittling
ā¢ My go-to simple treatment...
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36: Writing Great Goals in Nature-Based Therapy
In this episode, I answer a listener's question about goal writing in nature-based practice. Youāll learn:
š The standardized format my nature-based practice uses for writing specific goals.
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The 4 step goal-writing...
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35: Help Kids Achieve Their Own Goals By Asking The Right Questions (A Real-Life Story from Nature-Based Practice)
This week's TGO Podcast is an honest share of my attempt to implement an evidence-based method directly within a nature-based therapy session. The CO-OP approach is a simple system for helping children to achieve...
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34: Diving into Surf Therapy with Naomi Matanick, OTR/L
šš½āāļø Naomi Matanick, OTR/L started a nature-based therapy practice utilizing SURFING as her therapeutic modality!Ā š
Tune in to learn:
00:01:57 How Naomi discovered surf therapy.
00:06:43 The challenges Naomi...
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33: The Ecology of Change in Outdoor Therapy (ECO-Therapy) Model: A Theory to Explain How Nature-Based Pediatric Therapy May Change Lives
In this episode, I share the findings from my PhD research and introduce the Ecology of Change in Outdoor Therapy (ECO-Therapy) Model developed from my research. The ECO-Therapy Model is a grounded theory to explain...
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32: Fail-Learns and Wins from the First Year Inside the Business Hive
In todayās episode, Iām sharing the āfail-learnsā and wins from my first year inside the Business Hive. In addition to my reflections on how the program went, I offer you takeaways that you can apply to your...
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31: How to Respond to Challenging Behaviors in Nature-Based Therapy Sessions with Jillian Blount, OT
In todayās episode, Iām joined by Jillian Blount, OT, owner of WildFree Kids OT in Alaska. Jillian has a lot of experience working with children who display challenging behaviors during nature-based therapy sessions...
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30: The Start-Up Phase of Nature-Based Practice: A Live Coaching Call with Jenna Miller, OT
Todayās episode is a live business coaching call for Jenna Miller, OT, owner of Well and Wild Child OT. Jenna is deep into the start-up phase of her nature-based practice in New York. If youāre thinking about...
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29: Life & Business Updates from Laura
Todayās episode is a bit different from what youāre used to hearing from me, but I thought this was a great time to give you my life and business updates.I have a trip and a speaking engagement to share with you, plus...
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28: Research on Nature-Based Therapy with Hannah K. Burke, MS, OTR/L
Todayās guest, Hannah Burke, is a Ph.D. candidate at Colorado State University who recently, along with her co-authors, had an article published about nature-based pediatric occupational therapy. It was a scoping...
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