Wellforward Journal

Gnomes Away From Home: A Community Mental Health & Wellness Occupational Therapy Project

Introduction Gnomes Away From Home is a project partially funded by the City of Gig Harbor Arts Commission 2021 Creative Endeavor Grant....

What is Community Mental Health Occupational Therapy?

According to the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF), a document that formally defines occupational therapy in American, and...

14 Principles of Compassionate Leadership

After years of experience as a manager, a department head as well as an observer of managers' behavior, I've had the opportunity to learn...

A Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice for Fieldwork Educators, Supervisors & Professors

A Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice for Fieldwork Educators, Supervisors, Professors & Administrators Introduction As noted in...

Setting High Standards for Leadership is the Path to Professional Respect in Occupational Therapy

In the U.S. standards of practice, AOTA Code of Ethics and NBCOT Code of Conduct do not address behavioral standards or expectations or...

What Do We Need to Know? Continuing Ed, Certification, and Professional Self Assessment in Context

Lately I have observed increasing numbers of therapists questioning whether they need extra certifications and credentials to skillfully...

Places Fit for Living: Moral Management, 19th Century Asylums, and Making New Spaces for Wellness

When I was employed at Western State Hospital first as a therapist, later as a department manager, I observed how vast the hospital was,...

A Call for Practice Parity

I just submitted an open letter to the Washington Occupational Therapy Association (WOTA). I encourage everyone else to do the same for...

Mental Health OT's: This is Our Moment

Like me, you must have seen the messages posted all over the internet. Therapists everywhere are struggling to adapt to the rapid changes...