Caylee Banta, OTD, OTR/L

Caylee Banta, OTD, OTR/L This page is dedicated to informing the community about pediatric occupational therapy and all of its amazing benefits as led by Caylee Banta, OTD, OTR/L.

12/23/2023

Caylee Banta

12/23/2023

Excited to share I’ll be editing in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy!

03/26/2023

Occupational Therapy Month starts next month and it has come to my attention that many people do not understand what I do and other occupational practitioners do--nor do they understand the path to get there. It's my goal to help others understand that we are healthcare practitioners with a SCIENCE driven background. The schooling is not easy and yes I am a DOCTOR of occupational therapy. It took myself and my colleagues many years to obtain our degrees and I AM so PROUD of the profession I am in. This includes 122 credit plus hours of graduate levels courses.
Occupational Therapists must do the following to be called OTs:
-Attend an ACCREDITED school offering a MASTERS of Occupational Therapy---with that being said--there are OT's with bachelors degrees who have been grandfathered in and many universities are now making their programs ONLY entry level DOCTORATE programs (whether you agree or disagree with this is your own personal opinion--this post is not a spot for that)
-After going through 3-5 years of GRADUATE school based heavily in the sciences (including anatomy/physiology/kinesiology/neurorehabilitation at a GRADUATE level), OT's undergo specialization in the field of their choice through fieldwork education--2 (3) month UNPAID internships *mine were acute care--working in the hospital and a special needs school
-I also had to go through 2 cadaver labs intensely at UF and USA understanding at a cellular and anatomical level how the human body works
-It doesn't stop there, after graduate schools, OT's take a national board certificational exam---this ensures that once passed an OT has the competency to practice in the field and then as an OT you apply for the licensure in your state
-We are expected to maintain our license every 2 years by completing continuing education and renewing--I hold 2 state licenses that I maintain (California and Florida)
-We are also registered and are expected under NBCOT to maintain our R (eg. OTR/L)
**we are health care providers, professionals, with a Florida Dept of Healthcare license--WITHOUT it--you are not a practitioner, we are no other title--we are under the oath of a medical license--**
**OTs can work in many settings--WE ARE JUST NOT fine motor promoters---we are so many other things--we are an underrecognized and underrespected profession**
So when you see your OT--please give them a nod--this profession is going places and helping people along the way.
Happy soon to be OT month!
**Each week I'll be posting fun facts about my profession including what the outlook it**

11/24/2021

Who would be interested in Christmas gifts varying by age to work on all areas of development for kids??

One of my favorite programs to utilize for handwriting is "learning without tears" although, I do not use all of their t...
11/23/2021

One of my favorite programs to utilize for handwriting is "learning without tears" although, I do not use all of their techniques and strategies..I often get asked the question does pencil grip really matter---YES and NO! I'm a firm believer that grip has been hard wired and is challenging to change after a certain age--it's better to address pencil grip when a child starts holding any object! REALLY--Any object!!!

Take a look on how to help a baby develop musculature in order to progress with future skills such as coloring, cutting, and writing. Babies should be actively from the time they are born until they progress towards writing tools:
-build with blocks
-hold toys in midline and pass from one hand to another
-gross grasp--holding your hand
-weight bearing while crawling, cruising, etc.
-finger foods--tacky foods seem to be the best as they develop a pincer grasp

So, bottom line is, you can start working on your child's grasp when they are essentially BORN! It doesn't have to start when they begin to color.

11/23/2021

Happy Fall/Winter everyone--I'm hoping to start posting weekly on this page--it has not been a priority but my goals have changed and I would like to post 1 activity and 1 tip per week for parents/families and other OTs! Let me know if you have any questions!
Dr. Banta

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