Occupational Therapist (Katie Sennstrom)
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In this podcast we talk to Katie Sennstrom. Katie is our first woman guest, so as a father of two daughters (in addition to two boys), I was very excited for that. Katie is an Occupational Therapist, which is a branch of healthcare that helps people of all ages, from newborn through elderly, who have physical, sensory or cognitive problems. The role of an occupational therapist is to help these folks regain independence in all areas of their lives and assist with barriers that affect a person’s emotional, social, and physical needs. Basically, occupational therapists help people regain independence to perform their occupation – whether that occupation is an actual job, an elderly person simply being able to live independently, or even a child develop better social skills. The amazing part about this vocation, is that it offers so many different variations. Katie herself started working with the elderly, mostly post surgery, and later transitioned to working in a school with children.
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