Live Webinar – Starting an OT Private Practice

Earn 1 hour of continuing education by joining OT Potential after taking this course.

Live webinar is scheduled for February 28th, 2025 at 11am CST.
This course will be available as an on-demand podcast course on or before March 6th. Learn more about our Live OT CEU webinars.

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Starting a side hustle private practice is one of the best ways to safeguard your career, pursue a niche interest, and meet some of the many unmet needs in your community. 

But, let’s be honest: the process of getting going can be daunting. 

In this Ask Me Anything (AMA), we are welcoming Carline Reaume back to the podcast. Carlin has steadily grown her private practice over the course of several years, and has experienced the ups and downs of private practice management. Also on our panel is Sarah Lyon, a business owner in her own right, Sarah has carefully watched the trends in private private practice for almost a decade now. And, is author of the ever-popular post “Start and Grow Your Therapy Practice.” 

So bring your questions, and we hope to give you the confidence you need to get started today!

Supporting Research and Journal Articles

• Wells, C., Olson, R., Bialocerkowski, A., Carroll, S., Chipchase, L., Reubenson, A., Scarvell, J. M., & Kent, F. (2021). Work Readiness of New Graduate Physical Therapists for Private Practice in Australia: Academic Faculty, Employer, and Graduate Perspectives. Physical Therapy.
• Schoen, S. A., Gee, B. M., & Ochsenbein, M. (2021). Preparing Advanced Clinicians and Practitioners: A Model for Mentorship in Occupational Therapy Practice. Occupational Therapy International, 2021.
• Jesus, T. S., Mani, K., Ledgerd, R., Kamalakannan, S., Bhattacharjya, S., von Zweck, C., & World Federation of Occupational Therapists. (2022). Limitations and Recommendations for Advancing the Occupational Therapy Workforce Research Worldwide: Scoping Review and Content Analysis of the Literature. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
• Cade, L. (2023). A propensity to thrive: Understanding individual difference, resilience and entrepreneurship in developing competence and professional identity. British Journal of Occupational Therapy.

Learning Objectives

• You will recognize common barriers to starting a private practice, and how to overcome them.
• You will be able to identify supports to draw from when tackling the logistics of practice management.

Agenda

Intro (5 minutes)

Discussion on practical implications for OTs (25 minutes)

• Overcoming initial barriers to starting a practice
• The logistics of choosing an EMR
• The logistics of marketing
• Ways to keep the client relationship strong and retain clients overtime

Live Q&A (25 minutes)

Closing (5 min)

Target Audience/Educational Level

Our target audience is occupational therapy practitioners who are looking to learn about OT and carpal tunnel.  The educational level is introductory.

Financial and Non-financial Disclosures

It is the policy of OT Potential to disclose any financial and non-financial interest the provider or instructor may have in a product or service mentioned during an activity. This is to ensure that the audience is made aware of any bias of the speaker.

We here at OT Potential have no financial stake in this topic.

Speakers

Carlin Reaume OTD, OTR/L, DipACLM, PMH-C, PCES

Dr. Carlin Reaume is a pelvic floor therapist in Sacramento, California.

Carlin has more than 15 years of experience as a therapist and educator. Utilizing her clinical expertise in Lifestyle Redesign®, she has focused her career on expanding occupational therapy’s role in non-traditional and emerging practice areas including workplace wellness, college student health, and maternal health.

She holds specialty certifications in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International and Pregnancy & Postpartum Corrective Exercise (PCES) through Core Exercise Solutions. Dr. Reaume is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200), a certified postpartum doula through Cornerstone Birthwork Training, and a graduate of Loyola Marymount University’s Yoga Therapy RX Certificate Program.

Carlin launched Supported Mama: Pelvic Floor Therapy in 2020 as a way to provide holistic support for women on the journey before, during, and after pregnancy.

Dr. Reaume graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with both her Master of Arts and Doctoral degrees in Occupational Therapy. She also completed her Master of Arts in Education from Pepperdine University. She has presented her work both nationally and internationally, as well as held leadership positions on the Board of Directors for the Occupational Therapy Association of California. Dr. Reaume currently serves as Assistant Clinical Professor for the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program at the University of the Pacific in Sacramento, California.

Sarah Lyon, OTR/L

Sarah’s passion is helping fellow OT practitioners translate evidence into daily practice. Sarah earned her BA in religion from St. Olaf College, then earned her master’s degree in occupational therapy from New York University in 2011.

Since then, she’s worked in numerous facilities, including a critical access hospital, an acute trauma hospital, and a state inpatient psychiatric hospital. Sarah is the founder/owner of OT Potential. Read more about OT Potential here.

Alan Linic

Alan Linic is an LA-based writer and performer. He is an alumnus of the Second City resident stages in Chicago, and earned an Emmy nomination while writing for Saturday Night Live. He’s got a dog and some really good hot sauce recipes.

This course was designed to meet your continuing education requirements

We designed the courses in the Club to meet the requirements for “online” and “independent/self-study” courses. To verify the requirements from your specific state (within the US), check out our post, OT Continuing Education Requirements. If you are outside of the United States and have questions, please contact us.

We are proud to be an AOTA Approved Provider and to meet the requirements for your NBCOT renewal.

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