E90: How occupational therapy can best support military veterans in coping with their trauma and community reintegration?

12/08/2022 20 min

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Episode Synopsis

How did someone from film and TV end up working in occupational therapy for combat veterans? What is the "warrior journey" framework? How do you assess PTSD severity? In this episode, we welcome Angela Frame. She is a doctoral student in the BU post-professional doctorate in an occupational therapy program and works at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA as an Outpatient Occupational Therapist. Tune in to hear about her doctoral project at Boston University and what goes on at the American Occupational Therapy Association annual conference.
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