Mentorship Matters: Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence for the Value of Mentorship Programs for Novice and Experienced Clinicians

Erika Dobson, MOT, OTR/L, BCG, CBIS, CDP

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Don’t Be So Basic: Expanding the Role of OTs Working With Older Adults

Erin Propst, OTD, OTR/L, LSVT-Big, CDP; Gretchen Quinn, MS, OTR/L, BCG, LSVT-Big, PRPC; Brett Herman, MS, OTR/L, BCG, LSVT-Big, CDP

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Special thanks to the following clinicians for their contributions:

• Ashley Denny, OTD, OTR/L
• Danielle Cicala, MS, OTR/L