Category Archives: Mental Health

Facing Mental Illness: Infographic and Facts – How Many Individuals with Mental Health Do You Service?

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

You might think you don’t really service individuals with mental illness, but the statistic for young and old might make you rethink that. Take a look at this infographic (see graphic below) from Candida Abrahamson’s Blog and you might be surprised about the … Continue reading →

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27 Life-Changing iPhone and iPad Apps for People with Brain Injury

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Brainline.org, a website devoted to preventing, treating and living with traumatic brain injury provides the post entitled 27 Life-Changing Apps for People with Brain Injury . Although the list is dated May 2011, it has many good apps such as voice recognition, memory … Continue reading →

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Apps for Mental Health

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

One of the many areas that Occupational Therapists work in is mental health.  This is not a specialty area of mine, however mental health issues definitely are areas we all address from time to time, whether in the school system, … Continue reading →

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