Episode 8: Developmental Coordination Disorder DCD
EBPOT Podcast
Welcome to the EBPOT podcast. The podcast is designed to help paediatric occupational therapists stay up to date with the latest publications in the world of OT. It's great additional to your CPD portfolio. The topic this week is DCD. The primary article focuses on participation experiences of adolescents with DCD. I’m making some changes for the next round of podcasts, as I want to make sure, I have capacity to keep the podcast going and that I can cover the literature effectively. For the upcoming podcasts, I will be focusing on one primary article and then I will briefly discuss...
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Episode 7: Supporting Children's Handwriting
EBPOT Podcast
Welcome to episode 7 of the EBPOT podcast paediatric edition. This week I’ll be looking at three articles on the topic of handwriting. The first article considers how handwriting legibility influences spelling and reading skills. The second looks at underlying sensory processing skills and handwriting legibility. The final article presents UK early career teacher's knowledge of handwriting in the classroom Remember, if you would like to receive the links to the articles and the episode show notes, you can join the EPBOT mailing list at . If you’re already a subscriber, they will be in your...
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Episode 6: Inclusion in Schools
EBPOT Podcast
Welcome to the EBPOT podcast where we help you to stay up to date with current research in paediatric OT. My name is Kim Griffin, I’m a paediatric OT and your host. Today I’ve got three articles for a change, all on the topic of inclusion in schools. The first is a theoretical paper considering how belonging supports inclusion. The second explores a model for an inclusive school which was co-created. The final article discussed the experiences of neurodiverse students who have struggled to attend school due to anxiety. All three together seemed to provide quite a holistic view. Remember,...
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Episode 5: Sensory Strategies in Schools
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Episode 4: Autism - Coaching and Sensory Accommodations
EBPOT Podcast
This week our articles are focused on autism. The first continues on from last week’s theme of occupational performance coaching. It specifically explores occupational based coaching with primary caregivers of autistic children. The second article is one I found particularly interesting. Ben Sasson and colleagues have explored the changes to day to day life that families make when children have sensory needs. Remember, if you would like to receive the links to the articles and the show notes, you can join the EPBOT . Don't forget to book on the in January & April 2026. The full show...
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Episode 3: Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC)
EBPOT Podcast
Welcome to the EBPOT podcast. The podcast is designed to help paediatric occupational therapists stay up to date with the latest publications in the world of OT. It's great additional to your CPD portfolio. Today our focus is two articles presenting results from treatment studies exploring the use of occupational performance coaching. Both articles I'm presenting today are from studies completed in the UK. Both used online delivery models. The first used a one to one approach and the second used a group coaching format. For those unfamiliar with OPC, it's a collaborative, strengths-based...
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Episode 2: Canadian Occupational Performance Measure
EBPOT Podcast
Welcome to the EBPOT podcast. The podcast is designed to help paediatric occupational therapists stay up to date with the latest publications in the world of OT. It's great fortnightly additional to your CPD portfolio. Today’s EBPOT podcast topic is the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. The reason I wanted to review these articles early on in the podcast is because many of the research studies that I will be reviewing use the COPM as an outcome measure. There is a long hold belief that a change of 2 points in the clients post invention scoring is clinically significant. The articles...
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Episode 1: Systematic Reviews Autism and ASI
EBPOT Podcast
Welcome to the EBPOT podcast ( where I help you to stay up to date with current research in paediatric OT. This week we are looking at two systematic reviews, one which includes a meta-analysis. The first article explores the effect of motor interventions on cognition, communication, and social interactions of autistic children The second explores the use of Ayres Sensory Integration direct intervention, this study also has a strong focus on autism as majority of the studies located were studying autistic populations. The EBPOT podcast is perfect CPD for paediatric OTs join the...
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Episode 0: Introduction to the EBPOT podcast with Kim Griffin
EBPOT Podcast
Welcome to the EBPOT (Evidence-Based Paediatric Occupational Therapy) podcast. I'm Kim Griffin, a paediatric occupational therapist and your host. My goal with this podcast and newsletter is to make recently published evidence in the occupational therapy literature easily accessible to paediatric occupational therapists, particularly those working in schools. The podcast focuses on recently published research evidence relevant to school-based paediatric occupational therapists. I'll prioritise topics most applicable to mainstream school settings: Self-regulation and sensory needs Autism...
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