Valparaiso University Occupational Therapy

The official Twitter for Valparaiso University Occupational Therapy. Apply now to be part of our first cohort in the fall of 2023!

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Ready to turn your passion into a profession?

👉 Apply now through the link in our bio and start your journey toward becoming an occupational therapist.

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A new year means new goals, new growth, and new ways to support participation in everyday life. ✨🎊

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Merry Christmas from OT Valpo! 🎄❤️
Wishing you a joyful and peaceful holiday. ✨

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December through an OT lens ❄️
Holiday routines and traditions naturally support motor skills, sequencing, coordination, and participation all wrapped up in festive fun! 🎄🍪⛄

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Happy Holidays from our OT family! 🎁✨
We hope you have a wonderful winter break, take the time to rest and recharge.
Wishing you a season filled with joy and meaningful moments with the people you love. 🤍

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We’re grateful for growth, learning, community, and every student & faculty who brings heart to our program.
Happy Thanksgiving from OT Valpo! 🍂✨

#ValpoOT #Thanksgiving #OTinAction #Gratitude

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In occupational therapy, kindness isn’t just a feeling. It’s an action that builds trust, connection, and belonging. 💛 Today we celebrate World Kindness Day, recognizing how even the smallest acts can make the biggest impact.

✨ Be kind to yourself.
✨ Be kind to others.

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Today we celebrate OT in action, enabling meaningful activities, one occupation at a time.✨ Happy #WorldOTDay from OT Valpo!

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October is AAC Awareness Month! 🌟
AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) helps children and youth find their voice. Occupational therapy plays a key role in helping kids use assistive technology to communicate, and participate in all the moments that matter most!

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Your mental health matters—today and every day. 💚 On World Mental Health Day, our OT program stands for compassion, listening, and stigma-free conversations.

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✨ Join us for an exciting student-led Journal Club! ✨
Valpo OT students are teaming up with ASHT! Don’t miss the chance to learn, discuss, and connect with the OT community!

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✨ Welcome back, 3rd years!! ✨
You survived (and crushed 💥) your first Level II fieldwork. From late nights to big wins—you did it! Now it’s time to bring that energy back to campus and keep leveling up. 🎓 We’re cheering you on every step of the way!

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🌟 Welcome to our new cohort of students! 🌟 We’re so excited to continue the tradition of gathering at the lighthouse—embracing our unique curriculum model, soaking up the sunshine, and sharing plenty of fun along the way. Here’s to an incredible journey ahead! #OTValpo

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🎉✨ Convocation is here! ✨🎉
OT faculty are thrilled to welcome a brand-new class of students joining the journey and to celebrate the return of our continuing students. Convocation is always a special time filled with energy, inspiration, and the promise of what’s ahead.

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🎓 Congratulations to the DrOT Graduates of 2025! 🎓
Your hard work, resilience, and dedication have led you to this remarkable achievement. As the summer concludes, we celebrate your academic success but also the impact you are destined to make in the profession and community.

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🏐 Huge congratulations to our intramural volleyball champs! 🎉 We’re proud of the strong OT and CONHP representation on the team. Way to bring home the win last night—great teamwork and energy! #OTValpo #CONHP

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Students had a wonderful experience this summer learning about work and industry through an experiential learning day at Do Goodies. We appreciate community partners like @OpportunityEnterprises that ensure OT students are engaging with the community and learning in a fun way.

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Look WHO is learning how to fabricate a volar wrist immobilization orthosis (WHO)...Students in OCTH 725 are embracing new skills this summer!

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Summer with @OTValpo equals sunshine but also splint making! Students in OCTH 725 had a great time making trigger finger blocking orthoses (aka lightbulb splints).

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Special Thanks to Olesya Klocek OTR/L, CHT and Bob Westphal OTR/L, CHT for showing our first years how to functional cast for wrist fractures! They were all naturals to splinting.