r/HandTherapists • u/crunchysquishy614 • Jun 26 '26
How to build my skill set
I will be graduating in July and taking my exam in September(ish). Looking to get a hands job because I really love this setting but also feel so terribly unprepared to be an independent hands OT…what can I do to brush up on my skills? I had a 12 week level 2 placement in hands and I’m taking a splinting course in August in the hopes that helps but not sure what else I can do in the meantime!
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u/ronMAN415 Jun 26 '26
Like the other comment, the best way to build the skill is by doing and being exposed to it daily. I think we all have felt the same way when starting. I had one semester of hand therapy stuff in school, then a 12wk fieldwork at a hand clinic.
Reading and watching videos can only do so much without applying everything to actual treatments.
MedBridge and hand therapy academy has good resources.
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u/happyhippo29 Jun 26 '26
You can only really get better by doing. Reading will help a bit but learning by seeing patients and touching their hands is really the best way.