You learned the concepts.
But no one taught you how to put all the pieces together.
Your patient is sitting in front of you.
You know the diagnoses.
You know the assessments.
You know the terminology.
But what is actually causing the problem...and what should you do next?
BOT Portal helps occupational therapy practitioners connect the dots between what they see, what it means, and what to do about it.
âś“ Understand why your patient is struggling
âś“ Connect cognition, movement, body functions, and occupational performance
✓ Know what to assess—and what your findings actually mean
âś“ Build more intentional treatment plans
âś“ Explain and document your clinical reasoning with confidence
Stop second-guessing. Start seeing the whole picture.
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BOT Portal is an occupational therapy clinical knowledge, education, and mentorship platform designed to help practitioners connect foundational concepts, clinical reasoning, and evidence with real-world occupational therapy practice.
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I’m an occupational therapist who kept seeing the same problem....we learn an enormous amount of information in occupational therapy, but figuring out how all of those concepts connect in real clinical practice is much harder (it felt impossible!)Â
What does this finding actually mean?
What is producing the movement problem?
Why does the patient perform differently in real life than they do on testing?
What should treatment actually look like?
And how do we explain and document what we are doing?
So I built BOT Portal to help answer those questions.
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 Not sure where to start with Functional Cognition?
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âś” They score well...but seem confused in real life.Â
âś” They can do tasks...but can't multitask
âś” They start things...but can't finish them
âś” They get overwhelmed or shut down
âś” They move fine...but something feels off
START HERE: Identify the Problem You are Seeing
Helpful Articles and BOT Portal Occupational Therapy Resources:
All of the great BOT Portal Resources can be browsed in the Beyond Occupation Blog on BOT Portal!Â
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Clinical Resource for Functional Cognition
A practical guide to documenting and billing for real-world cognitive performance—not just test scores.
Learn how to:
- connect functional cognition to skilled rehab services
- document beyond isolated cognitive testing
- justify medical necessity using real-world task performance
- align your clinical reasoning with CMS expectations
Includes:
- key CMS language
- commonly used billing codes
- documentation examples grounded in functional cognition
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