About a year ago, I made a commitment to write more regularly.
I did not begin with a detailed content calendar or a long list of topics. Instead, I decided to let the conversations I was having guide what I wrote.
A question after a webinar.
A discussion at a conference.
An email from a colleague.
A challenge raised during a demonstration of the TransitionsApp.
A topic that kept coming up in practice.
Those conversations became blog posts.
Looking back over the past year, I have realized that the blog has become less about sharing information and more about exploring the questions our profession is asking.
What have we been talking about?
Several themes have emerged.
Adapting to change
Many of our discussions centred on the transition from the Career Handbook to OaSIS and the National Occupational Classification (NOC). Several articles explored this shift, including OaSIS in Practice: What Canadian Clinicians Are Expected to Know in 2026 and Advancing Vocational Rehabilitation: Why OaSIS is Replacing the Career Handbook
How do we continue to make thoughtful, defensible vocational recommendations when the tools we rely on are changing?
Professionals were not simply looking for instructions. They wanted to understand the reasoning behind the process.
Confidence in professional judgement
Another recurring theme was confidence.
Whether we were discussing Transferable Skills Analysis, Job Demands Analysis, labour market analysis, or return-to-work planning, the same questions surfaced repeatedly.
How do I know my reasoning is sound?
How do I explain my conclusions clearly?
How do I prepare reports that others can understand and defend?
Questions about Transferable Skills Analysis and the Canadian Rating Guide appeared frequently, leading to articles such as What Are Transferable Skills in Vocational Rehabilitation? and Understanding the OaSIS Canadian Rating Guide. These conversations reminded me that while good tools are important, they never replace professional judgement.
Reflective practice
One topic that continues to resonate is reflective practice.
Many professionals tell me they understand its importance, although finding time to reflect during a busy workday remains a challenge. These discussions have also led to several newsletter articles exploring how reflection supports everyday clinical reasoning and professional growth.
What has encouraged me is hearing how many readers have started making reflection part of their everyday practice, often in small ways that gradually become habits.
Learning together
Perhaps the biggest lesson for me has been that some of the best learning happens through discussion.
Many articles began with a question that I did not immediately know how to answer. Writing gave me the opportunity to explore the evidence, reflect on my own experience, and continue the conversation with others.
That process has been just as valuable for me as I hope it has been for readers.
An encouraging surprise
One pleasant surprise has been the steady increase in readership over the past year.
At the same time, I recently discovered that I had not connected Google Analytics correctly to my website. While I know more people are finding the blog, I cannot yet tell which individual articles have attracted the most interest.
In some ways, that seems appropriate.
This blog has never been about chasing page views (hence my lack of attention to the Analytics). It has been about exploring the questions that matter to professionals working in vocational rehabilitation and occupational therapy.
If the readership continues to grow because those conversations are useful, then I consider that a success. It tells me these conversations are resonating with professionals across Canada.
Where do we go from here?
One thing I have learned is that I do not need to come up with every topic on my own.
Many of the most meaningful articles started with a simple question from someone else.
If there is a topic you would like to see explored, I would genuinely like to hear from you. If a question has come up in your own practice, there is a good chance others are wondering the same thing.
I would also like to invite guest contributors.
If you have practical experience, a case study, lessons learned, or a thoughtful perspective on vocational rehabilitation, occupational therapy, disability management, or professional practice, I would be pleased to discuss publishing a guest article. Sharing different perspectives strengthens our profession and introduces your work to a growing community of readers.
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read an article, leave a comment, ask a question, attend a webinar, or start a conversation.
Your curiosity has shaped this blog far more than you may realize.
I am looking forward to discovering where our conversations lead over the coming year.
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