...Setting The occupation of putting together a puzzle takes place at the group tables and group carpet inside the classroom. Within the classroom there are three tables that are surrounded by eight chairs on all sides. The tables are located in the center of the classroom and many occupations take place there. Along with putting together a puzzle, the children make arts and crafts, play with Legos, and eat breakfast and lunch at the group tables. Another location for putting together a puzzle is the group carpet. This space is specifically for large carpet puzzles. Other occupations that take place at the group carpet include building blocks, playing with dolls, and group time. Contextual Factors Environments influence what behaviors are appropriate,...
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...entirely as to what the field of occupational therapy actually is. Some degree of confusion appears to stem from what the term ‘occupation’ means, which consequently, coupled with unfamiliarity with the profession, results in a general misconception of the field occupational therapy. Occupation is defined as an “activity in which one engages” and occupational therapy can be defined as “a practice that uses goal-directed activity to promote independence in function” (Jane Clifford O'Brien, Susan M. Hussey, 2007). Occupational can also be defined as “everything people do to occupy themselves, including looking after themselves (self-care),...
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...Farber (1989) discusses how it is important to educate students in a variety of ways regarding neurobiology to enhance skills and application to occupational therapy. She discusses how the traditional learning style in memorization of concepts does not carry over into clinical practice (Farber, 1989). She also states that current practicing occupational therapists continue to explore the literature as it is constantly changing (Farber, 1989). Although this article was written almost 30 years ago, I find the statements regarding education and remaining current still applicable today. On the idea of the ever-changing neuroscience literature, I cannot help but think about the information that is presented in the article and the...
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...3rd knee replacement. Chronic rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the underlying cause for the knee replacements, and many of her occupational barriers. She obtained this residence via the Catholic Arch Dioceses in Delaware and they’re not ADA accessible. Due to the fact that the housing is provided by a non-profit, religious organization presents extra obstacles to...
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...World Federation of Occupational Therapy, occupational therapy is a profession which is concerned with the promotion of well-being and health of individuals through engaging them in occupation. It is a holistic healthcare profession with an aim to promote health in individuals by enabling them to perform purposeful and meaningful activities across their lifespan. Occupational therapist by using different treatments help their patients with a mental, physical or developmental conditions to recover, develop or maintain daily work and life skills in themselves. OT is client-centered and see client as an integral part in the process of Occupational therapy. Therapist gives individualized attention and evaluation to his/her client or clients (individual and families) in learning the current state of affairs and the desired state of affairs in client’s life. occupational therapist learn about the goals his/her client is trying to achieve (desired state of affairs) uses his experience and judgment to alter the goals if necessary and align them with the abilities and resources clients hold to achieve them or help clients achieve the necessary skills and knowledge required to achieve his goals. Occupational therapy services may include comprehensive evaluations of the client’s home and other environments (e.g. workplace, school), recommendations for adaptive equipment and training in its use, and guidance and education for family members and caregivers. Occupational therapy practitioners...
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...ABSTRACT Society has experienced a revolution in information and communication during the last fifty years. This revolution is likely to continue to impact not only on the administration of the Nigeria, but on the society at large. The argument proposed here asserts that equality of opportunity of women and men is more likely to be achieved if both genders embrace the changes now occurring in communication and information use with similar vigour. This term paper seeks to highlight on the concept of gender discrimination, even as sundry instances of the persistent issue is well sustained. The argument proposed here provides an anecdotal rather than theoretical overview of the way in which the use of information technology has come to dominate modern decision making in a variety of contexts. The dimension of women disparity and the need to correct such inequality is elaborated. Finally, the areas of applications of information technology in curbing gender differences and the probable outcome of such applications is well addressed. INTRODUCTION Women are key to the development challenge. Throughout the developing world, women are at a disadvantage at the household, community, and societal levels. Within the household, women have less access to and control over resources and limited influence over household decisions. Beyond the household, women have limited access to communal resources, are under-represented in public decision-making bodies; have limited bargaining power in...
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...Occupational Therapy is a stimulating career that allows you the opportunity to promote and maintain the health and well-being of our community. I enjoy being in an occupation that helps people. While at Peach Tree Acres I took time to closely observe a client using an assistive device for mobility such as a power wheelchair. The client used the power wheelchair independently for locomotion at the facility to engage in several activities in which one activity involved them getting their picture taking behind a poster board with special images on it. The client had had some difficulty adjusting their power chair just right in order to bend their head down in order to fit their head in the cut out part of the poster board to get their picture taking....
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...1. U.S. Supreme Court Justice 2. Nurse 3. Physician 4. Social Worker 5. Scientist 6. Librarian Males and Females in the workforce, deal with vital differences that continue to outline a systemic use of inequality. While there are but very few genetic differences within both sexes, there is still a beneficial prestige given to “male- oriented jobs” over that of females. As I was examining over my occupational stratification list, I couldn’t help but realize how misogynistic I felt to see where I categorized the occupations I thought woman to be best placed (ex. Nursing, Social Working). While doing research I was appalled by the reality that out of 112 Supreme court justices, only 4 had been women, beginning with Sandra Day O'Connor,...
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...Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) consists of recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges, or images as well as repetitive behaviors or mental acts (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). As a related condition, hoarding disorder occurs when an individual owns a substantial number of something to satisfy his or her persistent, mental desires for some personally significant reason. To intervene, occupational therapists (OTs) may consider having their clients identify bad habits as well as establish daily routines that could improve their organizational...
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...treatments of Autism for children that can help with their skills. Autism is a neuro developmental disorder that has alternative treatments with medical care and support from others. The best periods to get these treatments are for young children were they’re still learning developmental skills. The three main ideas I am discussing are the physical, social, and medical treatments for this disorder. The physical treatments that are around to support children with Autism are therapy. There are different types of therapy they can get support with such as occupational, sensory, and craniosacral therapy. These therapies can significantly help these children’s motor skills. In the Article “Traditional occupational Therapy Services for Youth with Neurologic and developmental disabilities, by Windy Chou and Minerva Duong they stated that “Occupational therapists aim to improve client factors and skills that will enable re-engagement or new engagement in valued activities. Valued activities can include work, and community integration, which is one of the instrumental activities of daily living. Typically developing youth and young adults have many life skills to learn to prepare them for post-secondary schooling, or independent living, such as money and health management, that are addressed by their families” ”however, youth with disabilities such as Autism Spectrum Disorder require additional help from therapist to learn such skills due to 1) altered abilities to learn and 2) uncertainty of...
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...“BANGLADESH LABOUR ACT” HEALTH AND HYGIENE 51. Cleanliness: Every establishment shall be kept clean and free from effluvia arising from any drain, privy or other nuisance, and in particular- (a) Accumulation of dirt and refuge shall be removed daily by sweeping or by any other effective method from the floors and benches of work-rooms and from staircases and passage and disposed of in a suitable manner; (b) The floor of every work-room shall be cleaned at least once in every week by washing, using disinfectant where necessary or by some other effective method; (c) Where the floor is liable to become wet in the course of any manufacturing process to such extent as is capable of being drained, effective means of drainage shall be provided and maintained; (d) All inside walls and partitions, all ceilings, or tops of rooms, and walls, side and tops or passages and staircases shall- (i) Where they are painted or varnished, be repainted or re varnished at least once in every three years, (ii) Where they are painted or varnished and have smooth imperious surface, be cleaned at least once in every fourteenth months, by such methods as may be prescribed. (iii) In any other case, be kept white-washed or color-washed and the white-washing or color washing shall be carried out at least once in every fourteen months; and (e) The date on which the processes required by clause (d) are carried out shall be entered in the Prescribed register. 52. Ventilation and temperature: (1)...
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...com/journalsReprints.nav Permissions: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Citations: http://ann.sagepub.com/content/611/1/31.refs.html >> Version of Record - Apr 30, 2007 What is This? Downloaded from ann.sagepub.com at NATIONAL UNIV SINGAPORE on October 14, 2011 Capital, Consumption, Communication, and Citizenship: The Social Positioning of Taste and Civic Culture in the United States By LEWIS FRIEDLAND, DHAVAN V. SHAH, NAM-JIN LEE, MARK A. RADEMACHER, LUCY ATKINSON, and THOMAS HOVE In this article, the authors analyze the field of cultural consumption in the United States. Using the 2000 DDB Lifestyle Study, they examine a cross-section of Americans in terms of their occupational categories, media usage, consumption practices, social behaviors, and indicators of civic and political engagement. In doing so, the authors find many parallels to the determinants of taste, cultural discrimination, and choice within the field structure observed by Bourdieu in 1960s French...
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...assignment is to critically discuss the literature on groupwork, and its relevance in occupational therapy with children. I will discuss some of the current literature surrounding groupwork and the merits of its use in occupational therapy. I will then analyse and discuss some of the factors in groupwork which influence the outcomes and effectiveness of the group including the group composition, the establishment of long-term and short-term goals, and the therapist’s style of leading the group. I will apply these factors to a specific condition for the purpose of demonstration. Finally, I will reflect on my learning of groupwork and how it will influence my future practice. Groupwork theory and use in therapy: Groups are defined by Mosey(1973) as ‘an aggregate of people who share a common purpose which can be attained only by group members interacting and working together’( as cited in Finlay, 2001, p.3). Acording to Blair(1990, as cited in Finlay, 2001) groups are ‘intrinsic to existence’. We are involved in family groups, classroom, peer, sport, work tasks and other groups. Group work is an approach that is widely used across occupational therapy and healthcare settings. ‘Only in more recent times have group practitioners and researchers begun to explore the use of group activities as a therapeutic approach’(Barnes, Howe & Schwartzbeg, 2008). This is in line with the renewed focus on occupation-based, client-based and evidence based practice(Barnes et al., 2008). According...
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...EFFECTS OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ON JOB PERFORMANCE ABSTRACT Ocuupational health and safety have great importance in the employees work environment because now a days human resource is the most valuable asset that an organization does have and the existance of bad occupational health and safety environment greatly affect the job performance of employees. In this study the policies regarding occupational health and safety, health hazards associated with the job environment, employer’s responsibility for having good occupational health and safety measures are discussed. Purpose of the study is to know the effects of occupational health and safety on job performance, the lack of health and safety measures at workplace and how health hazards reduce job performance of the employees. Data was collected from different sources, sampling techniques were applied to the data collected and analysis was done through different quantitative tools thus recommendations and conclusions were drawn from that. Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to revise the effects of occupational health and safety on job performance of the employees’ i.e. how health hazards at occupational environment affect the employee job performance. Employees at work environment are out in the open to many of the health and safety hazards. The human resource is the most valuable asset at workplace because its effective and efficient use can result in higher level of performance in other areas of the...
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...S E C T I O N II Understanding White-Collar Crime Definitions, Extent, and Consequences S ecti on Hi g h l i g h ts •• •• •• •• •• •• White-Collar Crime: An Evolving Concept Modern Conceptualizations of White-Collar Crime Extent of White-Collar Crime Consequences of White-Collar Crime Public Attitudes About White-Collar Crime Characteristics of White-Collar Offenders A 34 s noted in the introduction, Edwin Sutherland created the concept of white-collar crime more than 70 years ago to draw attention to the fact that crimes are committed by individuals in all social classes. As will be seen in this section, one of the largest difficulties in understanding white-collar crime has centered on an ongoing debate about how to define white-collar crime. After discussing various ways that white-collar crime can be defined, attention will be given to the extent of white-collar crime, the consequences of this illicit behavior, public attitudes about white-collar crime, and patterns describing the characteristics of white-collar offenders. Section II Understanding White-Collar Crime 35 As a backdrop to this discussion, consider the following recent white-collar crimes described in the media: •• A jury convicted [then-Baltimore mayor Sheila] Dixon . . . of embezzling about $500 worth of gift cards donated to the city for needy families. Dixon then pleaded guilty last month to lying about thousands of dollars in gifts from her former boyfriend, a prominent developer...
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