...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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...Evaluation Client Name: Xavier Age: 48 Diagnosis: Left forearm structure, stress fracture to Lower, Thoracic and upper lumbar. Medical/Surgical history: Mild concussion (mild TBI) at the injury. Occupational Profile Xavier is a 48-year Latino male, speaks Spanish primarily but also English. He lives with his wife who is 7 months pregnant and 8-year-old twin boys. As a head of the house, he works as a printer for a large commercial company. When not working, he enjoys socializing with family and friends, going fishing, and working around his house and yard. After recent fell from the ladder, Xavier fractured his left forearms, sustained a stress fractures to his lower/thoracic/upper lumbar vertebrae and the mild concussion. As a medical...
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...director distributed an overview document to inform emergency department physicians of the project, and the clinical nurse specialist reviewed the referral process, protocols and documentation with nursing staff. ore than ever, health-care providers need to communicate with each other to stay informed about the services clients receive. Working in collaboration is essential to the delivery of effective, efficient and timely care (D'Amour, Ferrada-Videla, San Martin Rodriguez, & Beaulieu, 2005; Interprofessional Care Steering Committee, 2007). We all had roles on the Geriatric Emergency ManagementFalls Intervention Team (GEM-FIT) project, which was aimed at evaluating an alternative service-delivery pathway to reduce the number and consequences of falls in adults aged 65 and older who presented to an inner-city hospital emergency department. The project was based on the Falls Intervention Team (FIT) study, which had evaluated a best practice, multifactorial fall-prevention program for community-dwelling older adults (Baycrest Centre for...
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...Ayers PSY/480 March 02, 2016 Mark Peterson Application of Clinical Psychology Paper What is a case study? According to Merriam Webster, a case study is a process or record of research in which detailed consideration is given to the development of a particular person, group, or situation over a period of time (2016). In this paper, a case study will be examined and applied to clinical psychology aspects in real-world situations. The case study will be looking at a 19 year old Chinese male named Joe. Joe’s situation will be discussed in overview. Following this will be a discussion of the biological, psychological and social factors that are involved in Joe’s case. Lastly, the case study will be used to explain the different interventions that would be appropriate to use in relation to the field of clinical psychology. Now let us take a look at Joe and his case. The Overview The case study applied in this situation looks at a 19 year old Chinese male. This individual suffers from episodes of depression along with some anxiety. His name is Joe. Joe has an overwhelming feeling of not being “good enough”. In his daily life, he takes the responsibility of taking care of his invalid mother as well as two younger siblings. Joe’s father left when he was 5 years old and an only child. At the age of 12 his father returned. Within two years after his father’s return his parents had 2 more children. At the age of 16 Joe’s mother was in a car accident and was left paralyzed...
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...The alumnae roundtable featured 3 graduates from Florida A&M University’s Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) Program. Of the alumnae present, 2 are employed in the sub-acute, adult setting while the other worked in outpatient pediatrics. All alumnae graduated within the past 3 years and have held their license as occupational therapist for less than 2 years. 5 senior level MSOT students were present and participated in the 90 minute forum. The symposium focused on the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) exam, level 2 fieldwork, and developing clinical reasoning skills. NBCOT exam Alumnae were eager to share their experiences preparing for the NBCOT exam. First, students should budget for exam, license and registration, and certification fees. Secondly, students must have a positive expectation of passing the board exam. Alumnae were resolute in their statement, “You will all pass the board exam and become occupational therapists.” Third, students need to devote significant study time for the exam (i.e. NBCOT website, Therapy Education questions, and the 45...
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...In addition to the three case studies, Nivedita Swaroop Cawand conducted a comparative study between children using an adaptive seating device during therapy sessions, and those who did not. This study focused on the impact of including the newly designed adaptive seating device, known as the D chair, during occupational therapy sessions for children with Down syndrome (Cawand, 2014). The D chair was redesigned to provide comfort and proximal stability at the child’s trunk, allowing the child to focus on developing fine motor skills (Cawand, 2014). Twenty-eight children were evenly split into an experimental group and a control group; the main focus of both groups focused on improving fine motor skills. The fourteen children in the experimental...
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... The parent may start noticing that the child is not doing what their same age peers are doing when it includes physical or cognitive development. (ehow.com, 2012) The concerns that parents have about their child’s developmental delays can be discussed with their child’s pediatrician. Usually the pediatrician will ask questions about the child’s development at regular checkups. (ehow.com, 2012) Developmental disabilities can be tested can be tested in areas of adaptive, motor, communication, personal-social and cognitive ability. These tests can be given either by a pediatrician or a intervention specialist. There are many treatments for children with developmental disabilities are therapies such as speech, occupational, and physical. (ehow.com, 2012) Once a child has been diagnosed an intervention team that is made up of professionals is created to help the child in any way. Early intervention focuses on the helping babies and toddlers learn the basic skills that are usually development during the first three years of their lives....
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...Occupational therapy employs the use of assessments and treatments to enable individuals with physical, mental, or cognitive disorders to perform activities required in daily life. In the process, it aims to promote empowerment and social justice through occupation-based and client-centred approaches. It is divided into different practice areas including those related to children, youth, the elderly and mental health. In Canada, it is practiced in settings found in both urban and rural areas, such as hospitals, private clinics, rehabilitation centres, nursing homes and private households. An occupational therapist works with clients of all ages whose difficulties may have been present since birth or as a result of an accident, illness, aging...
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...945 words Student Name: Samantha Hewitt Student Number: 211 300 903 Due Date: Monday the 15th of April Client background: Name: Brady Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of Assessment: Monday, 1 April 2013 Family: Brady lives with his mother, father and 3 siblings. Brady, along with his twin brother, is the youngest. Brady has a large Italian family which whom he sees on a regular basis. School: Brady is currently studying year 9 at St Patricks College a mainstream school in Ballarat. Brady catches a bus for 10 minutes to and from school. Brady reports that he is enjoying school but sometimes struggles to make friends. However, Brady’s mother reports that this has improved over the past year. Interests: Brady reports that in his spare time he enjoys playing video games on his PlayStation 3. He enjoys playing with his twin brother outside in the pool and also practicing soccer. Brady also likes to read/ watch science fiction books and movies. COPM Assessment: Verbal and written consent was given from Brady to participate in the Modified Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) due to his inability to participate in everyday activities. The COPM is an assessment tool used by Occupational therapist to gain information regarding individual’s issues in regards to their occupational performance (Kirsh, Cockburn, Lynn, 2009). The COPM is a self-reporting system and tool that supports goal setting whilst promoting a positive client and therapist relationship...
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...Diagnosis Paper | Diagnosis Paper: Failure to Thrive | | | Linda DeMartinis | 7/17/2012 | | Failure to thrive has been recognized as a medical condition since the early 1900s. There is no universally excepted definition for the term “failure to thrive”. It is a term that describes a condition rather than a specific disease. Failure to Thrive is exactly what it sounds like; it is a failure of the body to perform the functions needed to survive. In infants and young children it is defined as a significant interruption in the expected rate of growth. It is important to note that the term “failure to thrive” is used to describe elderly individuals with declining health, and individuals who are losing the ability to perform the functions need to survive. Children are deemed as individuals who are failing to thrive when their rate of growth does not meet the expected growth rate for a child their age. Reasons for children’s failure to thrive can be medical, such as Anorexia or their refusal to eat from chronic medical problems, such as Renal Disease, Cancer, Congenital Heart Disease, Metabolic Disorders, liver disease, HIV infection, or gastrointestinal reflux. It can range from mild to moderate to severe in individuals with diagnoses such as cerebral palsy, autism, and fetal alcohol syndrome. Other reasons that can lead to a child’s failure to thrive can be emotional or behavioral in origin. When a child is not receiving adequate nutrition or the child...
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...of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) during their rehabilitation. Occupational therapist’s (OT) main objectives are to facilitate the individual in achieving the best level of independence, functioning and personal roles post amputation by adapting physically, socially and psychologically (Morris, 2012). Occupational therapists help devise and set goals for the rehabilitation process based on the assessment of needs and wants of the patient. Liaise with other members of the MDT team as part of a collaborative approach to rehabilitation. The frames of reference relative to patients with lower limb amputation are the rehabilitation which utilises...
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...basic and inconsistent. He is an ardent soccer fan, enjoys Mariachi music, and attends church on a regular basis. According to his sister, Mr. Gonzales has a history of hypertension, prostate cancer, and osteo–arthritis. He had a partial knee replacement to the right knee in 2005. He wears corrective lenses that were broken during the car accident, and during the optometric evaluation to replace his lenses, early stage bilateral cataracts were noted. Three years ago Mr. Gonzales was diagnosed with a mild bilateral sensori–neural hearing loss during an employment hearing evaluation but refused amplification. Following the TBI, Mr. Gonzales made rapid physical recovery. He received intensive occupational and physical therapy for four weeks in a medical rehabilitation unit. Therapies focused on gaining independence in activities of daily living (ADLs). Although Mr. Gonzales made marked improvement in ADLs, he continued to need prompting and...
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...simple definition health promotion is the process of facilitating individuals, groups, and/or communities control their own health. There is a strong compatibility between health promotion and occupational therapy with the earliest discussions dating back more than fifty years ago. The idea of health promotion to prevent illness was highlighted internationally in 1978 at an international Conference on Primary Health Care. The Declaration of Alma-Ata expressed the need for immediate action by all governments, health care workers and developers, as well as the work community to promote and protect the health of people worldwide. (Health Promotion: Future occupational therapy in an ageing New Zealand, p36, 2012). In 1986, the World Health Organization (WHO), released the Ottawa Charter, which is perhaps, the most important document in the field of health promotion. It provides five principles to guide health promotion activities: building healthy public policy, creating supportive environments, strengthening community action, developing personal skills, and re-orienting health care services toward prevention of illness and promotion of health. These principles provide a vision to which occupational therapy health promotion services should be aligned. (Health Promotion: Future occupational therapy in an ageing New Zealand, p36, 2012). As it relates to health care promotion, there are three primary levels of prevention: primary prevention focuses on health promotion activities that...
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...Health promotion is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health (World Health Organization, n.d.). This means that not only are they looking at what they can do as an individual to better their health, but also how different environmental and social factors can better their health. This article is going to focus on the purpose of health promotion, the role and responsibilities of nurses in health promotion, as well as, comparing the three different levels of health promotion and prevention. Health care has undergone many changes over the last hundred years, one of them being how health promoting and prevention is looked at. Historically, health promotion was looked at as the illness and a cure, where now health promotion is focusing on health promotion and prevention (Fain & Lewis, 2002). With this new focus, it will decrease the cost of medical care, decrease hospital stays, increase individuals as well as communities’ knowledge and awareness on health related issues and overall, increase the quality of the individual’s life. Not only will it benefit just a single individual but they will also be able to teach their child, who will in turn teach theirs. Historically a nurse’s role in health care was very minimal and they were only to do what the doctor told them to do and when they were told to do it. They weren’t allowed to question the doctor or even make recommendations for the patients care, but this has all changed...
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...HEALTH HISTORY AND EXAMINATION OF AN OLDER ADULT HEALTH HISTORY AND EXAMINATION OF AN OLDER ADULT On March 1, 2016, with the permission of Mr. P.F. henceforth known as the client, a health history assessment and physical examination was conducted and the detailed results dictated within the appropriate assessment templates which are attached for review. In an effort to summarize the health history assessment and physical examination, the summarized assessment findings will be henceforth reported in SBAR format. Situation The client is a Caucasian 64 year old male, whom is alert and oriented to person, place and time whom presents as a well-groomed, well- rested, and well-nourished man that looks his age. English is spoken fluently by the client and is reported as his first language therefore interpreter services were not required. The client states that he worked and supported his family over forty years as a truck driver however has been retired since 2012. Additionally he reports living alone in a single story home which he has owned for over forty years. His plans are to continue to live in his home as long as he is able to care for himself and continue to maintain the home independently. He further states that he is able to complete all his activities of daily living independently, routinely cooks for himself three cardiac meals per day, and takes walks daily for exercise. Client does not report to currently be in a relationship or sexuality active, however did...
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