...relates to Occupational Therapy++ Overall, I feel that I have gained a lot of useful information from the text and lecture portion of this class that will help as I pursue a career in the occupational therapy field. Equally as important, was the hands-on lab portion of the class that has helped me to gain a greater understanding of the inherent makeup and inner workings of the physical body. The overall structure of the text book provided me with an understanding of basic concepts and terminologies in areas such as the chemistry of life, the cell, genetics, plant and animal forms and functions, and ecology. The end of chapter review questions helped me to develop a mindset of using a critical thinking process. When looking at the definitions of both occupational therapy and biology, it is easy to see how the two are related and how in most cases, biology is an essential factor in the need for an individual to receive occupational therapy....
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...Annotated Bibliography Alagesan, J., & Shetty, A. (2011). Effect of Modified Suit Therapy in Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy - A Single Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial. This source gives background information about suit therapy and how it is an effective intervention for children with cerebral palsy. Alagesan and Shetty’s article focuses on how this alternative therapy is used to improve gross motor movement in children who have cerebral palsy. In the study, thirty randomly chosen children, ages four to twelve years old, were chosen to study the effects suit therapy has on gross motor movement. Gross motor function was measured before and after the intervention, demonstrating the results suit therapy can have on children who have cerebral...
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...As John stated that he hates when any health care worker say john is short of breath. The functional problem in this case is reduced physical capacities to perform occupational task. However, An Occupational Therapy Based Health Promotion Program focuses on lifestyle intervention rather than treating with the medications. This program addresses exercise and nutrition for the clients in the community. It also provides social support for people with severe mental illness, for instance they help with providing low cost cooking supplies and budget friendly list of healthy grocery items. In my opinion, this will definitely take away the stress for clients with severe mental illness. In this program, occupational therapy practitioner helps client to lose weight by performing IADL’s and at the same time practitioner promoting wellness. Such as, cooking, grocery shopping, walking, and create healthy habits and routine for the clients. The program has wellness model which help clients to make better choices for their lifestyle. According to Yamkovenko, “The wellness model does not simply focus on physical health such as weight loss, but incorporates eight dimensions—physical, spiritual, social, intellectual, emotional, occupational, environmental, and...
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...Application of Clinical Psychology Paper Amanda 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...
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...Brandy Eberly of Mackinaw Administrators Insurance Company referred this file for medical case management. Instructions were given to meet with Frederick Holtslander and assist with coordination of appropriate and related medical care, and identify needs to facilitate recovery. INTERVIEW SETTING On 3/16/17 I met Mr. Holtslander at the Genesys Occupational Medicine clinic. Mr. Holtslander arrived alone. He is alert and oriented. He agrees to work with a nurse case manager. MEDICAL FACTORS Mr. Holtslander said that while at work patching roads with heated asphalted, he attempted to lift a sliding gate with both hands. There needed to be force since the asphalted was hot and sticky. When pushing the gait upwards he felt a pop in the left...
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...(2011). Effect of Modified Suit Therapy in Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy - A Single Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial. This source gives background information about suit therapy and how it is an effective intervention for children with cerebral palsy. Alagesan and Shetty’s article focuses on how this alternative therapy is used to improve gross motor movement in children who have cerebral palsy. In the study, thirty randomly chosen children, ages four to twelve years old, were chosen to study the effects suit therapy has on gross motor movement. Gross motor function was measured before and after the intervention, demonstrating the results suit therapy can have on children who have cerebral palsy. The study concluded that suit therapy, when combined with other therapies, is an effective intervention for spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. This source is credible because it was published in the Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences. This means it was peer-reviewed, which makes it credible....
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...The two therapy types that are most used for daily living are physical and occupational therapy. Physical therapy is used to target limitation and restriction in activities that children may be able to participate in, but are unable to due to their limitations. Occupational therapy helps to develop an individual's ability to have a normal and productive life with as much of high level functionality as possible. Although these therapies do improve conditions, there have been speculations of physical activity and sports affecting these results, and show improvement rather than just therapy. If these types of speculations are true, then will incorporating exercise and sport instead of just traditional therapies help a patient with cerebral palsy? I will be conducting my research by looking at several case studies and quantitative studies in which patients are being treated with physical activity instead of just therapy. Cerebral palsy is most often classified depending on the severity level as mild, moderate, and severe. Mild cerebral palsy allows a child to move without any assistance, and they have no limitations on activity levels. Moderate cerebral palsy means a child will need some medical attention and different supports, either parental or technological, to continue with daily activities. Severe cerebral palsy...
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...Amorita West Grand Canyon University SPED-330 July 3, 2015 The case study I selected to write about was number two. The information provided stated the Gabriel is a kindergarten student who has cerebral palsy. He has to use a wheelchair, wear a diaper and uses a feeding tube. Gabriel is nonverbal, however is able to communicate some, and make choices when provided with two options. Gabriel needs to work on grasping things because he has limited strength in his hands. Cerebral Palsy (CP) “is an umbrella term that refers to a group of disorders affecting a person’s ability to move” (What is cerebral palsy). “1 in 500 babies are diagnosed with cerebral palsy” (About CP). Children with cerebral palsy typically will encounter specific learning difficulties. “These may include a short attention span, motor planning difficulties (organization and sequencing), perceptual difficulties and language difficulties” (What is cerebral palsy). There are three known forms of cerebral palsy : spastic, athetoid, and ataxic. A child who is diagnosed with cerebral palsy can be affected mildly or severely depending on the amount or part of brain. Generally children who are diagnosed with cerebral palsy can attend school. Although the child may experience some learning disabilities and may require some assistant, but frequently can do things children without cerebral palsy can do. According to the Learning Disabilities Association of America, 2.4 million students are diagnosed with...
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...Complementary and Alternative Medicine There is a study that shows that Traditional Chinese Medicine can benefit patients with strokes that occur from a block in the arteries. The techniques involved both acupuncture and massage versus traditional rehabilitation. Results showed that it is beneficial, but needs further research to assure that it is effective (Zhang, Jin, Ma, Fu, Xie, Li, & Zou, 2013). CAM for stroke patients is common in Asia. A study was done to determine if CAM was used often and which type of patients would use it. Some of the alternative treatments included ayurvedic massage, intravenous fluids, herbal medicines, homeopathy, witchcraft, acupuncture, opium intake, and so on. The study revealed that patients leaned more towards ayurvedic massage, intravenous fluids, and herbal medicines. Another interesting point made was that patients with poor outcomes that presented with limb weakness, high blood pressure, and severe stroke tended to use CAM more often (Pandian, Toor, Arora, Kaur, Dheeraj, Bhullar, & Sylaja,...
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...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 their caregivers on the available options for their loved ones.”(179). In the journal “Effectiveness of combined approach of Craniosacral Therapy (CST)and Sensory-...
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...encouraged to disclose related concerns to their employer, such sharing of personal information remains daunting. Similarly, employers attempting to assist the process are often awed by the extent of collaborations involved in integrating employees with mental health issues back to work as well as concern about compliance with human rights legislation. Needed accommodations in terms of approach to the work itself are often simple; however substantiating the need for adjustments is more complex. This case study introduces a model to support the development of shared goals and shared understandings for return to work (RTW) among workers with mental health concerns, employers, co-workers and therapists. The model of occupational competence is used as a basis to guide dialogue, identify challenges and generate solutions that take into consideration a worker’s preferences, sensitivities, culture and capacities in relationship to the occupational demands in a given workplace environment. A case study is used to demonstrate the potential utility of the model in assisting stakeholders to strengthen collaborations and partnering to achieve a shared understanding of worker and workplace needs. 1. Introduction Disclosure of mental health issues in the workplace is influenced by multiple factors including intrinsic and extrinsic issues. While there is legislation that protects a worker’s right not to disclose health information in the workplace, some workers may want to share aspects of their...
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...KEY WORDS discriminant analysis handwriting occupational therapy child validation studies In this study we sought to validate the discriminant ability of the Evaluation Tool of Children’s Handwriting– Manuscript in identifying children in Grades 2–3 with handwriting difficulties and to determine the percentage of change in handwriting scores that is consistently detected by occupational therapists. Thirty-four therapists judged and compared 35 pairs of handwriting samples. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses were performed to determine (1) the optimal cutoff values for word and letter legibility scores that identify children with handwriting difficulties who should be seen in rehabilitation and (2) the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) in handwriting scores. Cutoff scores of 75.0% for total word legibility and 76.0% for total letter legibility were found to provide excellent levels of accuracy. A difference of 10.0%–12.5% for total word legibility and 6.0%–7.0% for total letter legibility were found as the MCID. Study findings enable therapists to quantitatively support clinical judgment when evaluating handwriting. Brossard-Racine, M., Mazer, B., Julien, M., & Majnemer, A. (2012). Validating the use of the Evaluation Tool of Children’s Handwriting–Manuscript to identify handwriting difficulties and detect change in school-age children. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 66, 414–421. http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2012.003558 ...
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...Aging in Place Case Study The leaders received a comprehensive analysis of Cecile Sullivan by conducting an occupational profile. Cecile is a 95-year-old Caucasian-American female. The client is widow, residing at Landmark Monastery Heights in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Mrs. Sullivan expressed having limited visits from friends and family due to distance and other life commitments and circumstances. Cecile received a high school diploma from a secondary school in South, Holyoke, MA. The client also raised and owned horses for many years. Cecile took on the horse business, which was owned by her family for many generations. It was her main source of income. Cecile expressed that her socioeconomic status is middle class. The leaders were unable to obtain full medical history because client exhibited lack of awareness. Client identified being a parent, a friend, wife, and horse owner as her main life roles. At this point of the occupational profile, client...
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...Culture at Tennessee State University Observing the unique culture of Tennessee State University. Founded in 1912, Tennessee State University (TSU) is a comprehensive, urban, coeducational, land-grant institution. There are currently two locations. There is the 500-acre main campus that nestles in a beautiful residential neighborhood along the Cumberland River, and the downtown Avon Williams campus that sits near the center of Nashville’s business and government district. There are many students that come from all across the country. These students bring many different cultures that make Tennessee State what it is today. In 1909, the Tennessee State General Assembly created three normal schools, including the Agricultural and Industrial Normal School, which would grow to become TSU. The first 247 students began their academic careers on June 19, 1912, and William Jasper Hale served as head of the school. Students, faculty, and staff worked together as a family to keep the institution operating, whether the activity demanded clearing rocks, harvesting crops, or carrying chairs from class to class. The school gained the capacity to grant bachelor’s degrees in 1922, reflecting its new status as a four-year teachers’ college. By 1924, the college became known as the Agricultural and Industrial State Normal College and the first degrees were awarded. In 1927, “Normal” was dropped from the name. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the college grew in scope and stature under...
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...The Use of Music Therapy on Stroke Victims When normal blood flow to the brain fails, a stroke occurs, there are more than 780,000 strokes every year in the United States causing more serious long-term disabilities than any other disease that number is expected to increase in the coming years. (Know Stroke). While preventing strokes is obviously a goal, the development of successful rehabilitation strategies is equally important. Music therapy has shown promise as a way to help stroke victims recover a variety of lost functionality. In this paper I will be describing the beneficial effects that music has on stroke victims. There are two main types of stroke ischemic and hemorrhagic. Ischemic stroke occurs when blood vessels are blocked, usually by a clot. This accounts for four in five strokes. Hemorrhagic stroke is caused by a broken or leaking blood vessel in the brain (NIH). The effects of a stroke vary by its type, severity and location within the brain. A stroke may affect only one side of the body or part of one side. It can cause cognitive deficits, muscle weakness or paralysis. A stroke in the right half of the brain can cause visuospatial issues, impaired judgment and behavior, along with short-term memory loss. A stroke in the left half of the brain can cause speech and language problems, slow and cautious behavior, as well as memory problems. A stroke in the cerebellum can cause abnormal reflexes, balance problems, and dizziness, nausea, or vomiting (Office on...
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