succeed. So, receiving my Masters Degree and raising my children within a good economic standing is important to me because it increases their likelihood of living outside of poverty as an adult dramatically. Before I found out about occupational therapy, I never really understood how someone could enjoy working 40 hours a week for the rest of their life. Now, becoming an occupational therapist for Soldiers is more than just a goal of mine is it my dream. I dream about rolling out of bed at 6:30 am
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An Occupational Therapist initially evaluates the patient to make an assessment and develops a customized plan suitable to their specific needs. The therapist assists the patient in transitioning back to their daily life activities after an illness or injury. For example, a short-term resident primary goal would be to return home and resume their daily activities to the best of their ability and as independently as possible. The therapist will conduct a home safety analysis and discuss necessary
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Hi Jhoanna, Thank you for that wonderful insight! And wow! We are on the same boat. Being a physical therapist in a limited access state like IL (APTA, n.d., p.5), is very challenging for us, especially if you know that you can still improve your patients’ quality of life. I do understand why some medical practitioners are still not quite convince what a PT can do. As per Boissonnault, although importance of skilled PT is deemed relevant in different settings to ensure well-being and to cut cost
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I developed a special interest in Occupational Therapy primarily because I think the field attracts people who are genuinely interested in investing in other people. As a child I started attending Camp Gizmo and in the evenings got to go to the Sensory Lab and I remember being so excited when I would get to go there. As I got older and seriously started considering career choices, my mind kept going back to my time in the sensory lab at camp so I started going in and observing sessions during the
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Psychology in Occupational Therapy Sara Bailey University of Arkansas Fort Smith Psychology in Occupational Therapy Psychology is used every day in everything we do. We use our brains to do all functions and all jobs. Psychology is all about our brain and how the amazing part of us works and keeps us alive and well. Psychology has always been amazing and has been studied for many years. Occupational therapy uses psychology in many ways. Occupational therapy requires understanding others
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Collaboration as an occupational therapy (OT) practitioner is very important, it benefits the patients/clients that services are provided for and promotes effective teamwork. Some of the principles that support advocacy, fairness, respect and truthfulness are: Justice, veracity, fidelity and nonmaleficence (AOTA, 2015). According to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), justice is defined as to, “promote fairness and objectivity in the provision of occupational therapy (OT) services” (AOTA,
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In general, family therapy, including couples therapy, has been an intimidating concept and practice during my professional development. For me, the most challenging aspect of family therapy is governing the mental and emotional energies of multiple people within the same session. I am sure, just as with most clinical skills, practice and development over time would lessen my apprehension and deepen my clinical acumen. Perhaps my path and current outlook may have taken a different direction with
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1a. A member’s duty to report if they believe that another CMOT member has either a mental or physical condition that affects their practice is enough that they should not continue to practice or their practice should be restricted needs to inform the registrar of that belief and the reasons for it. 1b. An Occupational therapist is having trouble keeping up with the work load. The OT (OT1) is seen yawning, coming in late, and often forgets about interdisciplinary client meetings. Another OT (OT2)
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goals, having mechanisms of intercommunication, using participatory mechanisms primarily for information, utilizing genres of communication, using special vocabulary, and having threshold level of members (Swales, 1990, p. 1-5). American Physical Therapy Association is an organization which “seeks to improve the health and quality of life of individuals in society by advancing physical therapist practice, education and research, and by increasing the awareness and understanding of physical therapy’s
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Vibroacoustic Therapy Music can be used the affect the mind and body of a person in many different ways. One way to use music is in the field of medicine, which is a fairly new use of the art. One use of music in the medical field is vibrations in what is called vibroacoustic therapy, or vat. Vat can be used to treat various physical illnesses and injuries, while also known for treating mental illnesses. Some examples of what vat is used to treat include Fibromyalgia, Alzheimer’s, arthritis, depression
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