Scheduling Reflection

Getting the chance to work in a group of colleagues always turn into a new learning experience for me. From this experience, I learned more about the importance of prioritizing and scheduling. Upon reflecting on how well the members of my group worked together, I would rate the level of team work a 4 (fair) on a scale ranging from 1 (I’m mad) to 5 (excellent). Overall, the group worked well together. We all had similar ideas for what we wanted to do for the next step in getting additional support for occupational therapists. However, there was some friction among members due to scheduling. While some members tried to be as flexible as possible with their schedules, others could not be as compliant. Nonetheless, we as a group, were able to resolve our issues in order to progress on.
Mike Demicco alongside other members. This was quite an eye-opening experience and one I greatly appreciate. Prior to the meeting, I was unaware of how to reach out to legislators to voice one’s opinion on an issue. Rep. Demicco made it clear that even though there were paid lobbyists, other residents could voice their opinions through scheduled meetings as well. In the meeting, we exchanged valuable information about issues within OT as well as increased the likelihood of Rep. Demicco’s supporting a bill addressing these issues, as he had stated. In addition, the meeting made it clear to me that, we as future occupational therapists will have to continually advocate for the profession through educating the public. While we spoke with the legislature, I realized, there are many people who know of occupational therapy, but they do not have clear knowledge about the services occupational therapists (OT) provide and what groups of benefit from OT