Occupational therapy (OT) is a client-centred profession with the primary objective of promoting health and wellbeing through occupation in people with neurological‚ musculoskeletal‚ or mental health issues (Hammond‚ 2004; Michaels & Orentlicher‚ 2006; Occupational Therapy Australia [OTA]‚ 2016). OTs frequently work as part of an integrated healthcare team in a range of public and private settings‚ including hospitals‚ medical rehabilitation units‚ psychiatric facilities‚ and schools (OTA‚ 2016)
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EFFECTIVE THIGH SUPPORT: Providing targeted compression therapy‚ the thigh brace supports the hamstring and quadricep while aiding in the recovery of strains and pulls. Secured by dual velcro fasteners‚ the adjustable compression wrap is constructed with a latex-free‚ nonslip neoprene for exceptional support throughout any activity. The thigh support allows complete freedom of movement and is perfect for use in any activity‚ including soccer‚ baseball‚ basketball‚ cycling‚ and running. RELIEVES
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Empathy and Counseling For this paper I will be discussing the steps of empathy and what it means to be empathetic to patients and people. I watched a short video by Carl Rogers called “Person Centered Therapy” in this video there was a lot of incite as to how a professional is supposed to interact not only to his/her patients but to the people around them. I will be reviewing a few peer reviewed articles regarding empathy and be discussing my thoughts on them‚ in addition to this I took
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Description of intervention sessions The Occupational Therapy Fast Track Protocol form guided Ms. Casey’s intervention throughout her stay in hospital‚ as it provided a checklist of tasks to be carried out by the OT student with Ms. Casey to make sure that all OT goals had been achieved upon discharge‚ and to ensure that she had no additional OT needs when returning home. Day 1: On day 1 post surgery‚ The OT and OT student visited Ms. Casey‚ and reminded her of the role of OT and how the fast
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The Multicultural Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy Liberty University HSER 509 Dr. M. E. Cooper July 05‚ 2013 Abstract One of the most difficult situations that face counselors and their clients is the daunting task of listening with understanding while removing bias from the counselors thought process. The wall of bias and not understanding creates fear for those seeking help from the counseling institution. While there are many different counseling techniques available to the counselor
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Occupational therapist plays a major role in the NICU by addressing many needs that are important for a premature infant to successfully develop (Nightlinger‚ 2011). They promote a balance between infant’s competence and their physical and social environment to promote development (Nightlinger‚ 2011). Limited range of motion‚ high or low muscle tone‚ extreme irritability‚ poor feeding‚ or developmental delays are areas occupational therapist target (Hunter‚ 2010). Occupational therapist has specialized
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Narrative therapy was developed by a number of people including Michael White and David Epston. Narrative therapy assumes that everyone has stories about themselves that determine how they view themselves‚ their situation‚ and their world. These stories are instrumental in the approach a person takes to living. The role of the narrative therapist is to hear the stories that people bring in with them‚ to investigate the role of the problem and its effects‚ to be curious about the times a person has
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was placed on medication to alleviate the symptoms that were occurring. Mr. Cannon often rely on his medication to stabilize him; He is mostly anxious around the set time the medication is given. Identified Intervention Occupational therapy teaches relaxation methods to help alleviate symptoms of stress and anxiety related to certain physical and mental conditions. Specific relaxation method is deep breathing. Deep breathing exercises are easy to perform and can help to reduce stress
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As a helping professional it is our job to discover our client’s strengths and help them utilize those strengths in their treatment plan. Strength based counseling is composed of “human growth‚ a holistic view of the individual‚ and the unique subjective experience of each individual” (Welfare‚ Farmer‚ & Lile‚ 2013). Each individual we work with will be unique and have experiences that have shaped them into the person that they are today. As we look for ways to help our clients‚ we need to draw
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in the therapy process is done in order to build alliance with the family (Nichols‚ 2012). It is also important during the first interview to develop a hypothesis identifying what could be maintaining the presenting problem for the family and outline expectations for the treatment process (Nichols‚ 2012). This paper will discuss how building an alliance‚ developing a hypothesis‚ and outlining expectations of treatment applies to the Vargas case study. Building Alliance Whether counseling a family
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