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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This course acts as a means to prepare students to take the National Occupational Therapy Certification Exam. It is within this class that students will receive test taking strategies‚ guide to study‚ to practice computerized exams and allow the professor to assess the students and learn their areas of strength and deficits according to the course syllabus. Learning the areas of strength and weakness will all the student to focus on more areas than others. It will allow the student to know where
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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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Applying Psychology in the Occupational Therapy Field As an Occupational Therapist‚ I will be treating clients who possess a variety of developmental‚ physical‚ and mental conditions. I will be therapeutically assisting clients who suffer from a disability‚ illness‚ or an injury. I will guide a client to develop‚ recover‚ and maintain their daily living‚ social‚ and working skills towards their goals. My intervention as an Occupational Therapist would be teaching the client
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bodies are not functioning properly. An Occupational Therapy Assistant must understand the body’s structures and functions in order to assist clients in their performance in light of their clients’ limitations. Modifying clients’ everyday activities‚ an Occupational Therapy Assistant may suggest for individuals to use community mobility by bus rather than independent transportation; clients with disabilities may not have the capacity to drive. While an Occupational Therapist Assistant’s role is in part
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Occupational therapists in falls prevention Generally‚ the role of occupational therapists in falls prevention among elderly people‚ I think‚ could be very broad and significant. The elderly people can receive occupational therapy services for falls prevention in a variety of settings‚ such as their own houses‚ rehabilitation centres‚ acute care hospitals and nursing homes. Occupational therapy practitioners working in home environment have a unique opportunity to explore the home hazards
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Hippotherapy Yo: Hippotherapy is a form of physical‚ occupational and speech therapy in which a therapist uses the characteristic movements of a horse to provide carefully graded motor and sensory input. Opi: Derived from the Greek hippos (horse)‚ "hippotherapy" literally refers to treatment or therapy aided by a horse. The concept of hippotherapy finds its earliest recorded mention in the ancient Greek writings of Hippocrates. However‚ hippotherapy as a formalized discipline was not
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Module title: Building Evidence for Occupational Therapy Module code: OCT 1011-N Module tutor: Chris Mckenna Hand in date: Friday 18th December Word count: This assignment will discuss how as an Occupational Therapist‚ they would gather the relevant information from clients who use their service they are providing for them‚ they will aim to collect ideas and opinions about their service
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The two courses I have chosen are: Occupational Therapy and Computational Mathematics. I have chosen Occupational Therapy as will give the opportunity to learn within a small cohort which means there will be more support from my professors. It will also help me gain skills in problem solving and analysis‚ help me develop skills in teamwork and help me recognize the expanding types of work for occupational therapists. Also‚ I am interested in Occupational Therapy simply because I would love to make
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started therapy. She was referred to a therapist to help her learn motor skills so hopefully one day she could function like other kids. Over this past year I had witnessed many healthcare professionals work with my niece‚ but none of them brought interest in me until I met her occupational therapist. After watching the weekly sessions and learning what to do to help her develop the needed skills she needed I realized that I had found the job that I wanted to pursue.
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