Now that you have completed your experience‚ what are your general feelings and thoughts about it? It was exciting to represent the occupational therapy department by volunteering at San Pedro Commons. What surprised me most was the amount of time it took before we (a team of four SJSU occupational therapy students) were able to orient ourselves‚ interact with the residents‚ and start the interventions. The first four weeks we mainly dealt with logistics‚ learned about the MidPen organization‚ and
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degree can boost your income‚ and a marketable degree can help you climb the career ladder. Occupational Therapy If you want to help people recover from injuries‚ you should consider pursing a graduate degree in occupational therapy. Occupational therapist assist patients with their daily activities‚ and they help patients regain old skills. In addition to being an important part of the medical field‚ occupational therapist earn a hefty
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(ADLs) are absolutely imperative for optimal well-being. Therefore‚ an occupational therapists (OT)s‚ who is specially trained to maintain or
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The role of an Occupational Therapy Assistant is to help people participate in the things they want and need to do through a therapeutic use of activities. The function of the OTA is not limited to other duties such as preparing materials and equipment‚ collaborate with health professionals‚ evaluate progress and maintain records‚ and clerical duties. The OTA works closely with the Occupational Therapist to assist in the development of treatment plans‚ carry out routine functions‚ and direct activities
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Occupational therapy helps people of all ages participate in meaningful everyday living activities through therapeutic use of the everyday activities to regain skills or to compensate for changes in abilities. Discussed by Stuckey‚ an occupational therapist’s ultimate goal is to increase a patient’s ability to participate in their everyday activities. So an occupational therapist is going to‚ for instance‚ help a child who is having trouble writing with and gripping a pencil. They are going to find
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Theory In Occupational Therapy Theory In General Although vital in the practice of occupational therapy‚ theory can be a difficult concept to fully understand. In the simplest terms theory is the foundation for fully understanding certain behavior or health problems through observations and predictions. Through watching the client‚ the therapist can develop questions or assumptions that lead them to create a best guess as to why the client behaved or acted in a certain way. Afterwards‚ the therapist
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help them with a variety of needs‚ such as‚ educational‚ physical or mental. This was my highest attribute‚ and I can see why because I very much enjoy helping individuals with any situation that arises. This trait will be very beneficial in occupational therapy because I will have to be able to interact on a daily basis caring for people’s needs. I will use this characteristic to connect to an individual on different levels and will allow me and my patient to have meaningful connections with each
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Occupational therapy assistants and occupational therapist‚ work in a variety of places like hospitals‚ schools‚ nursing homes and private practice. Occupational therapist have a interesting and busy career because of their work environment‚ education and training‚ skills‚ and salary. There are a lot of tasks that a occupational therapy assistant has to do. For example‚ they must maintain medical equipment and records‚ schedule appointments‚ teach bask living skills like cooking‚ walking‚ and learning
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entitled “What is Occupational Therapy?” This paper will include an in depth definition and meaning of occupational therapy and over view of the profession. Where it began and who helped mold it into the current practice. Also the paper will discuss the various employment settings‚ the education requirements and the appropriate accreditations as well as the numerous organizations affiliated with the practice of occupational therapy. Occupational therapy (OT) takes holistic
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Evidenced Based Research Activity Research Question Does occupational therapy enhance the treatment of Parkinson’s? Title of Article/Citation Occupational therapists use WII for Parkinson’s study. Level of Evidence --□ Level I –systematic random controlled trials‚ meta-analysis‚ adequate sample size □ Level II – Non-random controlled trials with a minimum of 2 groups; small sample size □ Level III – evidence from well designed trials without randomization‚ single group pre-post
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