project that my partner‚ Alicia Buettner‚ and I are focused on is that of trying to incorporate a collaborative class between the physical and occupational therapy students at the University of Findlay that specializes on the use of prosthetic rehabilitation equipment in therapy. This project is motivated by the need for experience and knowledge of what each therapy major has to offer one another when working simultaneously in the healthcare field while still in a positive‚ learning environment. In addition
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As a third year Occupational Therapy student I have a strong occupational focus and can identify the value that occupations provide during transition and recovery from illness. With 5 years experience working in customer service I have an eye for detail. Through varied team and sole-charge roles I have developed skills in prioritisation‚ time management and teamwork. I work effectively as a leader or team player – training new employees and solving customer complaints and employment relation issues
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Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2007; 14: 173 Á182 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Elderly persons’ expectations of day-care rehabilitation ´ ANITA TOLLEN‚ CARIN FREDRIKSSON & KITTY KAMWENDO ¨ Department of Health Sciences‚ Orebro University‚ Sweden Abstract The aim of this study was to explore elderly persons’ conceptions of what they expected to gain from attending day-care rehabilitation centres (DCR). A purposeful sampling procedure was employed. Interviews with 22 prospective elderly
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which is where therapy comes into the picture. There are many different types of therapy‚ two of which are occupational therapy and physical therapy. These two branches of rehabilitation are very similar and often confused‚ but they are not the same. Physical and occupational therapies often work together and overlap on their treatments. Even though they intersect the therapists are usually looking for a different outcome. The difference in outcome is what makes these two types of therapy crucial to
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evidence-based practice in occupational therapy include: -There may be valuable library services available and access to literature within the organisation making it easy and convenient for researching (McCluskey & Cusick‚ 2002). -There may be people already employed within
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an essential part of the occupational therapy process. It facilitates the therapist’s choice of intervention with a client‚ provides the setting of a baseline and allows measurement of progress. When used as an outcome measure it permits evaluation of the effectiveness of an intervention. Indeed‚ whilst Hagedorn (2000) observes‚ an experienced therapist may find formal assessment simply verifies information gained from informal conversation‚ observation and good clinical knowledge‚ she also acknowledges
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Occupational therapy was born in 1917 with the founding of The National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy. The five founders held a belief that occupation was a valuable therapeutic tool‚ but also knew scientific evidence would push occupational therapy (OT) to be a respected field (Schwartz‚ 2003). Much has changed in OT in the last hundred years‚ but OT still stands strong on two points‚ occupation based interventions and evidence based practice. With the high demand for evidence
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Regarding Occupational Therapy - 6 sessions; CA MTUS Chronic Pain Medical Treatment Guidelines support an initial course of physical therapy with objective functional deficits and functional goals. The latest progress report noted that the patient has left upper extremity pain. The exam revealed moderate spasticity and tenderness over the flexor-extensor forearm. She has a positive compression of the left median and radial nerves of the extensor and flexor forearms. It was noted that she has not
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are metaphysics‚ epistemology‚ logic‚ and axiology. Metaphysics is the “nature of reality” and essentially explains the nature of the world and human beings. Epistemology is the meaning of knowledge and how one acquires knowledge. Logic is simply reasoning in hopes to find the truth. Lastly‚ axiology is based on the values of society focusing on two main things‚ ethics and aesthetics. Within each of these branches are five deeper‚ traditional‚ educational philosophies. The first‚ idealism‚ focuses
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Home Adaption and the user’s perspective: Listening to the voice of the client to inform reasoning. Introduction The biomechanical frame of reference sees an individual in terms of their capacity for movement‚ muscle strength and endurance. Due to disease of injury and individual quality of motion‚ strength and endurance may limit their ability to fulfill an occupational need. The biomechanical model used three areas to address a decreased quality of motion‚ prevention‚ restoration and compensation
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