Spokane for his recently diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. Throughout the next few months‚ I was able to witness Zach’s recovery which was facilitated by his occupational therapist. Thereafter‚ I was fixated on pursuing a profession that would allow me to fulfill my passion for helping people. I soon became convinced that occupational therapy was right for me. In the spring of 2015‚ I learned that I had been accepted to Eastern Washington’s MOT program. During my short time in the MOT program‚ I
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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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reflect on how an Occupational Therapist (OT) would use grading and adapting to increase the therapeutic gain for clients when using groups and creative activities. I am going look at these two skills as they focus on client centeredness and intervention. College of Occupational Therapist (COT 2010; Atkinson and Wells 2003) stated that as a therapist one has to have a continuing duty to respect and hold the autonomy of a client‚ encouraging and enabling choice in the occupational therapy process and do
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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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Finding the occupational therapy assistant program at CCAC has helped me dedicate myself to a very important career path. While in high school at South Park‚ I was on the swim team and was the captain during my last year. While being involved with swimming‚ I also taught swimming lessons to children for five years. I have also been a dedicated employee at the South Park Clubhouse for the past six years and I’m still there. For two years of high school‚ I volunteered at a nonprofit haunted house‚
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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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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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career was right for me. When doctors diagnosed my son with autism‚ therapy was our main goal. Specifically‚ occupational therapy. When I saw first hand the difference it made in our lives‚ I knew I wanted to help change the lives of people. Although‚ I have considered and researched other careers‚ occupational therapy assisting fits both my personal and career goals. Having seen first hand the way an occupational therapy assistant can drastically change a person’s life‚ I chose
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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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Individuals with autism show equal or increased abilities in pitch processing‚ labeling of emotions in music‚ and musical preference when compared to typically‐developing peers. The most compelling evidence supporting the clinical benefits of music therapy lies in the areas of social‐emotional responsiveness and communication including increased compliance‚ reduced anxiety‚ increase speech output‚ decreased vocal stereotypy‚ receptive labeling‚ and increased interaction with peers. Preliminary
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