I wish to become an occupational therapist – a low-vision occupational therapist – first and foremost based on my personal experience with overcoming adversity associated with being visually impaired myself. When I was nine months old‚ I was involved in a car accident that left me legally blind in both eyes. Throughout my life I have continually faced challenges – both simple and more complex – and have found a way through most. I want to be able to help those who are going through very similar circumstances
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1) I would use this assessment when working with clients whom have recently become disabled in some way or are experiencing a decreased ability in occupational performance. However‚ as mentioned in the video‚ this questionnaire could be difficult to give to a client with aphasia or with reading difficulties because the questionnaire would need to be administered in a different way. While changing the way that the questionnaire is administered would allow for it to be given to a wider range of clients
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treatments for each one‚ such as having speech therapy for their severe speech development problems. Early intervention programs where they provide a variety of therapies and educational strategies that focus on enhancing their physical‚ mental‚ intellect‚ sensory and social development have been proven to show a great chance of improving the patient’s future. Many of the early intervention programs include physical‚ speech‚ and occupational therapies‚ including behavioral management (only if necessary)
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The subtopic chosen will examine the educational programs impact on preparing occupational students in the field. This subtopic is significant to the research topic because it will demonstrate the aspects of preparedness and competence are related to performance in enter both fieldwork and clinical work. The specific research topic that was chosen was the motivation‚ competence‚ and preredness of occupational therapy students when they enter the working field. This paper will describe a brief literature
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community‚ and working a job. A guaranteed seat in the Occupational Therapy program would build my confidence and motivation‚ allowing me to focus on volunteering in facilities that incorporate Occupational Therapy services. I would not have to look toward different avenues of study if I had a secured position. I always have and will continue to take my education seriously and work diligently in order to reach my goals and become an Occupational Therapist like I dream to be. For several years I have
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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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Do you ever picture or imagine yourself twenty years from now? I do! I once asked myself “What will be in my career?” I then wanted to know what I wanted to be when I grow up… a recreational therapist! Recreational therapists plan‚ direct‚ and coordinate recreation-based treatment programs for people with disabilities‚ injuries‚ or illnesses. These therapists use a variety of modalities‚ including arts and crafts; drama‚ music‚ and dance; sports and games; aquatics; and community outings
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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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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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