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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The previous week in my practicum placement has been very rewarding. I have been able to start the fixed interval reinforcement schedule with my student. The increase in attentive listening skills during instruction over the last three weeks has resulted in increased learning. Discrete Trial Training (DTT) has been used with the student to teach colors and letter names‚ and the reinforcement used after each trail has been verbal praise. The student has struggled to learn colors and letters with traditional
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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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Philosophy at its very core refers to wisdom‚ learning‚ and the “study of the fundamental nature of knowledge‚ reality‚ and existence‚ especially when considered as an academic discipline” (Merriam-Webster). Philosophies are values that we live by and create as we go throughout our lives. We can create them ourselves‚ adopt old ones‚ and modify them all the time. Chances are that if you asked someone their philosophy on life‚ they wouldn’t really know what to say. There are certain types of philosophy
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What is Action Learning? Action Learning is an accelerated learning tool which can be applied to any number of different workplace (and personal) issues and challenges. In Action Learning groups or ’sets’ we meet regularly with others in order to explore solutions to real problems and decide on the action we wish to take. When doing this in the set‚ the stages include: 1. Describing the problem as we see it 2. Receiving contributions from others in the form of questions 3. Reflecting on our discussion
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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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It can altogether affect an individual’s capacity to take part in everyday life exercises that are important and lead to profitable day by day schedules. Occupational therapy is a profession that is considered as crucial to helping people with dysfunctional behavior build up the abilities expected to live to its fullest. Occupational therapy perceives that regular
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generation of therapist‚ redefined occupational therapy and practiced the initial theory upon which today practice is based upon. She guided the field of occupational therapy to understand the importance of supportive care‚ concerned with behavioral aspects that impact the patient’s response to the rehabilitation. Wade developed the baccalaureate program‚ “The Illinois Plan”‚ combining didactic education with clinical practice when she was the head of the occupational therapy program at the University of
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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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Successful occupational therapists not only present personal skills and traits that help them to be successful throughout their career‚ but they also know how to use those skills and traits and combine them into their patients’ lives‚ helping them to achieve and succeed as well. As an occupational therapist‚ you will only succeed after your clients’ do. Mental health is the primary cause of disability in the world. It can influence an individual’s ability to occupy in daily life activates but with
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