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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Observing Occupational Therapists at Brookville Center for Children’s Services and Belair Nursing Home have helped me gather the insight of what it takes to be an occupational therapist and how much their work can improve a person’s life. I had the opportunity to witness first-hand the positive affect occupational therapists had on people of all ages who have been physically and mentally impaired by a health issue‚ by helping them slowly but efficiently regain control of their life. Occupational therapy
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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
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The development of an occupational therapist needs to reflect the intricacy of an interdisciplinary study. Emphasis must transition away from a trained approach towards an individual who is an independent thinker‚ and has the mindset on improving the practice of this profession. This is why the prominence of a liberal arts education embodies occupational therapy. A worldly and humanistic approach would shift the emphasis of a patient being apart of a disabled category‚ and more towards a person who
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Occupational injustice Occupational injustice occurs when individuals or groups of people are prevented from access or participation in occupations because of race‚ culture‚ religion or political preferences and the impacts noted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that life is cut short when quality of life is low and occupational injustices that causes hardship‚ poverty‚ social exclusion‚ and discrimination impacts on quality of life (Wilcock‚ 2006). Identification of occupational injustice
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A main focus of pediatric occupational therapists is the improvement of motor skills. Developing these skills with pediatric patients helps them with staying on task and feeling comfortable with their place in space. This helps with attention‚ balance‚ and interaction with the world and other people. There are a variety of ways to help children who have motor skill problems improve. First‚ therapists have to establish a baseline for where a child’s motor skills currently are. From there‚ the techniques
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration Matthew K. Robinson Harrison College First and foremost‚ the number one right workers have is a safe environment in which to work. These rights include any safety equipment necessary to perform your essential duties‚ access to any OSHA related citations that have been issued to your employer and a date in which to comply‚ the ability to notify your employer about any workplace hazards‚ and more (OSHA Workers’ Rights‚ 2014). The Occupational Safety and
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information) prior to contact with Mrs. T. Therefore‚ it is important to start the contact with Mrs. T by performing an initial interview to allow the therapist to adjust the rest of the initial assessments if needed to suit Mrs T’s needs. The Occupational Therapy concept of The Person Occupation-Occupation (PEO) model will be applied throughout the assessment stage of Mrs. T‚ particularly the initial interview. Turpin and Iwama 2011‚ report that the PEO model presents the person‚ environment and
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in my future career. I always enjoyed being around people and hearing what they had to say. Sitting in front of a book or even a computer never made me happy. However‚ I always knew a job in the medical field would. Once I started looking into occupational therapy‚ it was a career I was intrigued by. As I got older‚ I started to spend more time with my grandmother who is eighty-eight years old. I began to listen to all the stories of the “good old days” and I became part of the bingo lifestyle.
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Qualifications of a Tragic Hero: Antigone vs. Creon In the tragedy of Antigone by Sophocles‚ Antigone‚ the main protagonist‚ is conflicted whether or not to bury her dead brother and go against Creon’s law or follow Creon’s law. Creon is the main antagonist in this story and punishes Antigone for breaking his law and burying Polynieces. Though they are two different characters‚ Creon and Antigone could both qualify as the tragic hero because they are both responsible for their own fate‚ endowed
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