Since UNCW does not offer a master’s program for Occupational Therapy‚ I plan on going to East Carolina University and being a student in their extremely competitive occupational therapy program‚ therefore I will need my GPA to be the best I can. Keeping up with my community service‚ I am always looking for ways and new opportunities to volunteer in Wilmington and surrounding
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appropriate questions‚ and gain required hours to apply to physical therapy school. Rehability is the physical therapy clinic I have been working with the passed weeks. Rehability specializes in orthopedic rehabilitation‚ exposing me to numerous shoulder and knee replacements. One of the therapists at Rehability is a licensed LSVT BIG Therapy therapist that specializes in helping patients with Parkinson’s disease. The first
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I’ve always had an interest in‚ since I was in High school. I was first introduced to the career when I was a freshman in high school and ever since then I’ve always thought of that as something I want to do. The vision statement for the Physical therapy profession is “Transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience.” A physical therapist has to diagnose and treat individuals of all ages that have medical problems that limit their abilities to move and perform functional
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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 to
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Online Therapy Paper Katy Norris BSHS 375 June 22‚ 2015 Suzanne Paone Online Therapy Paper Therapy can be seen as a way for a client to work through an issue in their life. A client may find that they don ’t feel comfortable sitting in an office with a therapist discussing their issues or concerns but that they would rather obtain therapy by accessing the Internet and utilizing online therapy. With modern technology it makes it much easier to access different forms of online therapy. Online therapy
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Overview of Structural Family Therapy Overview of Structural Family Therapy Structural family therapy was constructed as a result of the life work of Salvador Minuchin. Within Minuchin’s work‚ he builds his treatment upon the traditional structural family therapy: brief strategic family therapy and ecosystemic structural family therapy. (Becvar‚Becvar pg.125) The therapist begins the session by looking into the family’s structure their boundaries‚ Structural family therapy allows the therapist to
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services to patients to help improve their mobility‚ restore physical function and help alleviate pain caused by disease‚ injury‚ illness or aging. They work with the patient towards restoring and maintaining their overall health and fitness through therapy. Some of the disabling medical conditions they deal with are accident victims and people suffering with arthritis‚ cerebral palsy‚ low back pain‚ head injuries‚ heart disease and fractures. They check the medical history of their patient and then
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Intravenous Therapy‚ also known as IV therapy‚ is the administration of fluids or medications directly into the vein. It is one of the most common procedures that nurses encounter in a healthcare setting on a routinely basis. According to Ogston-Tuck (2012)‚ “…80 % of hospital patients are likely to receive some forms of IV therapy”(Ogston-Tuck‚ 2012). Therefore‚ it is exceptionally vital for nurses to be aware and knowledgeable of the indications‚ vascular access devices‚ potential complications
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individuals. Family interventions and therapy sessions have been known to help individuals and family members address and resolve certain unhealthy complications. Family therapy consists of a whole family gathering together to focus on an issue that distinctly impacts multiple people and not just one individual. This leads to a solution that has required the whole family to work together and to solve conflicts in the most beneficial way possible. Marriage and family therapy have shown great effectiveness
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Marriage and Family Therapy Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine the field of marriage and family counseling beginning with the history and development of the profession and its importance in the field of counseling. This paper will also evaluate five major themes relevant to Marriage and Family Therapy which include: roles of Marriage and Family Therapists; licensure requirements and examinations; methods of supervision; client advocacy; multiculturalism and diversity. The author
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