One of the most annoying aspects of my job is interviewing an elderly patient that has come into the hospital‚ and they have some sort of hearing impaired. Trying to have a conversation while almost yelling‚ and having words get lost in translation‚ can be very frustrating. So for this assignment‚ I decided to impair my hearing with ear plugs in both ears to simulate aging. I did this on two separate occasions‚ once at home for about a half an hour while everyone was home and I was doing my normal
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On September 11th‚ hundreds gathered in lower Manhattan in remembrance of the events 15 years ago at the World Trade Center and to honor the thousands of lives that were lost due to the attacks. The ceremony began early in the day with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus singing the national anthem‚ and throughout there were six moment of silences all signifying a hit or strike to the Towers‚ Pentagon or plane crash. Most families were comforted by being in the presence of other grieving families and others
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Clinical reasoning is the process of thinking that guides and occupational therapist clinical practice (Shafaroodi‚ Kamali‚ Parvizy‚ Mehraban‚ O’Toole‚ 2013). Seminal work by Fleming (1991) identifies three areas of clinical reasoning thought; procedural‚ Interactive and conditional (Robertson & Griffiths‚ 2012). Through my learning style of reader/writer my personal clinical reasoning is drawn strongly from the use of textbooks and research articles. As I transition from a student learning
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My enthusiasm in social work began during high school. At my high school‚ all seniors were required to complete what was called a “Quest Project”. The purpose of the benchmark project was to focus on a social issue that affected the community‚ find research on the social issue‚ and find any possible solutions to the issue. Given that my social issue was focused on social anxiety disorder in children and adolescents‚ I had worked with a school counselor‚ who was also a marriage and family therapist
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The events that occurred during 9/11 have played a monumental role in today’s America as normal. When planes crashed into the trade center‚ pentagon as well as the remote field‚ it finally coerced America open its eyes to the importance of the inhabitants and the Dharma (role) that we all play in this world. As said in an article‚ history is never concrete. From what we can tell‚ history always reflects the current things going on. After 9/11‚ historians started to think about changing the study
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There are many different key points discussed in class over this semester‚ but the five key points I am discussing include; cognitive development‚ puberty‚ emotional autonomy‚ parenting style‚ and self-esteem. The child I raised in my virtual teen was named Roman and he applied to these key point along with me as the parent with my parenting style. Every parent has different experience with their teen but teenagers can also follow similar development patterns. Throughout my virtual teen‚ Roman went
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For the service learning component‚ I did activities like ivy pulling (April 11 1-4 pm‚ April 30 10-2 pm)‚ going door to door in my dorm with information about energy conservation (April 21 7-9 pm)‚ and attending the March for Science (April 22 10-1 pm). These activities give me about 12 hours of volunteer service. I brought what we were learning in class to other aspects of my life‚ as well. For instance‚ I talk to my friends‚ in person and online‚ about the environment and the impact they have
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My final project consisted of making a digital history on my family’s journey in coming to America from Dominican Republic. The technology that I used to create my project was an iPhone‚ iMovie‚ and Youtube. The process I undertook had many challenges. I decided to make a movie‚ which meant I had to go home for a weekend to video my grandparents and father. I also had to gather documents and pictures to support my movie‚ which was very difficult due to my grandparents not having many photos from
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Meditation In the last 2 months‚ I was personally struggling to concentrate on my studies due to the emotional turmoil. So‚ I was trying some ways to calm down my senses and also improve my concentration. Therefore‚ I was hoping to learn various techniques of controlling mind from the meditation class so that I could develop high level of concentration. One thing crossed my mind before the class is the feeling of insecurity and nervousness‚ mainly because of the fact that I am unable to open up with
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Session 1: A Critical Reflection As I start my new educational path I found myself reflecting back on my most recent work experience. I spent six years working directly in the shadow of a very demanding Office Manager. She received all the credit while I did all the work. Many nights I came home frustrated and in tears from her lack of respect and her threating ways. However‚ my pride in myself and my strong work ethics kept me going in everyday and doing the best job I could do. This past May‚ due
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