wanted to be an Occupational Therapist. When I was younger‚ I attended Occupational Therapy (OT) myself in order to correct my pencil grip. The idea was to use fun activities to correct the way in which I use my pencil in order to improve my handwriting. I remember being so excited to go to OT and it was almost like I did not realise that these activities were designed specifically to address my problem‚ and would actually help me in the long run. When I pictured myself as an Occupational Therapist‚ I
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Cultural Diversity Occupational therapy assistants must realize that an individual’s culture plays a large role in who they are as a person and what their occupations are. The cultural contexts of an individual can impinge the individual’s sociocultural‚ socioeconomic‚ and diversity in lifestyle. This being said‚ occupational therapy assistants should be aware that their client’s culture impacts their occupational performance and their ability to participate in meaningful occupations during the
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Occupational therapy is a health care profession which aims at improving the performance of activities by the patient‚ providing a means for the prevention of functional limitations‚ adaptation to lifestyle changes as well as maintenance or improvement of his/her emotional state and social participation. (Hammond‚ 2004). Occupational therapy includes both therapeutic and educational interventions and aims at improving performance of daily living tasks‚ facilitating successful adjustments in lifestyle
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Hippotherapy Yo: Hippotherapy is a form of physical‚ occupational and speech therapy in which a therapist uses the characteristic movements of a horse to provide carefully graded motor and sensory input. Opi: Derived from the Greek hippos (horse)‚ "hippotherapy" literally refers to treatment or therapy aided by a horse. The concept of hippotherapy finds its earliest recorded mention in the ancient Greek writings of Hippocrates. However‚ hippotherapy as a formalized discipline was not
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Vertical Occupational mobility of labour and organizational commitment; Banking Sector of Pakistan ABSTRACT The study of my topic i.e. vertical occupational mobility of labour and Organizational commitment comes under Human Resource Management (HRM). HRM itself by its name describes that it is an approach of people working in an organization which play an important role in achieving organization’s objective. This subject area basically helps in managing workforce to acquire maximum
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Over this past year I had witnessed many healthcare professionals work with my niece‚ but none of them brought interest in me until I met her occupational therapist. After watching the weekly sessions and learning what to do to help her develop the needed skills she needed I realized that I had found the job that I wanted to pursue.
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several different healthcare professionals‚ I quickly came to the realization that patients in rural areas do not always receive the support they need. It wasn’t until I observed an Occupational Therapist working with my grandmother after she had a stroke that my perspective changed. I reflected while watching the Occupational Therapist work with my grandmother about the importance of what I was observing‚ not only for my grandmother‚ but for the
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side. Now that I am in high school and can look at all sides of a career‚ I think that being an occupational therapist or elementary school teacher are possible future careers for me. Although these careers require similar personality traits‚ they are very different in education‚ salary‚ and work environment/schedule. Occupational therapists work with a variety of patients young and old(“Occupational Therapists” 770). Elementary school teachers‚ on the other hand‚ work mostly with other teachers
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In these meetings‚ Darren builds his understanding and ability to verbally express why he has a need for his accommodations and services. His occupational therapy sessions are also used to develop organization skills; which is when he fills out his planner and cleans out his binder. Darren’s parents do not know if he will meet the requirements for social security‚ or adult services. Information needs
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impact on the abilities of a workforce to comply with procedures. This paper will address these issues and demonstrate how effective OHSMS will assist in identifying lapses in compliance. Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems‚ for example those constructed in line with AS/NZS4804:2001 – Occupational health and safety management systems‚ utilise a continual improvement model. At every level through planning‚ implementation‚ monitor and review‚ processes are in place to ensure that deficiencies
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