Occupational therapy is the treatment of physical and psychiatric conditions by encouraging patients to undertake specific selected activities that will help them to reach their maximum level of function and independence in all aspects of daily life. As science and technology change‚ so does our occupational therapy practice methods. Technology influences our current practice and occasionally they create new tools for intervention. These activities are designed to make the best use of the patient’s
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1) I would use this assessment when working with clients whom have recently become disabled in some way or are experiencing a decreased ability in occupational performance. However‚ as mentioned in the video‚ this questionnaire could be difficult to give to a client with aphasia or with reading difficulties because the questionnaire would need to be administered in a different way. While changing the way that the questionnaire is administered would allow for it to be given to a wider range of clients
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Theory In Occupational Therapy Theory In General Although vital in the practice of occupational therapy‚ theory can be a difficult concept to fully understand. In the simplest terms theory is the foundation for fully understanding certain behavior or health problems through observations and predictions. Through watching the client‚ the therapist can develop questions or assumptions that lead them to create a best guess as to why the client behaved or acted in a certain way. Afterwards‚ the therapist
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OCCUPATIONAL EXPLORATION WORKSHEET 1. View your FULL PROFILE. Look under Career Interest Assessments‚ and look at your Career Interests. There will be a Primary and Secondary Interest from the following list: Realistic (R)‚ Investigative (I)‚ Artistic (A)‚ Social (S)‚ Enterprising (E)‚ and Conventional (C) What is your Primary Interest? ___________Conventional____________ What is your Secondary Interest? _________Investigative____________ 2. Select your Primary Interest‚ and
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Occupational identity is a dynamic construct and is constantly shifting over time in response to a person’s experiences and life transitions (Bryson-Campbell‚ Shaw‚ O’Brien‚ & Holmes‚ 2016). Traumatic events‚ illness or injury often play a large role in shifting a person’s occupational identity‚ as they impact the ability to engage in the occupations that were once meaningful to the person (Walder & Molineux‚ 2017b). Occupational Therapy interventions usually occur during the period of a loss of
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In 1970‚ the Occupational Safety and Health Act was established to prevent on the job hazards resulting in serious injuries including death (The OSH Act‚ Standards‚ and Liability‚ 2010). The law requires “employers to provide their employees with working conditions that are free of known dangers” (Occupational Safety & Health Administration‚ n.d.). This week case study discusses the work environment of an employee that worked at a car dealership by the name of Joe Peterson. Joe was an older man that
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their minds for the rest of their lives. What at the time seemed to be a civil rights advancement has sadly proven ineffective. Because of anemic funding for urban schools‚ and the human inclination to surround oneself with others who are similar‚ segregation still prevails in U.S. education. Two possible solutions to segregated schools are the reinstatement of mandatory busing and the redirection of funding so that public schools in jeopardy are allotted more. By ignoring this problem‚ the United
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Occupational therapy is a challenging and captivating job combining creativity and problem solving with the ability to make concrete‚ significant changes in a person’s life. Occupational therapy is a health and rehabilitation profession. Occupational therapists work with people of all ages who need specialized assistance to lead independent‚ productive‚ and satisfying lives due to physical‚ developmental‚ social‚ or emotional problems. Occupational therapists use the "occupations" of self-care‚
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complete. Watching the Occupational Therapist bring my grandfather back to a new “normal” was when I knew that I wanted to pursue a career as
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comparison of drinking fountains in two schools. It quickly reminded me of the racist Jim Crow laws from the 1880s-1960s and how racial segregation existed almost everywhere in the United States at that time. However‚ I realize that this cartoon doesn’t portray the concept of racial segregation with a Jim Crow joke‚ but it makes a commentary on social segregation among public schools in the United States today. I slowly realized that all American public schools are not the same due to funding. The
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