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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At the turn of the twentieth century North Carolina’s government fell under the control of the Democrats’ White Supremacy rule. The Jim Crow laws‚ enacted by North Carolina’s legislature in 1899‚ formally required segregation in all public facilities and transportation. Disenfranchisement‚ an attempt to restrict African Americans’ rights to vote‚ allowed Democrats to apply a poll tax and a literacy test. This combination successfully restricted an enormous portion of African-American voters and
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Louis Lea S. Stuart BSE21 Occupational Paper “Honey Pie” Since Honey Pie is a short story it only revolves with a few number of characters. The characters are Junpei‚ Sayako‚ Takatsuki and Sala. According to what I’ve read Junpei is a 36-year old guy‚ born and raised in Kobe but now‚ he has problems with his relationship with his family. When he was in college he was an introvert but in spite of him being an introvert he still managed to make friends and they are Sayako and Takatsuki.
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fair and equal opportunities as men. Women are subjected to occupation gender segregation and unfair pay gaps in comparison to men. Nevertheless‚ women are working diligently and successfully to break down these unjust barriers that are keeping them from having equal opportunities. According to Margaret L. Andersen and Dana Hysock Witham‚ in Thinking about Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender‚ gender segregation is “the pattern whereby
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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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The American Dream is the freedom given to every person in America‚ no matter their race‚ gender‚ culture‚ religion‚ or beliefs and an equal chance at prosperity. The Younger family in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ is an African American family living in the 20th century in a cramped apartment‚ dealing with racial prejudice and discrimination. During A Raisin in the Sun‚ the Younger family struggles to live in a cramped‚ overpriced apartment while facing challenges and tension in their
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glorify the male body. However‚ one could argue that men can be much more than that; they can be anything they want. In other words‚ Updike describes a type of lifestyle which- at least in the 21st century- is not unique to‚ or descriptive of the male gender. One way he uses his own experience to develop his argument about nature vs. nurture is through genetic facts. According to his article he states‚ “…Watching my daughter arrange her 37 Beanie Babies by color in chronological order. My lump of putty
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5/4/11 Health Project Health isn’t just about being healthy physically. There are a whole bunch of aspects to being healthy 6 in general that sometimes we overlook five of them. There’s physical‚ emotional‚ social‚ intellectual‚ spiritual‚ and occupational. In my opinion once you are ok in all the aspects of health then you considered a healthy person. I have decided to make both short and long term goals for each aspect to feel better about myself. I hope to one day accomplish these goals‚ and
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Description of intervention sessions The Occupational Therapy Fast Track Protocol form guided Ms. Casey’s intervention throughout her stay in hospital‚ as it provided a checklist of tasks to be carried out by the OT student with Ms. Casey to make sure that all OT goals had been achieved upon discharge‚ and to ensure that she had no additional OT needs when returning home. Day 1: On day 1 post surgery‚ The OT and OT student visited Ms. Casey‚ and reminded her of the role of OT and how the fast
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2000. Fundamentals of Safety in Construction Works. Brisbane. BRIGGS‚ Caroline. 2003. Introduction to Ergonomics. Hammerfest. DRODSTER‚ Martha and Steven van WYNBERGER. 2002. Foundations in Ergonomics. Zurich: HonderStein. GUASTELLO‚ S. J. 1994. Occupational Accident Prevention. Safety Science. 4. GYI‚ D. E‚ A. G GIBB‚ and R. A HASLAM. 1999. The Quality of Accident and Health Data Construction. HENRY‚ Karl and Orlando MCCARTHY. 2003. Contemporary Ergonomics. In: Trends and Dynamics‚ Toronto: Puttman
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