As an occupational therapist‚ I will be treating people when they are at their most vulnerable; therefore it is imperative that I stay professional. First impressions set the tone for how clients and colleagues view you. As a result‚ I think it is essential to dress the part and act the part of a professional. I have always believed that it is better to be overdressed than undressed. One thing that I would like to improve is my posture and body cues. Instead of crossing my arms in a closed off stance
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The shameful history of the United States is a burden that is currently affecting everything from education to legal policy. Racial segregation has taken a toll on society and the lives of many minorities. The American judicial system lacks the understanding of human potential by targeting low income minorities and subjugating them for petty misdemeanors. Due to racial discrimination‚ false allegations towards minorities have resulted in wrongfully incarcerated people for petty crimes; more than
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years ago‚ he was placed on medication to alleviate the symptoms that were occurring. Mr. Cannon often rely on his medication to stabilize him; He is mostly anxious around the set time the medication is given. Identified Intervention Occupational therapy teaches relaxation methods to help alleviate symptoms of stress and anxiety related to certain physical and mental conditions. Specific relaxation method is deep breathing. Deep breathing exercises are easy to perform and can help to reduce
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Jim Crow’s segregation In the South had states passing codes to classify race‚ it became known as the "one-drop rule.’’ The definition meaning is that if a single drop of "black blood" runs through your veins you’re black‚ this practice is known by many names such as "one black ancestor rule‚" "traceable amount rule‚" and "hypo-descent rule‚" it meant that mixed race people were assigned to the status of a minority group. The first registrar of Virginia’s Bureau of Vital Statistics was Dr. Walter
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Gabriela Dominguez English III – AP Alanis October 4‚ 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. and Segregation The Civil Rights Movement during the 1960’s led to many Americans changing their view of each other. Martin Luther King Jr. elaborately described how many Americans felt about segregation through the use of figurative language‚ details‚ imagery‚ and all the appeals of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos in his speech “I Have a Dream”. First Martin L. King illustrates his dream with explicit use of
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in Spokane for his recently diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. Throughout the next few months‚ I was able to witness Zach’s recovery which was facilitated by his occupational therapist. Thereafter‚ I was fixated on pursuing a profession that would allow me to fulfill my passion for helping people. I soon became convinced that occupational therapy was right for me. In the spring of 2015‚ I learned that I had been accepted to Eastern Washington’s MOT program. During my short time in the MOT program
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"He was only 6‚ yet intuitively knew that people with disabilities could still lead productive lives‚" said his wife‚ Renee Taylor‚ also an occupational therapy professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Kielhofner‚ 61‚ of Lake Geneva‚ Wis.‚ the former head of the occupational therapy department at UIC‚ died Thursday‚ Sept. 2‚ at Mercy Hospital in Chicago‚ after a short battle with cancer. In the 1970s‚ before completing a doctorate in public health at UCLA’s neuropsychiatric institute
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In 2014‚ I spent my summer volunteering at McKenna Farms Therapy Services‚ where I observed pediatric occupational therapy and hippotherapy sessions. McKenna Farms had occupational therapists‚ but they also had physical and speech therapists. This allowed me to witness how these different types of therapists could collaborate and work together during sessions to effectively meet the child’s goals. The bulk of the kids that came to the farm only spoke Spanish or sign language. Since I only speak English
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Occupational Therapy & People with Intellectual Disability from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds Individual values are important in healthcare and it is important for providers to understand the concept of cultural competence to provide cross-cultural therapy for all clients. Francisco and Carlson (2002) pioneered a qualitative research study to determine how cultural differences and language barriers affect the quality of care within the realm of occupational therapy (OT). This study used the findings
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individuals‚ and even less with an occupation based perspective. Occupational therapy and occupational science can offer a unique perspective in developing interventions that can assist these individuals‚ but there is a lack of awareness around social and occupational injustices within the U.S. Many occupational therapy programs do not offer experiences or perspectives that highlight the capacities of occupational therapy and occupational science within marginalized populations.
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