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    As a third year Occupational Therapy student I have a strong occupational focus and can identify the value that occupations provide during transition and recovery from illness. With 5 years experience working in customer service I have an eye for detail. Through varied team and sole-charge roles I have developed skills in prioritisation‚ time management and teamwork. I work effectively as a leader or team player – training new employees and solving customer complaints and employment relation issues

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    which is where therapy comes into the picture. There are many different types of therapy‚ two of which are occupational therapy and physical therapy. These two branches of rehabilitation are very similar and often confused‚ but they are not the same. Physical and occupational therapies often work together and overlap on their treatments. Even though they intersect the therapists are usually looking for a different outcome. The difference in outcome is what makes these two types of therapy crucial to

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    Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2007; 14: 173 Á182 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Elderly persons’ expectations of day-care rehabilitation ´ ANITA TOLLEN‚ CARIN FREDRIKSSON & KITTY KAMWENDO ¨ Department of Health Sciences‚ Orebro University‚ Sweden Abstract The aim of this study was to explore elderly persons’ conceptions of what they expected to gain from attending day-care rehabilitation centres (DCR). A purposeful sampling procedure was employed. Interviews with 22 prospective elderly

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    A main focus of pediatric occupational therapists is the improvement of motor skills. Developing these skills with pediatric patients helps them with staying on task and feeling comfortable with their place in space. This helps with attention‚ balance‚ and interaction with the world and other people. There are a variety of ways to help children who have motor skill problems improve. First‚ therapists have to establish a baseline for where a child’s motor skills currently are. From there‚ the techniques

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    later‚ I have used each and every day as a stepping stone to obtain a degree in occupational therapy. I have accumulated over 350 volunteer hours‚ dedicated an entire summer to two young boys on the autism spectrum‚ and acquired a 400 hour occupational therapy internship for the upcoming spring semester in order to thoroughly prepare myself for my short-term goals; getting a masters degree and becoming an occupational therapist. If successful‚ I wish to work in geriatrics and perhaps one day become

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    Tejal  Kolwankar   STATEMENT  OF  PURPOSE   “Always be thankful for whatever you have” though I knew it since a teenage; I learnt it through experience during my four and half years of OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY bachelor course. While working in a government hospital of a developing country‚ I got to see many individuals devoid of the liberty to have basic needs satisfied; I am blessed with a socioeconomically well settled family who taught me to live life with high moral and ethical values

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    including infants at the Waisman Center‚ elementary aged children at Children’s Therapy Network‚ and middle school aged children at Schools of Hope. Capitol Lakes allowed me to expand my understanding of occupational therapy to the geriatric population. With my background in psychology‚ I was extremely thrilled and intrigued to observe and participate in cognitive assessments within the elderly population. Although other occupational therapists I previously shadowed communicated with other healthcare professionals

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    ten therapy sessions with physical and occupational therapist. During that time I witnessed my family recuperate. At that moment occupational therapy seemed as a rational and inspiring career for my future. By witnessing an occupational therapy it allowed me to understand how important the career was in order to help individuals. Without the help of the therapist‚ my family wouldn’t have correctly recovered from the accident. My mother was the most injured from everyone and without that help of the

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    The occupational therapy perspective of occupation‚ health and wellbeing To be able to participate in one ’s own life‚ to do the things we want to do‚ and to competently perform the activities that form part of our daily‚ weekly or monthly routines‚ is a common goal for most people.  This not only includes taking part in the basic activities of self-care‚ such as grooming and dressing‚ but also extends to our work and leisure activities.  It is through doing things that we learn and develop as

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    I was once told that Occupational Therapy (OT) is a rare blend of science and humanism‚ intellectual rigour and compassion‚ and when asked to reflect on my first year as an OT student‚ I simply could not agree more. When introduced to OT at the Wits Career’s Day I was instantly impressed by the wide scope of practice that OTs have after completing a basic degree and by the holistic nature of treatment. It is an application requirement of the Health Sciences department that each OT applicant completes

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