Occupational Therapy: The Means to Stroke Recovery Prepared for: Occupational Therapy Students Prepared by: David Bush 12/09/12 Abstract: Early assessment by an occupational therapist ensures that goals are initiated during the acute stroke phase to prevent the development of secondary impairment. Early assessment also maximises the stroke victims recovery. Late occupational therapy intervention jeopardises a stroke victims potential
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Occupational Therapy By: Chriselda De La Cruz March 22‚ 2012 College Success‚ Orin 0101- P-15 Tuesday and Thursday 2:30pm-3:50pm Dr. Rufino Garcia‚ Jr. The career path I have chosen is Occupational Therapy. My reason for this path is to encourage a mental‚ physical and developmental change in children and adults. I have based my career on providing a therapy that draws a careful analyses and treatment on the emotional‚ mentally‚ physically disabled condition of a patient using
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Occupational scientists study the “phenomenological aspects of occupation through qualitative research”. Occupational scientists focus on human occupation and study humans as occupational beings. This means that there is not one direct way to study occupations but rather many ways in studying occupations. This involves studying the different aspects of occupations by asking individuals about their experiences when accomplishing tasks. These different aspects include the subjective individual experiences
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Occupational Therapy 1 Occupational Therapy: A Contemporary Career in Psychology Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapy: A Contemporary Career in Psychology U.S. News recently reported that occupational therapy is ranked as one of the 50 best careers of 2010 and ranked at 19 out of the top 100 careers expected to be the most secure and best paying in the next decade (U.S. News Staff‚ 2009). The American Occupational Therapy Association defines 2 occupational therapy as a profession
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Title of Article: Effects of Occupational Therapy Services on Fine Motor and Functional Performance in Preschool Children Date of Article: July 2000 Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy Volume 54 July/August‚ http://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=1868885&resultClick=3 Author: Jane Case-Smith Introduction: This study is based on a group of Occupational Therapists (OT) providing services to preschool students who have fine motor delays. OT services in preschools where
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Importance of occupational therapy for children When I told my friends and family that I wanted to become and occupational therapist‚ they all thought I was going to giving sponge baths to the elderly for a living. Little did they know that occupational therapy is one of the most rewarding careers if you’re someone who loves to help people better themselves. More specifically‚ I wanted to become an OT that specialized in working with children. I find that most people believe occupational therapy is more
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Virtual reality techniques in Occupational therapy As science and technology change‚ so do our occupational therapy practice methods . This is shown not only within our field‚ but also within health care. Certainly‚ technological advancements continually influence our current practice and occasionally they create new tools for intervention. Virtual rehabilitation is one of these areas of advancements‚ where changes have driven new and unique treatment methods. Virtual rehabilitation is the use
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The career I have chosen is occupational therapy assistant. An Occupational therapy assistant provide rehabilitative services to people with mental‚ physical‚ emotional‚ or developmental impairments. Occupational therapy assistant work under the supervision of a occupational therapist. Many work in hospitals. You have to get along with people easily to get far in this career. I chose occupational therapy assistant because I love working with people. I enjoy watching people progress after injuries
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Occupational Therapy is a profession where a therapist’s primary aim is to assist individuals to achieve everyday life skills. Often times‚ many individuals who need therapy have had circumstantial situations in their lives. This prevents them from participating in daily activities. An Occupational Therapist should be able to help an individual adapt to their specific environment and help create a foundation to improve their quality of life. A task can range from self-care skills such as showing
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project that my partner‚ Alicia Buettner‚ and I are focused on is that of trying to incorporate a collaborative class between the physical and occupational therapy students at the University of Findlay that specializes on the use of prosthetic rehabilitation equipment in therapy. This project is motivated by the need for experience and knowledge of what each therapy major has to offer one another when working simultaneously in the healthcare field while still in a positive‚ learning environment. In addition
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