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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family gravely injured their backs during the situation. Because of the accident we visited a spine specialist‚ we were recommended 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
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evidence-based practice in occupational therapy include: -There may be valuable library services available and access to literature within the organisation making it easy and convenient for researching (McCluskey & Cusick‚ 2002). -There may be people already employed within
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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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When I began researching occupational therapy programs‚ I was immediately attracted to University of Indianapolis’ OTD program. Not only was the location convenient with a beautiful campus‚ but the knowledge presented on the School of Occupational Therapy website was extremely helpful and informative. The mission of Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy matches exactly with my personal and career goals. I strive to become a caring and competent occupational therapist‚ through constant learning
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It can altogether affect an individual’s capacity to take part in everyday life exercises that are important and lead to profitable day by day schedules. Occupational therapy is a profession that is considered as crucial to helping people with dysfunctional behavior build up the abilities expected to live to its fullest. Occupational therapy perceives that regular
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Motor Learning in Occupational Therapy Even though the motor learning process is commonly over looked in day to day life‚ without motor learning we would not have reasoning for the things we do. Research on motor learning makes it possible to figure out how to learn an action in the most effective way. Naturally‚ we learn to utilize our motor skills in our occupations. Whether sitting at a desk typing up charts in a dentist office‚ preparing food for fellow hungry college kids in a cafeteria
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Evaluate the role of the occupational therapist in supporting mental health service users through occupation-bases interventions and outcome measurement drawing illustrative examples from the group work case studies. This assignment will evaluate the role of the occupational therapist in supporting mental health service users. Firstly it will briefly describe the key aspects of the role. Secondly it will draw on illustrative examples of interventions from three case studies‚ considering the
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entering the medical field Additional rules apply to the respected area. In this case is it occupational therapy. Entering the field of occupational therapy means abiding by the rules‚ but most importantly‚ it means remaining professional at all times‚ along with being an advocate for others. These are two rules that were or could be compromised in the case involving the recording of class.
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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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