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    The Factors that Gave Rise To Japanese Militarism Japan’s political journey from its quasi-democratic government in the 1920’s to its radical nationalism of the mid 1930’s‚ the collapse of democratic institutions‚ and the eventual military state was not an overnight transformation. There was no coup d’etat‚ no march on Rome‚ no storming of the Bastille. Instead‚ it was a political journey that allowed a semi-democratic nation to transform itself into a military dictatorship. The forces

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    person engages in for personal satisfaction and pleasure (Hinojosa & Blount‚ 2014). Occupational therapy practitioners use purposeful activities as a method to restore function and compensation for functional impairment (Hinojosa & Blount‚ 2014). Before incorporating the meaningful occupation into the intervention plan‚ an analysis of the activity needs to be conducted. All the information received from the occupational profile must be taken into account when choosing a purposeful activity. The client

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    Many people might question the relationship between occupational therapy and physical therapy. Some think the professions are the same or that the terms are the same; there are a few different therapies for people who have been faced with a stroke‚ a disability‚ or any injury that has caused physical restrictions. The methods and techniques used in these therapies can overlap with each other‚ but both occupational therapy and physical therapy covers all aspects of the patient’s health including their

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    Observing Occupational Therapists at Brookville Center for Children’s Services and Belair Nursing Home have helped me gather the insight of what it takes to be an occupational therapist and how much their work can improve a person’s life. I had the opportunity to witness first-hand the positive affect occupational therapists had on people of all ages who have been physically and mentally impaired by a health issue‚ by helping them slowly but efficiently regain control of their life. Occupational therapy

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    What’s so special about it? Then I considered what a hammer does. A hammer works‚ provides strength and guides the nail to use its perfect shape and break the barriers in front of it. A nail‚ like many patients‚ needs guidance. It needs energy from the hammer. On Sunday‚ March 13‚ 2011 my Uncle Tim’s

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    reflect on how an Occupational Therapist (OT) would use grading and adapting to increase the therapeutic gain for clients when using groups and creative activities. I am going look at these two skills as they focus on client centeredness and intervention. College of Occupational Therapist (COT 2010; Atkinson and Wells 2003) stated that as a therapist one has to have a continuing duty to respect and hold the autonomy of a client‚ encouraging and enabling choice in the occupational therapy process and do

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    Occupational Therapy and Importance to Address Anxiety and Depression in Children Occupational therapy is a needed necessity for helping children with anxiety and depression‚ conditions that are increasingly faced by young people. Anxiety and depression hinder much of a child’s ability to participate in life: in schoolwork‚ with friends‚ and their general mental well-being. OT works on increasing children’s functional skills by optimizing emotional regulation and strengthening resilience to enable

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    Occupational therapist plays a major role in the NICU by addressing many needs that are important for a premature infant to successfully develop (Nightlinger‚ 2011). They promote a balance between infant’s competence and their physical and social environment to promote development (Nightlinger‚ 2011). Limited range of motion‚ high or low muscle tone‚ extreme irritability‚ poor feeding‚ or developmental delays are areas occupational therapist target (Hunter‚ 2010). Occupational therapist has specialized

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    1. What is the name of the facility? The facility I am placed at is called North Shore Regional YMCA After School Program at Centerville Elementary School. 2. Has your enthusiasm or comfort level changed since week one? It has changed since week one. I am more comfortable in engaging with the staff and the kids. I know some of the names of the kids and the staff. Now I am adjusted to their routines. I am very excited to perform an activity with the kids. 3.Are you able to relate signs‚ symptoms

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    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‚ Dr. Kielhofner began work on a model to help understand the psycho-social challenges faced by people with

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