The importance of accurate assessment in Occupational Therapy, including professional and ethical responsibility. Occupational therapy is a client-centered health profession which uses occupation to promote health and well-being. The primary goal of occupational therapy, according to the American Occupational Therapy Association, is to support and enable “health and participation in life through engagement in occupation”. Occupational therapists work with people and communities to improve their ability
as the leader of occupational therapy. Today she is known as “The mother of occupational therapy” (Ali, 2013, p.1). There is very little known of her life before the age of thirty. She lived with her father in Hobart, NY, who became physically disabled as a result of an injury he acquired during World War 1(Karplus,2014,para.2.). It was in her late thirties that her interest in occupational therapy was sparked. Eleanor Clarke Slagle was a major influence on occupational therapy as we know it today
didn’t give up.” I feel that this statement is everything an occupational therapist is about. I have seen how impactful occupational therapy is by watching the drastic changes it has on lives. The Master of Occupational Therapy program has every quality needed to gain knowledge of this field to help me reach my dreams of helping others. In my teens my brother experienced a compound fracture of his fibula and went through several months of therapy. After he was discharged from the hospital, he was referred
Amanda Schuller COMM 3100 Final Paper 5/9/15 Religion is a very interesting and important concept that comes into play when looking at the occupational therapy profession. As an occupational therapist, I see many children and adults that have differing religious beliefs. This profession does not discriminate based upon someone’s religion but it helps guide our treatment session with the patients. It is not a question we ask initially; however we do ask if religion is a part of their life when scheduling
Occupational therapy practitioner’s address occupational performance needs through holistic and client-centered approaches. Client-centered approach is defined as a partnership amongst the client and therapist that enables a client to fulfill their occupational roles in a variety of environments. The client participates actively in negotiating goals which are set and are the center of assessment, intervention and evaluation. The individual is holistic in nature and consideration must be given to
the special occupational individuals that we are. Health literacy is described as the degree in which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understanding basic health information and services that is needed to engage in healthy decisions to incorporate a healthy lifestyle (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2000). At times, many people have trouble understanding about their health especially with elderly care. It is through the historical roots of occupational therapy’s
demonstrates how Occupational Therapy (OT) gradually evolved and progressed. Occupation can be traced back to the biblical times. However occupation in health became widely recognized in the western society. Important influences which contributed to the evolution of OT are Industrialisation, Women rights, Economic downturns and World Wars. OT as it is today, began before the 20th century, however many values and beliefs are still applicable in the modern society. The American Occupational Therapy Association
Categorizations of Occupation: Convenience and Colonization Inquiry & Integration September 28, 2015 Student #1535021 In the occupational therapy literature, occupation has been conceptualized using a number of different categories. Among others, these categories include goal-oriented categories, such as self-care, productivity, and leisure (Reed & Sanderson, 1980); categories of experience, such as doing, being, belonging, and becoming (Hammell, 2004, 2009b); categories of obligation, such
is 'Describe, explain and discuss how occupational therapists may use a range of occupational therapy core skills to support clients' health and well-being'. The essay should include: - three OT core skills listed by Creek (2003) Occupational therapy defined as a complex intervention. London: COT - either the Model of Human Occupation (Kielhofner 2008) or the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance and Engagement (Townsend & Polatajko, 2007) Occupational therapists work with a diverse range
introduced to the term “occupational therapy” as a child, my grandmother was arriving home from the hospital after a severe fall and a lengthy stay. I was unaware of the specifics behind the work, but I was aware of how reliant my grandmother was on therapy and how she slowly but surely, began to heal. At a young age, I just believed it was magic. Now, many years later, I am ready to take the magic of healing, and cultivate it into my life long career. My passion to become an occupational therapist comes