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
In this assignment the roles that conceptual models and the occupational therapy (OT) process play in OT will be discussed in detail. Examining the many benefits of them and the way in which they are linked to one another will be central in this essay. Without a doubt they are of great importance in the practice of occupational therapy and after studying this piece it will be obvious as to why they are both crucial tools to an occupational therapist (OT). To commence, the OT process and how pivotal
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
Utilizing critical reasoning is vital when providing occupational therapy. It is a thought process that is used to implement the best plan of care for each individual person as a whole (Neistadt, 1996). Clinical reasoning is not a new topic in occupational therapy, but the way the thought process is taught is new. Therapist are taught to improve clinical reasoning skills by using tools in order to increase their confidence within their decision-making skills, ability to explain their reasoning
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
Occupational Therapy (OT) is not a very well known career choice and since I applied, people always ask what OT really is. At the beginning I didn’t even have an answer for such a question. I knew bits and pieces that I put together from job shadowing, the internet and friends that had seen an Occupational Therapist, still I had no words. There was a gap in my knowledge about Occupational Therapy, and who would have thought that understanding the most obvious word could begin to fill this gap –
of intensive therapy used to help people cope with autism, and the tools needed to find support for the individual with autism. ABA Therapist Interview Questions and Answers [Online interview]. (2014, October 23). This interview is about question and answers asked about the effects of autism therapy on the patient. They discuss information on how the individual with autism feels about going to therapy. Many children feel like they are not like everyone else since they go to therapy for their autism
such as obesity and drug use. Side effects of acquired brain injury often result in poor balance and coordination, upper limb weakness or numbness, cognitive processing difficulties and slurred speech. Virtual reality therapy is an emerging method of rehabilitation in occupational therapy services. Current research evaluates the efficacy of virtual reality in rehabilitating an acquired brain injury patient’s upper limb and cognitive processing in order to restore function. Method: A systematic search
Upon reflecting on my first year as an occupational therapy (OT) student, I am now able to say that I have learnt so much about my future profession in such a short space of time. Although my knowledge has expanded as result of many different experiences, there are two events that stood out most to me. My knowledge and understanding of the importance of occupation to occupational therapy has developed immensely due to these two significant events, namely our problem-based learning (PBL) sessions
Holland’s theory of occupational themes would have been a helpful guidepost to come to this realization quicker.