As learned in Occupations, completing a developmental profile can be beneficial in both, learning about a client and identifying their needs. Through identifying a client’s needs, occupational therapists can create appropriate interventions to assist the client with those needs. These interventions can be beneficial in improving a clients well-being and life balance.
Occupational Profile J.N. is an 84-year-old female. She grew up in Kingston, Pennsylvania with her parents and brother. Her brother was the most significant person in her life. She expressed how proud she was of him by saying that he was recently inducted into the Pennsylvania Athletic Hall of Fame. He was the first to be inducted from the class of 1950. J.N. also has a niece
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For J. N.’s occupation of work, she was employed at Pennsylvania Water & Gas Company. She was employed there for many years, and expressed that when she began working there, it was only called the Pennsylvania Water Company, because they had not yet bought out the gas company. J.N. is a woman who is full of life. Some of her character traits include that she is friendly, funny, supportive, and always willing to help those around her. J.N. expressed that when growing up, she had older parents, which she believes, allowed her to have a special connection with older people throughout her lifetime. One occupational experience that J.N. has experienced is caring for her friend, for many years. Before and after her friend’s accident, J.N. was her primary caregiver. Some of her patterns of daily living include going for a walk everyday that it is nice out and going to the store. At night she follows a specific pattern, which includes the activities of getting coffee at 4 p.m., boiling a pot of hot water for her neighbor at 6 p.m., and watching the evening news at 7 p.m. Some things that J.N. likes are music, playing the piano, listening …show more content…
is an open music group. By having an open music group once a week, residents at the facility will be able to join together and engage in all different forms of music. Some of these forms could include karaoke, playing instruments, and bringing in local singers to perform. This is a group that may be able to be personalized to the interests of the residents. J.N. expressed that she loved singing, playing the piano, and listen to other vocalists from around the community. Having an open music group, would allow the residents, such as J.N., to choose what kinds of music they would like to engage in from week to week. The first meeting could be an open discussion about the interests the residents have pertaining to music. There could also be a local artist to welcome the residents to the group and perform. While J.N. does believe she has a good life balance, she does not meet many people with the same interests as her. By having a open music group, J.N. may be able to meet more people that she has common interests with. J.N. mentioned that while she does have a lot of friends, many of them are becoming ill. Since they are becoming ill, it is more difficult for J.N to be able to spend time with them, doing some of the activities that they love to do together. This group could expand on J.N.’s friendship circle, and allow J.N. and her friends to welcome new people in. If this group was to expand over a few weeks, it would allow J.N. to
The AAMA stand for American Association of Medical Assistant. This is a program specifically for medical assistants. The AAMA vision is that there should be a CMA for every patient. The AAMA mission is to make sure that every MA is getting the proper education. So that the MA is confident in what they are doing as well, as knowing how to do the job properly. AAMA also wants the MA to get certified as well be protected under their scope of practice. The AAMA also gives the MA connections so that the MA continues to get education.
Not wanting to run out of money, she finds a job with a maid service, and an additional side job with a nursing home. The nursing home turns out to be a welcome relief and a place of refuge for her. While there, she feels relaxed and at home. This is a part of functionalist theory at work. She has acquired special skills from her Florida jobs, and puts them to work in the nursing home. She is "rewarded" by the residents of the hall; they smile at her, compliment her, and make her feel good about her job. She feels accomplished in this capacity as a `dietary aide'.
The purpose of the Occupational Outlook Handbook is to help you look for career information, education and training, and pay. One of the few things you can find in OOH is getting fist class information about a career such as how it work, what are the requirements for that career, and their income. It helps you to get a better understanding of each career so you can decide what career works best for you. Another thing found in OOH is featured occupations, it shows you a few careers that have been projected to grow in the years. The OOH also provides information about time use in america, unemployment, and employment.
Ingrid is a social worker, wife, and a mother who lives in a two story colonial home with her husband and two daughters, aged 8 and 15 years old. She was active in the school of her children, serving on committees and volunteering to read in the classroom. She attended to church habitually, though her husband did not accompany her. Her interests included swimming, snorkeling, and hiking. Not only was she close to her immediate family, but also maintained frequent contact with her college friends living throughout the country. As well, Ingrid requires moderate assistance with most of her basic activities of daily living (BADL).
Mary is 86 and recently widowed, at which time she moved into the care home where Jean works. Mary has a large family who visits regularly and play an active part in her care plan. She suffers from rheumatoid arthritis and is a little hard of hearing. She had an active life whilst her husband
As occupational therapy services diversified, serving a variety of clients in many different settings and with societal influences, the field began to evolve. During the 1990s occupational therapists began to shift away from reductionist medical model toward a more holistic client-centered approach. Services focused on enhancing individuals’ quality of life across the lifespan meaning before, during, and after therapeutic intervention. The profession began to better acknowledge the value of client education, injury and illness prevention, health screening, and health maintenance (Cole & Tufano, 2008). The field created more preventative initiatives, and focused services on improving quality of life and optimizing the independence of
The purpose of my paper was writing a report about the person who was interviewed by myself as an OT student for the class Occupational Analysis. The main purpose of this activity was to identify the most important and problematic client’s performance in occupational areas and create the specific goals, based on the client, that relate to improving the client’s quality of life. For the completing this paper a COPM manual and scoring form were used and processed. The interview was concentrated on the background, self care, productivity and leisure kind of information. Additionally, an experience sampling method data collection was used. This research methodology provided an opportunity to capture client’s behaviors, thoughts and feelings
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 human beings. The occupational therapy profession believes that being prevented or hindered in some way from participating in the activities that are important to us could adversely affect our health and wellbeing.
Occupational analysis is the analysis of your routine occupation. The term activity, provides general idea about the things that individual do and the way they typically do them in a given culture (Schell, Gillen, &Scaffa,2014).Whereas the term occupation relates to the personal activities that individual choose to engage and the way in which each individual experience them(Schell,Gillen,&Scaffa,2014). Activity analysis is the separation of the components of occupation in order to determine its effect in human life. Occupational analysis refers to systemically analyzing what and how a person or groups of people actually do an activity (Schell, Gillen,&Scaffa,2014). Activity analysis refers to considering a more general idea of how things are
Early in the morning as I enter the nursing home to provide service to Ms. Velasco, the smell of roasted coffee from the cafeteria and the load giggles of seniors watching a funny movie just steps away from her room brighten my day. When I enter Ms. Velascos room load rock music welcomes me along with the smell of fried bacon and fresh cut strawberries. As she makes breakfast I mope the floors within that time period the maintenance people come in to ask her if she needs any repairs in her room. It makes me happy how she is well taken care of. Ms.Velasco gets very excited when other elders create flea market Committee day. You might be wondering what is that? Well let me tell you a story first. I can recall a time when I enter the cafeteria
What intrigues me most in the field of Occupational Therapy is that I could make a positive impact in the lives of others. An occupational therapist can help a patient revitalize their physical, cognitive, or emotional disabilities, and develop or restore its functionality through continuous practice and effort. There is nothing more fulfilling for me than to see an individual achieving the greatest possible independence. This train of thought arose when I observed an occupational therapist working with my mother to return her arm to feeling normal again after her accident.
Throughout this assignment various models will be looked at and one of those models will be applied to a case study detailing the occupational circumstances of an individual. The models described will be person-environment-occupational performance models, focusing on those three subject areas, to detail what the client does in their daily life, the environments in which the activities are done, their personal goals and attributes, and how all these factors affect the individual’s occupational performance. (Christiansen & Baum, 1997) Models are significant theory which helps to guide and inform occupational therapy practice, the
I believe that everybody deserves to have a happy and comfortable life and that being able to complete every task effectively plays a major part in achieving this. I think as humans we tend to take everyday tasks for granted as it we complete these subconsciously without ever considering the impact it would have on our lives if we were unable to complete them. I want to be an Occupational Therapist as I believe that adjusting a person’s environment and teaching them necessary skills makes a huge positive impact to their life. I am also passionate about seeing people grow in strength to achieve their full potential no matter what challenges they face.
Julio currently stays at home with the children and will not need daycare for a new child in their home unless he returns to the workforce. During the summer months, Julio worked with his father doing lawn care and landscaping. Prior to homemaking, he worked for Amazon in Customer Service as technical support from 2011-2013. Prior to this, Julio worked for Taco Bell from 2006-2011. Julio has not served in the military.
Occupational therapists work with clients to restore independence that has been lost or disrupted due to illness, injury, or disease. Occupational therapy practice involves assessing and determining an appropriate treatment approach based on the client’s disability and individual needs. There are various occupation-based models, each client-centered and grounded in theory, that guide the clinical treatment process. In addition, the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process (3rd ed.; AOTA, 2014) denotes various frames of reference to guide therapists when choosing specific intervention strategies based on the client’s needs (Cole & Tufano, 2018). This paper focuses on the application of the Occupation Adaption model,