Occupational Therapy Case Study

I do not think that the OT should belittle the OTA as the OTA was probably just afraid they would hurt the child. I do believe that the occupational therapy assistant should have asked for assistance earlier in the therapy if she/he did have concerns. The OT should demonstrate beneficence to the OTA and the patient as it is still a need to be addressed. The OT should explain to the assistant the need of laying prone to and why it is so important to the child. The child may not have the best of insurance and could be on a limited supply of therapy benefits. They could also be so behind in their development just because the assistant was uncomfortable with the tube. This demonstrates justice as it will benefit the child to get the treatment

S: At the beginning of the session the child dropped her head and then hid behind her regular treating occupational therapist. She only talked when the OTS asked questions or initiated the conversation.

I hope this email finds you well. I am interested in the M.S. Occupational Therapy program in Hofstra University. Unfortunately due to conflict with my work schedule I would be unable to attend the Occupational Therapy web seminar. I was wondering if it was possible to speak to you or an admissions representative for more information and possible receive advisement.

Subjective: Client was born on April 11, 1952. According to client, she had history of both eye cornea transplants, and wears contact lenses for both eyes. In addition, she had right elbow dislocation in 2005. Next, client mentioned she is diabetic and currently taking hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and metformin medications for her diabetes and high blood pressure. In addition, client mentioned she regularly visits her primary care physician for regular checkup. Next, client talked about her balanced concerned at gym while raising her opposite leg and arm for exercise. Furthermore, client mentioned that she likes to go at gym four times in a week, and she never has any balance problem during her household chores or dressing. Client lives alone in 3-bedroom house, and she had no steps or stairs in her house. She has a grab bar in her shower and she has step-in shower

In addition to this, it is agreed upon that Occupational Therapists depart from a client-centered frame of reference when working from community based settings clients are not seen as objects which can be made to conform to and comply with treatment, but rather seen as distinctive persons who’s humanness authorizes them to make autonomous decisions (Finlay,

A known prerequisite that has been observed in order for collaboration to occur is the recognition of the importance of other professionals for patient care as argued by (Curran, Kabene and Orchards, 2005; Cohen, Henneman and Lee, 1995). Upon further realisation an Occupational Therapy Assistant states that there is no single field that can successfully meet all of a patient’s needs and which then requires that there be collaborative efforts. Another recognition that the Occupational Therapy Assistant expressed was the importance of expertise that the patients bring to the health care process. It became an underlying theme at the participating sites that recognising the vital importance of acknowledging and respecting the expertise of all professionals

One strategic plan for AOTF is to increase the research workforce to questions of importance and relevance for occupational therapy (AOTF, 2017).

Occupational Therapy has played a role in helping those with Mental and physical disabilities in the United States since 1917. Before that time, Occupational Therapy was used solely in mental institutions to help people that were "more normal" and able to function in a social status. These patients enjoyed things like arts and crafts. It seemed that those who engaged in such activities where perceived as "more healthy". These findings lead Drs. to encourage patients to engage is such activity to improve there overall health. (http://quoccupationaltherapy.weebly.com/history-of-occupational-therapy.htmlhistory-of-occupational-therapy.html)

Vi would benefit from skilled occupational therapy services for post op rehabilitation of flexor tendon laceration of the wrist to improve overall independence with functional activities of daily living as well as identifying areas of interest in leisure activities to address Vi's underlying depression. Therefore the performance areas that will be addressed in occupational therapy sessions are as follows:

My level 1 fieldwork II was assigned at Charleston Area Medical Center – Medication Rehabilitation Inpatient Services in Charleston, West Virginia. It was an Inpatient Rehabilitation which provides Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy services. My supervisor is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant for more than 3 years. My fieldwork started around 7:45am and ends at 4pm. My supervisor provides me with occupational profile of the patient, diagnosis and the treatment before interacting with the patients. They usually see 3 patients in a day for 90 mins therapy sessions.

Despite the growth of occupational therapy to a highly recognized profession within the health care field, the role of an occupational therapists are often times confused to be interchangeable with that of other professionals. Occupational therapist who specialize in hand therapy are often referred to as occupational-based (OB) hand therapists. As occupational therapists, these OB hand therapists are regularly faced with the dilemma of trying to differentiate their services from those of a physical therapist, due to the similarity of task. One of the major reasons why clients and physicians are getting confused about the two professions is due to the lack of occupation-focused treatment by the OB hand therapists. In order to avoid such confusion

A father appearing to be in his mid-forties plays basketball at a basketball court Speno Park in East Meadow, New York, with his daughter, who appeared to be seven years old. The daughter displayed two basketballs and practiced dribbling with both hands using both balls while her father supervised her. The daughter then passes one ball to her father, practicing bouncing the ball while passing it to him. They were playing and passing balls to each other. The father coaches daughter on techniques to effectively to bounce the basketballs and dribble. After the father coached his daughter, both people left the basketball to take a two minute water break in the benches under the shade from the trees. After the break, the daughter practiced aiming and shooting one basketball into the hoops and made shot three hoops.

The ultimate purpose of fieldwork within the field of occupational therapy is to prepare each future practitioner with further observations of what they will be practicing and to provide a hands-on experience. During the fieldwork, the student should observe and apply the fundamentals of practice. By adhering to the code of ethics, each student should demonstrate working behaviors that reflect an understanding of professional standards and code of ethics appropriate to the practice environment. This also can include maintaining appropriate boundaries and being able to recognizes professional standards that are related to their facility and one’s that protect the profession as a whole. Safety is also another vital aspect during fieldwork and

As an occupational therapy practitioner, I will encounter families and children from different cultural and ethnic groups. Somalis is one culture that I could encounter during my practice. Minnesota has the largest Somali community.

Activities of daily living are the main focus of an Occupational Therapist. When people are doing their habits and routines do not think about the way they do something or why they are doing it in a certain way. An Occupational Therapist, however, will watch a person perform an activity and think on the steps he/she is taking and the reason behind the way they are performing it. For OTs, the way people perform a certain task or how they behave is extremely important because according to the theorists of behavior, motor control, and cognitive development each individual most perform and behave according to their stage in life. OT is all about client-centered care and if they would not know how a person is supposed to behave at a certain age how would they realize there is something wrong. In this paper, we are going to try to implement those theories in the behavior of a child.