Occupational Therapy and Clinical Reasoning

Maria faces many of the same obstacles that Enrique faces with his parents. She also has face the obstacle of Enrique’s drug

A clinical situation that has taken place that has enabled me to incorporate the “Occupational Therapy Practice Framework Domain and Process (3rd Ed.)” (AOTA, 2014) into my approach was when an individual that has had a car accident during an ice storm. We will refer to this individual as Jane. She was a 55 year old housewife that was the primary caretaker of her husband who had suffered a stroke a few years ago. Jane took care of all the home management as well as transportation and health care needs for her husband. Jane was very active in her community as well as her family that lived several hours away.

When Maria was wondering why the South African men were scared of them, it was clear how sheltered and brainwashed she was. It was then that she realized how unexposed she was and began to become more involved in the efforts to make a change.

Mariam struggled often with the constant rigor of her daily housewife work. As a child, Mariam encountered many horrific adversities and obstacles that she had to fight through. She lived with her mother, who she refers to as Nana. Nana was a very strict, bitter, and nasty woman. Mariam was the only thing she had in her life and she constantly treated her as dirt. She referred to Mariam as a harami, which translates to a sinner and/or a bad person in our culture. Her mother’s source of bitterness derived from the fact that Mariam’s successful father Jalil

First of all, Mariatu changes from being negative, regretful, and depressed being, to a positive and looking forward. In the beginning of the book, Mariatu has a plenty amount of horrific things done to her, and she goes through extremely traumatic experiences. However, at the end of the book, the people around her help her realize that their is always a future ahead, and she has to constantly look forward, not looking back. Mariatu takes this into consideration while trying to get a job to support her family, however, the last words of the book demonstrate what Mariatu really needed to do, and what made her accomplish her goals. Mariatu proclaims, “Something in me had changed. I knew now that I could look forward and back-without any regrets- at the same time.” (Kamara 212). Mariatu knew that in order to fix her past, and to help

However, her influence is positive. She is the first, and only person to befriend Matt after the mistreatment he received from the Alacran Estate. “‘Want me to peel you one Matt?’ She called. ‘Don’t.’ Said Emelia. ‘Matt’s a clone you mustn't go near it.’ ‘What’s a clone?’ ‘A bad animal.’ ‘How bad?’ Maria said with interest” (27). Maria asked how bad of an animal a clone is which shows she was still willing to try, and go near Matt even though Emilia, her sister, stated she shouldn’t go near the “bad animal”. However, Maria is willing to go against the people that she loves to do what she feels is right, and help others. This influences Matt to believe he should risk his safety for the people he loves. Maria also teaches Matt that love is most important in life, and without love there is not much to life. “‘I don’t like Tom much. He’s getting more and more like McGregor, but I can change him.’ ‘You can’t change Tom.’ Matt said. ‘Patience, and love can do anything.’ Maria said” ( 209). Maria shows Matt that violence isn’t the only way to resolve the problems he has. Maria teaches Matt to believe that love and patience can change even the worst of

And my family goes too." (Page 2) I had expect Maria to soften and feel bad for her father who worked hard and wanted to take a break to spend time with his family, yet she just walked away. But slowly during the time that her family left her alone she started to feel bad for arguing with her father and that the turned into worry. "She felt bad for her mother and two brothers that would have to spend the next three hours in the car with him. Maybe he would do something crazy , like crash the car on purpose to get back at her..." (Page 4) she then worried more and more, I believe that she was regretting not going with them. Finally, when Maria had thought " How dare they have so much fun? While she worried herself sick about then,they splashes in the waves, stayed at great America until nightfall, and eaten at all kinds of restaurants. They even went shopping for fall school clothes." (Page 8) The reason why Maria is upset, I believe, is that she wanted to have fun with her family, I think she wanted to be here with her family more than worrying about her family. She listed a bunch of very fun things and "How dare they have so much

The relationship between Mariam and Laila grows overtime into an unbreakable love. Mariam is a vulnerable character that experienced hardships and negativity throughout her life. Her reliance on faith and religion gave her hope. Laila however, has had a positive upbringing from modern parents. Her education is what made her a strong and intelligent girl. Their personalities contrast to bring the best out of each other. However at first, in fear of being overshadowed by Laila, Mariam says “If [Laila] thinks [she] can use [her] looks to get rid of me, [she is] wrong. [Mariam] was here first. [She] won't be thrown out” (225). As Mariam has never been a priority to anyone in her life she was very defensive over her role in the house. As jealousy embarked upon Mariam,

The narrator states that “it was [Maria] who did away with my generation’s virginity” (65). Garcia Marquez uses a hyperbole to portray how crucial Maria Cervantes’s contradictory role is in the men’s lives. She embraces her sexuality and is very open. In addition she also “taught [the men] much more than [they] should have learned, but she taught us above all that there’s no place in life sadder than an empty bed” (65). She reinforces the idea that sexuality should not be repressed because that would only bring on loneliness and despair. She recognizes the “disorder of love” that the townspeople live with because of repressed sexuality. The narrator describes Santiago Nasar’s passionate relationship with Maria Cervantes. He describes their relationship like “a falcon who chases a warlike crane” and that the falcon can only “hope for a life of pain” (65). The author uses a metaphor to compare Maria to a warlike crane in order to show her power and grace. The crane is a bird that stands tall and may look elegant and enticing but because Maria is “a warlike crane” she is able to stand up and fight for herself while still maintaining her grace. Another aspect of her independence would be that she stands alone in her battle against society. Garcia Marquez gives her these headstrong qualities to show how she follows her own path and goes against the town’s beliefs without showing any signs of stopping and to show that

In order to develop clinical reasoning, in the occupational therapy (OT) studies program, self-reflection is an essential part of getting students to connect principle and practice. The efforts of my school’s director and/or advisor emphasizing self-reflection was often encountered with resistance on my part.

The relationship between mother and daughter is very evident in this novel. It is implied by the priest that Maria has duties in the household and duties as a woman. François Paradis also knew that Maria would make a good housewife, one that would give wholly, love of the body and the soul that she would be a devoted spirit that would not waver.[6] These similarities are apparent when the daughter’s first love is represented by a symbolic abduction, (winter storm) that is followed by a return to her mother’s way of life. She generously accepts Gagnon as her husband, thus guaranteeing the continued existence of family,

Occupational therapy has been in the process of continued development since the 1900’s. With several contributors helping to build the groundwork for creating the awareness needed to bring occupational therapy into the field of health care. Continued research is contributing to the ongoing significance of how occupational therapy is a vital aspect in promoting increased independences in all aspects of healthcare. (Willard, Schell, 2014) With the incorporation of “Occupational Therapy Practice Framework Domain and Process (3rd ed.)” helps creates the foundation for occupational therapy clinicians as well as other health care providers in facilitating the core believe of occupational and the relationship of health and occupation. (AOTA 2014) Therefore, providing a uniform outline of the various aspects of each individual and how they are interconnected to create the foundation of each individual. With a greater understanding of the foundations of that induvial, the clinician can then facilitate the best therapeutic treatment plan for that individual to achieve their personal goals with unified foundations of care.

An occupational therapist is a trained and licensed health care professional who can make a complete evaluation of the impact of disease on the activities of the patient at home and in work situations. Hobbies and recreational activities are considered when an assessment is made. The most generally accepted definition of occupational therapy is that it is an activity, physical or mental, that aids in a patient’s recovery from disease or injury.

Major: Mersault : Is the main character in the book , “The Stranger”, he is an emotionally detached person who kills a man called ,”the Arab”, he is later put on trial for his murder, but soon after the trial has begun it turns more towards Mersault’s detached attitudes and his belief system. Maria: Mersault’s former co-worker, begins an affair with Mersault days after his mother’s death and funeral. Mersault only appreciates her physically, and Maria is attracted to him because of his peculiarity, and eccentricity.

      Maria was the last of five children. Her oldest sister died of Typhus, one sister became a teacher and a brother and a sister both became physicians. Her family was not very rich, but education was