Personal Philosophies Of An Occupational Therapist

The concepts and principles in the Founding Vision of 1917 and the Centennial Vision of 2007 establish a connection between our past and present. Comparing the two Visions shows that many of our modern day values were first outlined by occupational therapy’s founders a century ago. The Founding Vision reads, “The particular objects for which the corporation is formed are as follows: The advancement of occupation as a therapeutic measure; for the study of the effect of occupation upon the human being; and for the scientific dispensation of this knowledge” (National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy [NSPOT], 1917). Where the Centennial Vision reads, “We envision that occupational therapy is a powerful, widely recognized, science-driven,

A unique perspective of Occupational Therapy (OT) is defined as " A profession concerned with promoting health and well-being through Occupation"(Charles, 2010, p.362). The difference between OT and Occupational Health (OH) is that OT is the profession and OH concerns how occupations affect your health. This essay will first discuss the relationship between OH and well-being. Secondly it will describe alternative views of disability models. While some doctors believe in medicine as a treatment, for disability, practitioners of OT believe that social background and environment should be taken into consideration. Thirdly this essay will discuss the underpinning theory of OT relating to ‘MOHO’ and how a social and physical questionnaire can get

The concept discussed in The Philosophical Base of Occupational Therapy (AOTA 2011) regarding the necessity and desire for all individuals to participate in meaningful and purposeful activities best applies to Sandy Sewell's successful life despite her hardships she has overcome.. Her story is exceptional because during the time of her childhood a person with disabilities was still regarded as inferior to a non-handicapped individual and were not afforded the same liberties. All her accomplishments she achieved throughout her life confirms the efficacy for this notion. I believe if she did not engage in meaningful activities at a young age she might not have become the amazing woman she is today. The Philosophical Base of the Occupational

A Chinese teacher named Confucius once said, "Choose a job you love and you will never have to work again." I strongly believe that by becoming a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, I will realize the truth of that statement.

Sneaking up on me, the end of my senior year is starting appearing, the most frequent question I get asked is,” What are you going to do after high school?” That question for me isn't a hard one--in fact, it is rather easy. At the age of 10, I knew I wanted to become some type of teacher, or someone in the medical field, I didn't know what exactly. At the age of 15 I was in an accident that helped me realize what I wanted to become.

What do you want to do? Who are you? Why do you want to partake in this program? If I were to be asked these questions at the beginning of my journey, I would not be able to give a proper response. All I knew was my simple desire to help other people.

Everyone has helped someone at least once in their life, but occupational therapist help people everyday. Occupational therapists are the ones to call when someone need help doing daily activities. For the longest time I knew that I liked helping people. I like watching the joyful reaction of people when they learn something new. After researching more about the work environment, the education needed, and the salary, I can see that his career is a good possibility for me.

The field of occupational therapy is guided by theoretical assumptions and propositions that assist occupational therapists to design effective interventions that are evidence based and client centered (Boyt Schell, Gillen, & Scaffa, 2014, p. 478). One widely used theory that has proven to be evidence based, research driven, and client centered is the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) (Boyt Schell, Gillen, & Scaffa, 2014, p. 506). Within this model, it is the practitioner 's role to assess the interaction between the client’s volition, habituation, and performance capacity within their environment. This interaction shapes the client’s participation, performance, and skills. As occupational therapists, we seek to make occupational adaptations to shape the client’s occupational identity and occupational competence (Boyt Schell et al, 2014, p. 507). We will be using this model to shape the occupational adaptations we would recommend for a client with acute monocular blindness in the analysis of this paper.

Entering the page O*NET, I discovered so many diverse careers, being so many options I decided to take the advantage of researching some of them, the three careers that I researched were; Medical Assisting, Physical Therapy, and Occupational Therapy Assisting (OTA). These careers are all in the medical field and are all in collation.

The discipline was soon recognized to be therapeutic as one hospital reported increased 50% in cured individuals and in another 75% (Pringle, 1922). The patients’ motivation is a large part recovery, as clients found their handicraft work provided monetary income and was thus a greater incentive then just doing it for the therapeutic benefits (Pringle, 1922). Crafts were providing a necessity and were common activities of daily living for the era (Friedland, 2003).

their lives to helping those in need carry out essential day-to-day actions. When questioned, “What is Occupational Therapy?” The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA) indicated, “Occupational therapy practitioners ask, ‘What matters to you?’ not, ‘What 's the matter with you?’” While there are various different aspects in the realm of Occupational Therapy, this report will allow brief background information on the occupation, how and who with occupational therapists communicate in the workplace, as well as relate all this information to Missouri State’s Public Affairs Mission. While the main focus of the report will be on communication in the workplace, I believe that it is important to relate it to oneself, so I will also address how all of this information comes together and affects me, a young Occupational Therapy student.

Occupational Therapy is one among many other therapeutic ways in which to correct a physical or mental problem. The main goal of this type of therapy is “to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life” (Definition of Occupational Therapy). Through Occupational Therapy, there is hope to regain majority to full use in the area that was damaged. There are many different situations in which this type of therapy could be required, it is just dependent on the diagnosis and extent of injury. Along with this branch of therapy, Physical and Speech therapy are also prominent in the rehabilitation of a patient.

a) Briefly describe your health professional focus. Would you see it as falling under the domain of public health as defined -- why or why not? (this will likely take 1- 1 ½ pages)

IHistory of Person Centered Theory In the multifaceted and varied realm of Psychotherapy theories, the Person-Centered approach is a therapy that stands on its own, but at the same time comingles and shares key principles other theories such as Existential Therapy as both utilize the uniqueness and prominence of the client-therapist relationship as the basic principal of the therapeutic procedure. At the same time both theories tend to elevate the importance of the person or client as the epicenter for structuring behavioral change. In the early education years of Carl Rogers, although he had developed a serious knowledge base of the utilization of scientific method (Kirschenbaum, 2004), Rogers pursued a degree in religious studies at Union

Person Centered therapy is the theory selected. This theory is interesting because is interesting because it is client centered and it works with ambivalence in clients. Another thing about this theory is that it works with the stages of change. It meets the client were they are at in their treatment or place in their life. The first video was watched involved the founder of Motivational interviewing William Miller and he was addressing an addiction issue. The addiction was cigarettes and alcohol. The second video was Ann Utigarrd using person-centered theory with a child using art or play therapy.