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Personal Inventory
In general, what do you consider some of your personal strengths? Of what interpersonal skills/abilities are you proud? A personal strength of mine is collaborating well with others. Also, when engaging with another individual, I am able to have patience as well as be an attentive listener. These qualities are important in the field of OT because teamwork is the best approach. Finding the answers to the problems is not going to be independently based all the time. Colleagues help each other out by combining unique ideas in order to come up with the best possible solution. While working with the patient, it is important to have the skill of being a good listener because hearing why they are there and what they are struggling with is necessary for assessing the situation in order to help him/her in the best way. Also, a patient is not going to be completely cured after one session of OT, so possessing patience throughout the entire process is a key factor that all OT’s should work towards.
What areas do you feel you need to address or need to improve in order to become more adept in the area of professionalism and being the best occupational therapy student? One area that I strive to make a strength in the future is communication skills. Possessing
Good communication and team work is essential in all aspects of my job, and requires some basic rules, such as: Objectives within the roles and responsibility, and objectives of the job, being able to make decisions, sharing information and knowing when it is necessary and when it should be kept confidential. Also, being able to resolve conflicts is a big part or working partnerships, as not everyone is going to get along with each other and sometimes people need to just be able to listen and come up with a compromise. It is all about delivering good quality social care to the clients, whilst maintaining strong working relationships. With
My greatest personal strength is that I am comfortable speaking to large groups. This will enable me to clearly give information and guide the ensemble effectively in any situation.
The article I have choose to write about for Unit 4 is Skills to use as a Therapist. There are many skills and traits that can help you become a great councilor. Using these skills will help you become better at your job. Number one is having Empathy, having the ability to be attuned to individual's needs, also to help them understand their feelings. Second is having great listening skills. Being able to listen to your clients feelings and being able to reflect them back to them. Try to focus on what they might not be saying to you. So you are able to help them talk about the things that may really be bothering them. Third, having great social and communication skills is very important. You want to be able to communicate
Ability to communicate with patients confidently – By constantly being around and talking to residents, patients and nurses in the retirement homes I have been able to develop great communication skills. This skill would be extremely helpful during medical training when working with real patients.
Describe your performance and effectiveness of your communication and organizational skills in clinical. How will you improve in these areas?
Some skills include excellent communication of respecting, speaking openly and remaining focused on service outcomes; active listening; non-verbal communication such as body language and exploring and analysing options to make decisions. I treat others fairly with respect, dignity and honesty whilst ensuring the service users voice is heard in 1-1 sessions as well as group work. I enjoy the prospect of continuous professional development in not only my practice yet the whole teams to ensure all service users are receiving excellent care whilst looking for improvements in professional practice and processes in developing the company. This may be demonstrated through good information governance, mutli-disciplinary meetings, ward rounds and other social work forums. It also evidences good effective multi-disciplinary team work whilst providing opportunities to share ideas, thoughts and provide feedback to each team
What are the skills and knowledge areas that you feel need the most work to become a competent social worker? How are you planning to incorporate them into your learning in this practicum?
A job in any type of therapeutic healthcare can be a rewarding and satisfying job. However, I believe that occupational therapy is a special and extremely rewarding field. A field in which I am over the moon passionate about and completely infatuated with. It is the thought of helping people who have been through horrible tragedies to turn everything around and live a happy healthy life that drives me the most. I feel very strongly as though this profession is where I am meant to work in and make a difference in patient’s lives. The more I research topics and studies of occupational therapy the more infatuated with the field I become because it is much more than just a job. To me, this career is a lifestyle
Twenty years ago, I first heard of occupational therapy and fell in love with the idea. I knew from that moment that OT was my dream career, and I decided to pursue an education institutions the medical field to make my dream a reality.
The usual way was to log onto a computer (if not in use); look for the patient and quickly skim the patient’s history, resulting in wasted time. The result was a flow sheet that was easily accessible, located in front of the patient's bedside chart. The flow sheet included pertinent information from the patient’s last two hemodialysis treatments. We received positive feedback from the staff, and the flow sheet was adopted in the unit. After one year, the project was reviewed and continued to receive positive
During the evaluation process, it is there to help have an understanding of the individual’s strengths and weakness while partaking in everyday activities. Then it is on the invention process, during this process the occupational therapist focus on how to work on the weakness. Some of the most common weakness they focus on are, participating in school activities, being social with others, meaningful activities, and successful transitions to new situations. As they practice these strategies they hope for the
The following communication skills are important in my career field. Having a great attitude is a plus as a medical assistant because this field is a customer service field, and when you make the clients feel welcomed, it
Over the past few years, my experiences have enhanced the quality of my life and prepared me for my future. Each event has taught me responsibility and has brought me closer to making the commitment of potentially becoming an occupational therapist. I became interested in the field of occupational therapy when my best friend was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease back in 2010 and was sent to a rehabilitation center to see an occupational therapist. Going into this rehabilitation center with my best friend, I was unaware to what occupational therapy was and how it would benefit her in any way. As I observed the occupational therapist work with my best friend, I became fascinated with the different types of techniques there are to rehabilitate
These are the skills and competencies I have learned through my studies at Walden University. Kaslow, Grus, Campbell, & Fouad, et al. (2009) stated professionalism comes from my respect for those who need help. Integrity can be built with confidence in the therapist. Attitudes are charitable, polite, caring emotions toward others that fuel my motivation toward helping. This concern welfare of others comes from my religious and personal experiences as a child and young adult.
My current strengths include; my honesty and passion towards my work. I have always been positive and confident regarding my aims and targets. Along with these, I am a good decision maker, due to which I can make right and quick decisions. Moreover, I have ability to motivate others and do team work. I am also a responsible person, when I make a target; I work day and night to achieve my goal.