Impact of Communication and Cultural Differences on Occupational Therapy Practice A group reflection on communication and cultural differences has been undertaken to deliberate on and examine the resulting impacts on occupational therapy (OT) practice. As such, we have collectively chosen to define culture as “…a way of life for a group (society) that is shared and learned. Culture is not confined to observable phenomena nor is it bounded or static” (Farmer et al., 2012, p. 243). It involves
for me to adjust to college atmosphere. Once I comprehended how significant it was for me to get into graduate school I went to tutoring, assembled study groups, and fixed my concentration on my academics. It is my innate desire to become an occupational therapist since it is the objective of my life to help others. I am exceptionally motivated; good at adapting to new, diverse, and challenging environments. It will give me an outlet to express my creativity. I wish to continue my education, in
Therapeutic Intervention From an Occupational Therapist in an Oncology Service The therapeutic intervention a client should expect from an occupational therapist in an oncology service should be one that complies with government legislation, plans, standards and guidelines. The Governments plans for the National Health Service (NHS) are set out in several reports such as: - the Calman-Hine Cancer Report (1995), The New NHS - Modern and Dependable (1997) and The NHS Cancer
The Story of My Search Helping others is a value my mother and father have always aspired to instill in me. As a young child, I often found myself assisting my grandmother, who was a nurse at the time, in taking care of our sick family members, one of which was my grandfather. My grandfather, Jim Wren, was diagnosed with lung cancer when I was in the fifth grade. It was heartbreaking for me, and I felt as if my entire world was falling to pieces. When I was younger, I would ride the school bus
PROJECT 2 1) CAUSES AND MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF DOWN SYNDROME Human cells normally contain 23 pairs of chromosomes one in each pair comes from the father and the mother. Down syndrome results when abnormal cell division involving chromosome 21 occurs. These cell division abnormalities result in extra genetic material from chromosome 21 which is responsible for the characteristics features and development problems of Down syndrome. Trisomy 21 – about 95% of the time Down Syndrome is caused by
Critical reflection is vital to develop evidence based practice for safe and quality approaches to professional nursing practice. Nursing professionals should critically reflect on events to identify what health professionals might do to improve their practice and reduce the risk of a similar error. Reflective practice can help to learn from their mistakes, be empowered and most importantly to deliver best possible care to patient as nurses must work closely with their patients to develop a therapeutic
making Practice-Based Learning work Reflection on PRACTICE A resource commissioned by the Making Practice Based Learning Work project, an educational development project funded through FDTL Phase 4 Project Number 174/02 and produced by staff from the University of Ulster. www.practicebasedlearning.org Author Patricia McClure School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster www.practicebasedlearning.org contents Reflection on Practice 02 The Role of Reflective
Integrative Counseling Paper Taneka Gibson North Carolina Agricultural Technical State University Abstract The purpose of this paper is to introduce to the reader the theoretical orientation of Taneka Gibson. The theoretical orientation adopted by the student should represent by beliefs and values as a professional counselor. Theoretical orientation reflects the theory or theories at which a counselor base their practice. The theories identified in this paper are Person-Centered and Reality Theory
School Committees, RTI Members of the IEP team are, the school psychologist, school counselor, assistant principal of special education, speech therapist, occupational therapist, physical therapist and social workers. Members of the PPT are the same members of the IEP including the RTI coordinator. The PPT uses an individual case conference to determine if the needs of that individual student have suggestions for school wide interventions or programs. If the student is having problems academically
The Adlerian therapy believes that people are self-determined decision-makers free to choose the goals they want to pursue. This would be helpful to Ruth because she is not clear on who she is, aside from being a mother, wife, and student. She realizes that she does not