Rehabilitation Field Observation Report

After considerable contemplation, I confidently decided to pursue the path of becoming an Occupational Therapist. Motivated by my past experiences, current endeavors, and future possibilities. My life course over the last several years lead me to this pivotal moment of applying to graduate school, and I feel honored by this

Kiana Griffin 2 May 2017 RHET 105 – M2 Rehabilitation vs Punishment ​Mental health disorders are a significant cause of morbidity in prisons across the United States (U.S). Deinstitutionalization of the state’s mental health system has turned prisons into America’s “new asylums”; it has become a warehouse for the mentally ill. Our U.S prison

I have worked for the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services (WVDRS) for over three years as a Rehabilitation Service Associate. During that time I have been given the opportunity to work with the clients that we serve on a regular basis. However, the practicum experience provided me

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.

I accumulated over 100 observation hours in rehabilitation, pediatrics, and post surgery therapy. By interacting with a wide variety of people, these experiences further developed my interpersonal communication skills. From helping children to grasp a pencil, to aiding elder patients recovering from surgery, I understood how OT’s could benefit people of all ages and abilities across a lifespan. I learned hands on how the therapeutic use of everyday activities could help individuals live functional lives through the use of meaningful occupations. By working with individuals who face a challenge, I was able to show compassion and empathy when caring for others, which in turn gave me self-fulfillment in my own

I am learning about the significance of being committed to patient care and dedicating your life's work to the betterment of every patient. I possess a strong academic history as well as a willingness to commit my time to uplifting of my community. Even as a student who has had some hiccups academically, I am proving that I can overcome adversity and "keep my eyes on prize". Furthermore, I am devoted to being the future of physical therapy and displaying selflessness, dedication, compassion, distinction and authenticity. I have learned to sympathize and empathize with patients, however, at the same time stand firm in the therapeutic methods that need to be implemented for the patient's

Heart. Health. Home. That is the Hammonton Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care’s mission statement. They want to make sure that everyone, residents, guests, and employees are all in the same spirit. Heart comes first, they make caring for people more than just a job. Health, because they are all about staying healthy and fit. And finally, Home. They make sure to make everyone feel like they belong, safe, comfortable, and cared for. The Hammonton center is located in Hammonton, New Jersey right off the White Horse Pike. They provide services for individuals from all over, but mostly in Atlantic County. Hammonton Center is one of the three centers in the South Jersey region, which all are a part of Centers Health Care.

During the second day of working with my coach, I was privileged enough to be part of the rehab team meeting. The main topics of discussion in this meeting involved scheduling and office coverage of the occupational therapist team. The issue at hand was difficulty covering the rehab clinic with staff; the majority of the staff seemed to prefer leaving the clinics earlier than the scheduled end time. Most of this was due to previous agreements between management and individual staff members. However, as the request and changes began to accumulate the management team has been running into trouble contacting the rehab team for questions. As part of the meeting this issue was addressed and the managers explained their concerns. Soon, each member

As a coach, I am very limited to what I can do legally in this case. I would have to refer him to an AT, a PT or a physician. I can only control swelling and manage pain.

Therefore, it is hard to find a mistake in a rehab hospital as near perfection as Craig Hospital that values the patients voices, the staff's interaction to improve cares and services, education, and maximizing neurological recovery and abilities, so that patients can return home proud. The Craig Hospital is close to perfection with high advance research for cures and improves treatment to assist patient recover at a faster rate with improving treatments based off evidence conducted through

Traditionally rehabilitation physicians have not been involved with viewing the images, and reading the radiologist’s report has been considered sufficient. This is based on misconception that viewing images is only useful in making clinical diagnosis and thus not of great utility to rehabilitation physicians. However, more and more rehabilitation physicians are realizing that knowing the anatomy and correlating the clinical finding with imaging findings is very important to achieve relevant information from the imaging report, most significantly, view the pathology with their own eyes and thus helping in accurate treatment planning. Moreover, imaging can provide objective aspect to the clinical evaluation, which have an inherent degree of

Rehabilitation Processes of Lower Limb Amputees A lot of new and recent research has begun concerning the rehabilitation of amputees, especially as the numbers for amputations are only expected to rise. The large majority of amputations arise from two sources which include trauma (45%) and vascular diseases (54%) such as diabetes

On February 5, 2016, I had the privilege to spend the day with the patients of Regent Care. I was accompanied by my classmates from the Communication Disorders program. As I walked into the facilities cafeteria we gathered around the round tables. As we waited for instructions our professor gave us an overview of what we were expected to do. There were big squared plastic bins that were filled with different kinds of supplies. As we assisted our peers get the supplies out of the bin we began to separate and organize the supplies by activities. We began by cleaning the round tables with water. After they were dry we began setting up the different stations. There were about five activities which included getting their nails done, decorating a picture frame, decorating a bag, painting figures as arts and crafts and bowling.

When it comes to the expected recovery outcomes of rehabilitation they can be very similar but have completely different outcomes when working with psychiatric and/or physical disability (McEwan & Downie, 2013). In a recent research article it was concluded that there are more students entering college with a disability than ever before (McEwan & Downie, 2013). What has already been known is that students will tend to do better at smaller colleges even if they have a disability and students who suffer from a psychiatric disability will drop out of high school more than students who suffer from a physical disability (McEwan & Downie, 2013). However with all of these students entering college many wondering what groups of disabled students will

This week of the clinical, I was assigned to Estes Park, at Harmony Foundation facility rehabilitation. I was looking forward to spending time with the patients, and learning more about them. I wanted to hear their stories. I wanted to hear what they have to say or share with us. My hope was that I will provide my ears to someone, so that they can just talk, and I hope that it will help, somehow.