The Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment

Without occupational therapists, millions of people would struggle to live their everyday lives. Occupational therapists give specialized assistance to people with physical, developmental, social or emotional problems. This assistance is used to live productive and independent or semi independent lives. Occupational therapists can be used, and is effective for people of all ages. Many people have not heard of occupational therapy and are not aware of the positive impact it has on members of our society. With this paper I want to spread the knowledge that I have on occupational therapy. Many people that could benefit from occupational therapy do not even know that it exists. This career is difficult for everyone involved, but the impact it has

This papers purpose is to describe to the reader an Occupational therapy treatment plan and therapy session using the OTPF as its base to describe client’s performance. It is based off a case study of a 26 year old male racecar driver who suffered a traumatic brain injury and is now admitted into the hospitals ICU unit under a coma. The paper begins with a brief overview of the clients Injuries and occupational profile. It continues with goals that the therapist has set for the client and caregivers and concludes with the client’s treatment plan, along with a SOAP note which explains the client’s treatment and gives other healthcare workers information about the therapists goals and progress of the client

Motor skills that are affected by Ingrid having a traumatic brain injury are aligns, stabilizes, positions, reaches, bends, grips, manipulates, coordinates, moves, walks, transports, and calibrates. Process skills that are affected by the diagnosis are handles, uses, sequences, organizes, and adjusts. Deficits of precise social interaction skills include replies, express emotion, disagree, and regulates. A method of assessment is the use of the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) because this assessment evaluates performance skills that affect function on basic activities of daily living (BADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) (Mchugh-Pendleton & Schultz-Krohn, 2013, p. 654). Since Ingrid has perceptual and cognitive deficits affecting her ability to perform BADL’s and execute certain performance skills, the AMPS could determine interventions to address those deficits (Mchugh-Pendleton & Schultz-Krohn, 2013, p.

Occupational Therapy has played a role in helping those with Mental and physical disabilities in the United States since 1917. Before that time, Occupational Therapy was used solely in mental institutions to help people that were "more normal" and able to function in a social status. These patients enjoyed things like arts and crafts. It seemed that those who engaged in such activities where perceived as "more healthy". These findings lead Drs. to encourage patients to engage is such activity to improve there overall health. (http://quoccupationaltherapy.weebly.com/history-of-occupational-therapy.htmlhistory-of-occupational-therapy.html)

I hope this email finds you well. I am interested in the M.S. Occupational Therapy program in Hofstra University. Unfortunately due to conflict with my work schedule I would be unable to attend the Occupational Therapy web seminar. I was wondering if it was possible to speak to you or an admissions representative for more information and possible receive advisement.

An Occupational Therapist help people who may have mental, physical, or developmental disabilities learn and/or regain daily living or work skills. The disabilities that you Occupational Therapist work with can be caused by birth defects, injuries, aging or illness.

Purpose: Each biennium and upon initial licensure clinicians are required to take a course related to the Laws and Rules of Practice for Occupational therapy. Through this course clinicians will increase awareness and understanding of the laws and rules that direct licensure as a provider of occupational therapy services.

Mental Blueprint Life has its twists in turns, but my overall life goal is simple, help others achieve their goals. Along with the basic necessities and maintaining good values, I hope to help others. I want to make an impact on others life, even if it is a small change. Since eighth grade my chosen career path has been pediatric occupational therapy.

One scholar that has contributed a substantial amount of research that has impacted the occupational therapy profession and clients within the occupational therapy services is Dr. Tracy Chippendale. Dr. Chippendale is an occupational therapist that received her Masters and PhD at New York University. Dr. Chippendale is currently an assistant professor teaching courses on human development, research, and occupational therapy practice with older adults in the occupational therapy department at New York University. Dr. Chippendale has over seventeen years of experience working with older adults, which has influenced her research that focuses on geriatrics. This research places emphasis on intervention methods that allow elderly individuals to

Afflicted by left-side Hemiplegia and bound to a wheelchair, my grandmother’s life was not one of ease. By the time I was born she had been living with her barriers for thirty years and had learned to compensate due to her astounding will and surrounding subpar medical practices. As a child I thought nothing of the fact that my grandmother was stricken with paralysis until I witnessed her take a turn for the worse and suffer another hemorrhagic stroke. Her recovery was long and arduous yet, it was a blessing that brought us closer together and nudged me down the path of Occupational Therapy.

The assessment done for this client will be reserved for physicians and experienced health professionals in neurological assessments (Powell, 2014).The objective of occupational therapist assessment is to monitor change in function and response pharmacological, environmental and behavioral interventions and to detect for early neurological complications (Powell, 2014).

The purpose of this study is to see the effect of a novel occupational therapy intervention program on cognition, activity of daily living, physical performance, depression, psychological and behavioral symptom and quality life of patients with mild to moderate dementia. Total of 263 older participates were included in this intervention, the intervention was developed according to client-centering occupation therapy guideline for patient with dementia. Participates in the experimental group completed 5 weeks long of study which has total of 10 sessions with duration of last one hour and ten minutes. Each session consists different activities, including relaxation, physical exercises, personal activates, cognitive exercise, and recreational

The LOTCA is the Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment, which is developed to measure basic cognitive skills and visual perception in older adults with neurological impairment. It provides a insight to basic cognitive abilities and used for treatment planning along with progress. In the video the lady was given the test and he asked her different questions that just seem like they were just having a conversation. I could tell she had some delays because she changes subjects when he asked her questions. When he showed her shapes she could tell it was round shape but couldn’t name the shape. I liked this assessment because it can give you a clearer picture of where they are at and what needs to be worked on.

Clinical Reasoning is an essential part of the assessment, treatment and evaluation process in occupational therapy (Neistadt, 1996). This reasoning is the skill set that the occupational therapist draws from when working with clients in related to function and performance. Neistadt (1996) suggested that clinical reasoning is the combination of five interacting components (Ward, 2003). This will be explained in the following essay and applied to a case study about a girl named Maria.

In addition to receiving previously advised health care services, the participants will receive an additional 10 Occupational Therapy sessions. Therefore, while certain treatment approaches may bring more benefit to groups of recipients, all participants are likely to experience some improvement in cognitive abilities related to participation in activities of daily living. In addition, for those receiving OT treatment for an extended period of time, their therapist may refer to the study and use the approach with them that was found to have the most benefit to clients post stroke.