What´s Occupational Therapy?

Occupational therapy is a fun, active, and interesting way of helping children with disabilities. It is interesting because children learn new ways to overcome their disabilities, and it is fun because it makes the child feel as if he or she is not even doing much work at all. Occupational therapy is a method of rehabilitation through helping a child with a disability. It helps by teaching the child how to overcome the disability. Occupational therapists (OTs) try hard to ensure the happiness of

these smaller actions when there 's a disruption in performing the end goal. Thus, occupational therapy helps individuals develop, recover, or maintain skills that are required to carry out the smatter steps so individuals can then achieve other things. I intended to become a pharmacist to please my parents who have high expectations for me as the first generation college student in the family. However, during my first semester in college, I realized that it 's wasn 't for me. I thought that I

sensory challenges, and at least 40% of individuals with developmental disabilities and 80% of those with autism are affected” (Research opportunities, 2014, p. 244). With that being said, some schools or Occupational therapy school-based consultation (OTSBC), have incorporated Occupational therapy in their facilities to help their students develop and succeed in life. This is great news for children with disabilities whether it be a sensory processing disorder (SPD), birth defect or a physical/mental

Herrin 2 Occupational Therapy: Understanding Pediatric Patients With Autism Matt Herrin Contents Introduction Why This Matters????????????????p.3 Section 2 Occupational Therapy Tools: Diagnosing Autism???p.4 Why Occupational Therapists Choose This Vocation? p.4 Section 3 How Do Occupational Therapists Help?...........................p.5 Animals and Autism???????????..p.7 Animals and Autism: My Take???????.p.11 Sensory Integration????????????p.12 Sensory

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you could not do all the little tasks we take for guaranteed every day. If you were physically impaired or mentally impaired, how would you go on to live a normal life? Some people will never know, but for those who have disabilities, an occupational therapist help in finding answers to these questions. According to “Occupational Therapist” in the Career Information Center it states, “Occupational therapists help people who have physical, mental, or

guarantee you win-no matter what the outcome.”— Patch Adams This quote motivates me to become an occupational therapist. An Occupational therapist has to apply their specific knowledge to enable people to engage in activities of daily living that have personal meaning and value. Develop, improve, sustain, or restore independence to any person who has an injury, illness, disability or psychological dysfunction("Occupational Therapists."Ohio Means Jobs). Occupational therapy allows people across the lifespan

field of occupational therapy during the mechanistic paradigm of the 1960’s. In the last few years of this decade, occupational therapy was beginning to divert back to its original, holistic focus. Occupation as a health-restoring measure, with emphasis on the person and environment, was becoming the focal point (Flick, 2015). Elizabeth Yerxa, a registered occupational therapist, emerged as a leader during this time with contributions to the philosophical foundation and values of the occupational therapy

Occupational therapy by definition "is a health profession whose goal is to help people achieve independence, meaning and satisfaction in all aspects of their lives."(steinhardt.nyu.edu) Occupational therapy is an art, an art that begins by first viewing the patient through a lens of empathy. Occupational therapist must not only recognize a patient 's condition, but asses them as a whole, taking into account all aspects of their being. Occupational therapist provide treatment that is intrinsic in

Annotated Bibliography Bazyk, S., & Bazyk, J. (2009). Meaning of occupation-based groups for low-income urban youths attending after-school care. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 63(1), 69-80. A scholarly article exploring the emerging practice of OT practitioners in the area of social-emotional learning for after-school participants in HOPE groups. This phenomenological, qualitative study explores how OT practitioner’s preventative strategy of creating occupation-based groups

Occupational therapy Introduction Every person that has come of age as outlined in every country's laws is eligible to work. The daily activities and practices that people engage in are what are referred to as occupation. However, this definition excludes the young and old who do not have a job. Therefore, the best explanation is that our occupation is the way we spent our time. The life of every individual is generally categorized into three; that is, self-care, work and leisure. In the course