Occupational Outlook Handbook

Occupational Therapy is a form of therapy that helps rehabilitation in the patient's everyday tasks. I always swore to myself that I would never have a career in the medical field. What inspired me to pursue a career in occupational therapy is Misty Wilson. Misty was my OT when I was in the RAPS program for four weeks. During this time I built a bond with her and a realization came over me. I knew that I wanted to have that impact on someone. I always knew I wanted to help people but I wasn’t…

individuals with severe mental illnesses supported employment in a community-based setting. The individuals we serve would receive occupational therapy services in a café setting within the community dedicated to developing vocational skills for individuals with a variety of mental health diagnoses obtain and thrive at a job that works for and with them. The expertise of occupational therapists will apply the client's unique skills to job responsibilities, allow for career growth opportunities…

It is easy to take for granted the ability to complete everyday responsibilities. I chose Occupational Therapy because of the optimistic outlook of health-related challenges. OT meets my personal interests of serving people in a truly impactful way by targeting function at the highest level of independence possible for quality lifestyle, because disability should never obstruct potential for success. In preparation for achieving my short-term goal for application and acceptance into graduate…

Even though Hippotherapy may be used with several people or groups, for the purpose of this activity we will concentrate only in one person in order to deliver better results. The following routine typically lasts 30-60 minutes and will illustrate how a session of Hippotherapy should be: 1. In order to increase sensory integration and also help bond with horse, we will introduce the horse to our patient and those who are physically capable can brush and tack, or dress the horse. 2. We will…

Since the establishment of the profession in this world in the early twentieth century, occupational therapy practice has evolved as a result of many changes which have impacted the health of the world’s population. These include advances in medicine, pharmaceuticals and public health; the advent of new diseases; the state of the economy; the development of rapidly advancing technologies; an ageing population; an increased population; and the impact of community, societal and global issues, with…

At RIO they have classes for older adults, children, and have classes for disabled persons as well. They work with anyone and services are provided without regard to age, race, gender, and sexual orientation. They work with everyone whether its occupational therapy, speech therapy, and with fine and gross motor skills. They help everyone in whatever they need help in the most. For disabled persons they help them how to interact with others and really help with speech and motor skills so that…

them and seeing the improvements they made over the years. Something else that got me interested in the job is my love for the human brain. When deciding on my future job I decided to combine my two favorite things and that is when I discovered Occupational Therapy and was instantly in love. I could help people with mental problems or people that have had stroke adjust or in some cases readjust to their daily…

In order to provide quality and effective occupational therapy care, it is important for each practitioner to know what their personal perspective and philosophy is concerning occupational therapy and treatment. Being able to articulate “our philosophies of practice can lead us to greater insight with respect to our own practices, but equally importantly to insights about the systems within which we work” (Kinsella, ).Development of personal perspective occurs over a lifetime and will take on…

Today was my first day at my internship at Vermont Sports Medicine. I observed Deb. I saw many different patients who had all had different types of personalities, and many different type of injuries. It was interesting to me to hear how they performed their injuries, and how they deal with the pain. I also saw many techniques that she performed on them such as using hot pads, taking sonograms, and evening looking at x-rays. One thing that I really liked was how unique each patient was. I also…

named Catherine and she is twelve years old. Catherine has an autistic brother, named David. Catherine frequently makes up rules for David. Catherine, David and her mom, they go The Occupational Therapy Clinic for David where Catherine meets a boy named Jason. Catherine draws Jason because she was bored at The Occupational Therapy, but Jason does not like when people to stared at him. Later in the story Catherine and Jason become friends and Catherine even draws him words with an illustration.…