Population Assignment
1. The population I selected is children who are deaf.
2. a. It can be very difficult to distinguish the origin of a child’s hearing loss. One reason is if there were difficulties during the pregnancy or birthing process. For instance, if the mother contracted a severe illness like German measles it could influence the baby’s hearing. If the mother consumes a certain kind of medicine, such as ototoxic drugs, it can transfer into the womb and negatively affect the baby’s hearing. Also, the structuring of the inner ear while the baby is in the womb can affect his or her hearing (Non-Genetic, N.D.). After birth experiences can disturb the hearing system as well. A way would be if the baby were experiencing any illnesses …show more content…
Their daily lives can be impaired because they don’t have the capability to form relationships or make connections because of the limited way to communicate and express their thoughts and emotions. Deafness can also harm their own safety. They don’t have the ability to hear a car coming, a fire alarm beep, the telephone ring, or a horn. Talking over a telephone is nearly impossible unless they have a specialized phone like a text telephone (Deafness, 2010). There are many difficulties when they enter the public eye. It is very difficult to recognize if someone is talking to you unless directly in front of your eyes. Other difficult tasks in public include, when trying to go through sales transactions or ordering food. This can become quite challenging because of the limited ways to communicate. Lastly, there are items the children will never get satisfaction from. For example, most movie theaters would hold no significance nor would radios or concerts. This can inhibit their leisure lifestyle and the options …show more content…
Therapeutic recreation could enhance relationships and communication in group or family therapy. Through the pyscho-education service they can educate kids about the fundamental abilities they need to develop skills that will be meaningful to their future. A CTRS would be very beneficial in this facility because they could help with the in patient treatment and other areas to assist in exploring new leisure lifestyles regarding their limitations.
5. As a future CTRS I would group these clients based on their age. This is because the functional abilities and skills between a 5 year old and a 15 year old vary quite significantly. I might also cluster clients based on the severity of their hearing or their particular skills at communicating. A client must be comfortable in their environment to flourish. Consequently, I think pairing a client who uses hearing aids together with a client who was born deaf with no communication skills would be a bad match. Not only would they not connect, but also their different restrictions would get the best of
1. The population I selected is children who are deaf.
2. a. It can be very difficult to distinguish the origin of a child’s hearing loss. One reason is if there were difficulties during the pregnancy or birthing process. For instance, if the mother contracted a severe illness like German measles it could influence the baby’s hearing. If the mother consumes a certain kind of medicine, such as ototoxic drugs, it can transfer into the womb and negatively affect the baby’s hearing. Also, the structuring of the inner ear while the baby is in the womb can affect his or her hearing (Non-Genetic, N.D.). After birth experiences can disturb the hearing system as well. A way would be if the baby were experiencing any illnesses …show more content…
Their daily lives can be impaired because they don’t have the capability to form relationships or make connections because of the limited way to communicate and express their thoughts and emotions. Deafness can also harm their own safety. They don’t have the ability to hear a car coming, a fire alarm beep, the telephone ring, or a horn. Talking over a telephone is nearly impossible unless they have a specialized phone like a text telephone (Deafness, 2010). There are many difficulties when they enter the public eye. It is very difficult to recognize if someone is talking to you unless directly in front of your eyes. Other difficult tasks in public include, when trying to go through sales transactions or ordering food. This can become quite challenging because of the limited ways to communicate. Lastly, there are items the children will never get satisfaction from. For example, most movie theaters would hold no significance nor would radios or concerts. This can inhibit their leisure lifestyle and the options …show more content…
Therapeutic recreation could enhance relationships and communication in group or family therapy. Through the pyscho-education service they can educate kids about the fundamental abilities they need to develop skills that will be meaningful to their future. A CTRS would be very beneficial in this facility because they could help with the in patient treatment and other areas to assist in exploring new leisure lifestyles regarding their limitations.
5. As a future CTRS I would group these clients based on their age. This is because the functional abilities and skills between a 5 year old and a 15 year old vary quite significantly. I might also cluster clients based on the severity of their hearing or their particular skills at communicating. A client must be comfortable in their environment to flourish. Consequently, I think pairing a client who uses hearing aids together with a client who was born deaf with no communication skills would be a bad match. Not only would they not connect, but also their different restrictions would get the best of