"Describe a current event or societal issue and how you feel OT could impact the situation."
In my experience with children who have disabilities, both at Harbor Haven Day Camp and through my role as a teacher’s aide, I have witnessed extreme growth and progress through academics, social skills, and cognitive development. On a daily basis, I strive to inspire children with disabilities to overcome daily challenges with peer involvement and nondiscriminatory education. I have found that inclusive education has provided quality-learning experiences for children with and without disabilities. Throughout my time working with children, I noticed that some people disregard the idea of inclusive education because they believe students with disabilities …show more content…
With the help of teachers, therapists, and peers, students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and learning impairments are encouraged to excel in academics and personal talents. Every student deserves to be in a non-judgmental atmosphere to achieve the most appropriate education. The constant bias of joining children with and without special needs together will eventually be demolished by having more therapists in school systems. Promotion of equal education is meant to inspire the voices of children, along with their parents, to speak up about how strong of an impact that inclusion has in various learning environments.
I have witnessed how occupational therapy has stimulated children in an educational setting, which ultimately helps them to develop both emotionally and scholastically. My role as a future occupational therapist will include a positive and stable environment that influences children with special needs to advance on a daily basis. I look forward to not only having an impact on multiple children’s lives, but also advocating and creating inclusive educational settings where no child will be left behind due to his or her developmental
In my experience with children who have disabilities, both at Harbor Haven Day Camp and through my role as a teacher’s aide, I have witnessed extreme growth and progress through academics, social skills, and cognitive development. On a daily basis, I strive to inspire children with disabilities to overcome daily challenges with peer involvement and nondiscriminatory education. I have found that inclusive education has provided quality-learning experiences for children with and without disabilities. Throughout my time working with children, I noticed that some people disregard the idea of inclusive education because they believe students with disabilities …show more content…
With the help of teachers, therapists, and peers, students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and learning impairments are encouraged to excel in academics and personal talents. Every student deserves to be in a non-judgmental atmosphere to achieve the most appropriate education. The constant bias of joining children with and without special needs together will eventually be demolished by having more therapists in school systems. Promotion of equal education is meant to inspire the voices of children, along with their parents, to speak up about how strong of an impact that inclusion has in various learning environments.
I have witnessed how occupational therapy has stimulated children in an educational setting, which ultimately helps them to develop both emotionally and scholastically. My role as a future occupational therapist will include a positive and stable environment that influences children with special needs to advance on a daily basis. I look forward to not only having an impact on multiple children’s lives, but also advocating and creating inclusive educational settings where no child will be left behind due to his or her developmental