Employment is a major element of QOL because it affects many other important elements in QOL. Taylor’s unemployment may cause life style consequences such as financial hardship, inadequate recreational opportunities and loss of independence and also found difficulty in maintaining social relationship. Cognitive and communicative impairments after TBI are often common. Cognitive disturbances may disrupt number of elements of cognition including memory, orientation and attention and functioning. Therefore, it is necessary to provide cognitive and behavioral therapies along with drug therapy to help Taylor to manage the above concerns.…
The authors of this article are Dr. Ni Gao and Joni Dolce. Dr. Ni Gao is an assistant professor at the Integrated Employment Institute within the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions. Both Joni Dolce and Dr. Ni Gao studied at Rutgers School of Health Professions. The article is intended to show readers how VSRs (Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists) can help Homeless Veterans within the HVSEP (Homeless Veteran Supported Employment…
I had gotten my feet wet by taking several health classes, and volunteering with the school athletic trainer during my high school years. I also plunged into it by working as a certified nurse’s assistant at a nursing home, and as a home health care aid, and direct support staff doing respite work. I absolutely loved this work, being able to commutate one on one and help people is what I love to do. It also gave me a general idea of which area of occupational therapy I would enjoy working in. After my field work and working at a nursing home and with mentally disabled adults, my goals after OT graduate school is to work in productive aging, mental health, or a rehabilitation unit.…
Throughout my post-graduate training, I served as a graduate assistance, Residence Hall Director, Phone Banker. Mental Health Skills- building Provider/Substance Abuse Counselor. Now I’m currently serving as a Therapeutic Day Treatment Counselor. Thirdly, I am down to earth and understand the challenges that many people face from a social and emotional perspective, as I faced those challenges several years back.…
Because I wanted to get a well-rounded experience and more exposure of the Occupational Therapy career, I have volunteered and worked in a variety of health care facilities. I have shadowed professionals and volunteered at a hand therapy specialty center and at an inpatient rehabilitation center. Additionally, I worked as a therapy aide at an outpatient rehabilitation center. I have been exposed to different aspects of the profession by seeking out multiple rehabilitation settings. Volunteering and working as a therapy aide has been very influential for me to know that I want to pursue Occupational Therapy as my career.…
After reflecting on this week’s material, I was mostly drawn to the “Evaluating Rehabilitation Progress” section of chapter 5 in the Psychiatric Rehabilitation (Pratt, Gill, Barrett, & Roberts, 2013). According to Pratt et al. (2013), when establishing rehabilitations goals with a consumer is it important not only to establish specific objective but also to address strategies to achieve these goals. Over the past 20 years, I have seen consumer give up on their goals because they were too complex or too vague to understand.…
At first I didn’t want to be an occupational therapist assistant. I had dreams of becoming a nurse and following my passion of science. I became a certified nursing assistant in hopes of becoming a nurse then began to realize I didn’t like nursing as much as I assumed I would, but this exposed me to occupational therapy. I quickly realized I wanted to be an occupational therapist assistant where I could see personally the results of my efforts, and spend more time with patients impacting their life, as the occupational therapist assistant impacted my residents. I have always loved helping others and empowering others to help themselves.…
LETTER OF INTENT I grew up watching my mother care for people as a nurse as she left for work every day she was aware she was making a difference in peoples lives which gave me the passion of pursuing therapeutic recreation. I strongly believe by providing variety of programs, crafting and leisure activities for individuals with mental and physical disabilities will stimulate their minds to allow them to integrate into the community. So, I have found myself an idealistic career by pursuing Therapeutic Recreation Bachelor Degree at Douglas College. My name is Patrina Mowatt-Hengari, born into a family where we value empathy and nurturing each other with a high level of integrity.…
Many people can attest to the fact that old habits die hard. It can be very hard to break an addiction. Even if the addiction is detrimental to one's health, many people die trying to beat their bad habits and addictions. Because of this, it is such an amazing thing when people willingly go into rehabilitation in order to recover and start over. While this step is a major and transformative step to take, support is extremely helpful.…
Medical statistics for inmates in the United States view statistics from both state and federal correctional systems with a focus on the medical needs of the correctional population. The survey covers both male and female offenders from the age of 24 and younger to 45 and older aswell as a variety of races (Maruschak, 2005). The Survey of Medical Problems of Prisoners the medical problems that the survey focuses on are: ARTHRITIS, ASTHMA, CANCER,DIABETES, HEART PROBLEMS, HYPERTENSION, KIDNEY PROBLEMS, LIVER PROBLEMS, PARALYSIS, STROKE, HEPATITIS, HIV, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE, and TUBERCULOSIS (Maruschak, 2005). The amount of healthcare required in the state correctional population is that 26 percent of their offenders reported having…
The purpose of this case report is to describe the necessary assessment tools and rehabilitation interventions in order to determine the effectiveness of conservative management for individuals with CAI. The patient is a thirteen-year-old female club soccer player who has sustained recurrent ankle injuries over the past year. Common impairments following an ankle injury include decreased strength, impaired dynamic balance, limited range of motion and instability.11 These impairments have limited the patient’s ability to participate in sport, resulting in a decrease in her overall functional mobility with dynamic activities. Through physical therapy services, the patient’s impairments can be properly addressed as research has shown improvements…
The physical therapy profession has critically emphasized the importance of incorporating patient preferences and priorities, a core component of evidence-based practice, throughout the rehabilitation process.1 Although patient priorities and preferences are taken into account during direct patient care, there appears to be a lack of patient input at the level of research. A review of the current rehabilitation literature for individuals with chronic stroke demonstrates a paucity of patient opinions or preferences within rehabilitation or intervention research. The incorporation of qualitative research will assist in filling this void – giving voices to those who participate in rehabilitation research, rather than using quantitative analysis alone in determining the success of the intervention. Although the majority of literature on stroke rehabilitation is quantitative, you will find a small number of qualitative studies.…
Lack of trained health care providers in the specialty area of rehabilitation is one barrier to providing care to these clients with chronic illness. 80% of older adults have at least one chronic condition. The number of older adults is rapidly increasing, and there is not a match in physicians and nurses interested in this specialty of practice. Over one hundred million Americans have one or more chronic illnesses.…
Why I choose social work: Growing up I have always had a passion for helping others, although it was never clear what my career field would be. I debated on many different career opportunities from becoming a nurse, working in human resources, and everything in between. Unclear of my future career path, after high school, I began college at the University of South Carolina Sumter majoring in Early Childhood Education.…
Programs Programs play a very important role in today’s society. Even though these programs are essential to us, we are left asking ourselves questions such as; what is rehabilitation? What programs do we have and what programs would be the most effective for rehabilitation? What can we do to get people involved in the current programs? What would people do while waiting to get into these programs?…