Occupational therapy

Occupational Therapy as a profession consists of two main perspectives regarding its future. These perspectives are both valid in that they are each vital within the profession. The first view addresses the significance of developing within the realm of Occupational Science in order to better address occupational risk factors. Alternatively, the second viewpoint establishes the importance of reclaiming activities and occupational based practice as the core of the profession. To critically…

to write that depression does not typically resolve on its own, and that many AS youth have found therapy and medications helpful (“Depression in Teens…

. Early intervention occupational therapy practitioners must keep in mind that the client is not the child alone, but rather the child in the context of his family and caregivers. The following video link highlights recent biological research that demonstrates the importance of interventions that encourage healthy relationships between the child and the primary caregiver. What are your thoughts? http://vimeo.com/33231528Links to an external site. This video struck a chord with me because I…

today’s busy and demanding patient care environment, many health professionals have come to function almost as silos focused on their own performance in a natural effort to make patient care as efficient a process as possible. Many rehabilitation therapy teams have similarly come to working primarily within their own departments but are certainly in a unique position to collaborate with other healthcare disciplines as roles often complement one another. If we as Rehabilitation Therapists can…

they need. However, technology in this field can also have its’ ups and downs as well. As of recent a service known as telehealth has changed the way patients can receive services without even having to leave their homes. How does it affect Occupational Therapy services and the future of our careers? Telehealth, a broad term that encompasses both telemedicine and telerehabilitation, refers to the use of electronic information and telecommunication technologies to provide…

Becoming an Occupational Therapy Assistant has been a big ambition for several years now. By researching and talking to people in this field, I have decided to make this my career. My passion is to help people by seeing them progress and recover from their injuries or disabilities. Helping them to be more independent and relying on themselves. I am a very family and church-oriented person. I have been on several mission trips, like Haiti and Show-Me Youth Home, in Barnett, Missouri, and to…

student straight out of matric I had very little knowledge about what Occupational Therapy entailed. I had job shadowed qualified occupational therapists in many different settings before deciding that occupational therapy was the career for me. At the time I thought I knew and understood what the career involved however after starting my first year at the University of Witwatersrand I quickly realised that occupational therapy was much more complex than I had originally perceived. During the…

According to the (American Occupational Therapy Association 2015), “The National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy was founded in 1917 and incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia”. The Constitutional objective of the states “Occupational Therapy shall be to study and advance curative occupations for invalids and convalescents; to gather news of progress in occupational therapy and to use such knowledge to the common good; to encourage original research, to promote…

Also early intervention improved speech in children with autism spectrum disorder (Hansel, 2013). Also if ABA therapy is successful it can decrease the need for remediation later on in life. There are several different styles of ABA therapy depending on the therapist or even school districts that the child receives therapy in. The most common type is discrete trial training. Discrete trial training “is a style of teaching that uses a series of trials to teach each step of a desired behavior or…

(September 28th of 2015) is one of the most important event for Occupation Therapy practitioner in which OT practitioner make their voices heard to the members of Congress. That day 650 Occupational Therapy practitioners and students from 28 states visited to legislators on Capitol Hill as part of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Hill Day. On Hill day all the participants shared how occupational therapy can improve outcomes while cutting costs by helping people regain their…