Lyndhurst Placement Reflection

I am going to have to be working with my hands a lot and spending long hours doing so. Some patients will be stressed, scared, or in pain and I must learn to be there and help in any way I can to show them I care. There is certain equipment I’ll be handling, so I would have to learn quick and

I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to be placed at your clinic as a student of Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant on the Rehab unit. I believe that the services you have to offer are incredibly unremarkable such acute care and specialized programs. I am looking forward to expanding my knowledge about Trillium Health Care Hospital and what it has to offer. I am currently enrolled in semester two of the Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant program at Humber College. My previous work at Etobicoke General Hospital as a Co-op student has given me the opportunity to get the hands-on experience that they do not offer at school.

and intrigued by the mind-body connection as well as the importance of human activity and occupation in maintaining mental and physical well-being. At the same time, my desire to work directly with people and be able to make a positive and lasting change to their lives by empowering them and helping discover their strengths and confidence in themselves to achieve their goals, led me to a realization that a career in occupational therapy would be a perfect fit for me. To me occupational therapy is a dynamic, rewarding, challenging, and inspiring field where I can fully realize my skills and knowledge. Having always been a firm believer in the patient-centric approach, I am passionate about providing excellent service to patients by improving their performance, preventing illness and disability and promoting adaptation to life

Case Study Occupational Profile Annette is a 59-year-old female, who was independent with mobility, ADLS, and iADLS before she was admitted to an acute care hospital (Prizio, n.d.). Annette has many roles, including: wife, mother, friend, and museum greeter (Prizio, n.d.). Annette enjoys cooking, cleaning, reading, knitting, and crocheting (Prizio, n.d.). For her social life, Annette spends time with her two grandchildren, dines out with her husband, and watches movies with friends (Prizio, n.d.).

While volunteering as a patient escort at UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital, I learned to interact with different personalities of patients and the medical staff. Before my shifts began, I explored the hospital to familiarize with the different areas and to efficiently transport the patients on a wheelchair or gurneys. Sometimes hospitals can be hectic and stressful, thus transporting patients and delivering packages with a positive attitude in a timely manner helped ease the tension. Because patient escorts were the last staff that would interact with the patients when discharged, I always aimed to leave the patient with a good impression of the

I was able to gain experience with advanced articulation issues as well as deficits in pragmatics and autism. These experiences have only furthered my interests in the field and have helped me directly apply the knowledge from the classroom to the therapy room. Being a nervous first-time clinician was difficult until I realized how natural it all felt. Establishing a relationship, trust, and respect with your client is vital to his or her success as well as your success as a clinician. I feel that I was able to integrate my knowledge along with clinical creativity to maximize the success of my clients but most importantly the client's comfort and happiness.

Student name: Ho Man Ka , Manka Student ID: 15002488 Topic: Compare and contrast the MOHO Model and PEOP Model A. Introduction This essay aim is to compare the three different mainly parts of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and the Person-Environment-Occupational Performance model. (PEOP), which is basic assumptions, components and applications MOHO is a client centred, occupation focused, evidence based conceptual model of practice. (Kirsty Forsyth , Gary kielhofner.)

I reached out to various facilities to try and secure an in-person experience and was approved to shadow the Hand Therapy team at JAG-ONE Physical Therapy. The shadowing experience taught me more about the specialty such as the types of interventions implemented, the equipment used, and the range of conditions treated by a hand therapist. The best part of the experience was talking with the clients and hearing how much occupational therapy has impacted their lives. Listening to the personal stories of regaining confidence, strength, and independence to return to work or leisure has shown me that occupational therapy is exactly the career I want to pursue to achieve my professional goals, as I want to be able to contribute to that positive impact in someone's

Occupational Therapy began to emerge in the 1700s, during the “Age of Enlightment”. It was during this period that revolutionary ideas were evolving regarding the “infirmed” and mentally ill. At that time in history, the mentally ill were treated like prisoners; locked up and considered to be a danger to society. It wasn’t until two gentlemen; Phillipe Pinel and William Tuke started to challenge society’s belief about the mentally ill, that a new understanding, philosophy, and treatment would emerge. Phillipe Pinel began what was then called “Moral Treatment and Occupation”, as an approach to treating mental illness, in 1973.

Description: In week 7 we had visited Wesburn Manor, the Long-term Care (Clinical Placement) setting. It was our first time there, therefore as a group, we oriented the place. At this time, we went to each nursing station on each floor and introduced ourselves from the organization we were from and how we will be providing patient care to the clients in this setting. We were educated by our clinical instructor on the different access codes in the building, the policies and guidelines, our assigned floor and the appointed personal support worker. Our role of professionalism as a nursing student was represented as we came prepared and greeted each healthcare and staff member.

After high school, Kerri traveled away to college to Texas Christian University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Then she received a Master’s degree in occupational therapy from Washington University. Later on, she pursued a PhD in movement science from Washington University. Currently, she is an assistant professor in the occupational therapy program at her alma mater, Washington University. She teaches an introductory course on assistive technology, along with mentoring students and conducting research.

I have always had the intense desire to care and look after people from a very young age. I firmly believe that everyone deserves the best quality of life possible and this is what had drawn me to occupational therapy as a career path in the first place. It is so easy to take for granted all the everyday tasks we can do and we seldom consider the effect of not being able to complete them. As an occupational therapist I would be able to make a positive impact on someone’s life and make it possible for them to enjoy their life. I want the opportunity to provide support to people, help them gain independence and watch them grow more confident in their own ability.

At all of these clinics and hospitals I have learned a variety of techniques, while completing the fundamentals of cleaning, organizing work area, securing patients with therapy equipment and motivating patients. Having to work under different physical therapists has shown me how to assist licensed physical therapists efficiently from their long hours of hard work. These educational experiences have taught me to go above and beyond my dreams and to expand my

I learned that Occupational Therapy is not a career path I wanted to pursue because the responsibilities and are involved with Occupational Therapy does not seem like something that I would enjoy doing everyday. The variety of customers that came in was interesting and sometimes was very enjoyable, but for the most part I thought the job was very quiet and tamed for me. I found out I might enjoy a career that is mostly predictive, but something new happens every once in a while to keep things interesting. This contributed to the advancement of my career goals by helping me realize the type of work environment I feel would fit me the best and the job shadow also helped me figure out that even though Occupational Therapy can be rewarding and you are helping a wide variety of people, this career path does not suit me. There are other jobs out there that give me the opportunity to help people in other ways, as well as suiting my needs environmentally as well.

I thought I knew what career path I wanted for my future, with that in mind, I sought a degree in Fitness and Human Performance to continue with a career in Occupational Therapy. In this career choice, the way I got to help patients was through therapy. While taking classes, I realized Occupational Therapy is not what I truly was passionate about. I decided to take my mother’s advice and choose what I truly love to do, which is to help people all around and I believe the nursing program would be the best fit. I am currently completing my certified nurse program to proceed with a job as a patient care technician.