Above is a YouTube video of my debriefing of OT 640! Enjoy!
Media Project
The media project was such a fun, interactive way to learn about adapting, creating, and being innovative through an OT lens! One thing that I learned from this assignment is that as a (future) occupational therapist, you sometimes have to be creative and think outside the box for your clients. For example, my client had challenges with certain ADLs, shopping, and opening food packages. While I could not think of a way to directly use straws to adapt these activities, I took a different perspective by looking at the performance skills required to complete these activities which made me think of fine motor skills, range of motion, and strength. I knew my client enjoyed decorating, so I was able to creatively use straws to improve the skills required to complete the activities she was struggling with while also being client-centered and occupation-based. After completing this project, I realized that OTs can be very resourceful by using everyday objects as adaptive equipment or as
Jess,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had a great time on your fieldwork experience! I think it always feels great when we, as students, are able to contribute to the evaluation process. Dealing with insurance and discharge planning can be very complex and as future therapists it is important that we be informed on our role in discharge planning. I think more information on that would be very helpful. Can't wait to hear all about it when we get back to school!
Jess,
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you ended up really liking acute care! I know that it can be intimidating going into an environment that you're not so confident in, but I am glad that it ended up going really well! I also feel that billing and insurance is something that I need more practice in and am definitely looking forward to that when we get back to campus. I bet that was something that was really challenging at your facility considering a lot of the clients didn't have insurance! I enjoyed watching your video and can't wait to hear more about it!