Advocates

IPR

Maintain values over self-promotion or profit.

AOTA ethics within the practice of a future occupational therapist

with them through provided trust and honesty

influence

I

plan

to create

this

skilled

Whenever I had this client,

more self care and improving independent living skills

regardless of

through all of my

behind an upset and unconsolable client

our

them into the vulnerability

More than not, I got a positive response of relief from my patients and recognized that anyone and everyone will face struggles with everyday tasks in their life time

a smile

as if I had a purpose again behind becoming

had gone not

communicating help to

gathered

my performance levels more than I had desired in the first place

I begun to let those fears of failure consume my mindset.

the pressure to be working under

shot

with a fair amount of self confidence

responsibilities.

give

decipher the purpose through the scope

Unfortunately, a majority of my older patients would confide to me after completion of this task that they usually make mistakes at home such as in the clinic.

herapy approach would benefit in levels of physica

Contributes to the knowledge base of OT practice by mentoring students, performing research, publishing, presenting and/or teaching.

During one of our treatment sessions when the physical therapist and I had came to a dead end of ways to encourage

thus there would be generally no stable proximal stability when completing distal ability required activities

Evidence Based/ Scholarly Clinician

use

is the

that

weakened

r had use their knowledgeable

few that

are

On

threw the

compensation to myself.

he one cheek sneak!

I told him I am still a student and he said I acted so confident throughout the session that he had no idea

with.

taught

would have

therapy.

Pr

of

I made sure to be honest with the caregiver and giving full integrity through my decision making process as I had not before treated a client with this specific concerns regarding eating and explained that though I wanted to address these issues, I was not professionally equipped to handle.

resounded

eval, though my

Usually in this situation the client would be more than understanding and generally would not have released the ethical issue with requesting personal information as they are not required to maintain health information privacy as I would. It may seem from another perspective as an innocent or even kind way of reaching out to others that need help, however

that would request to ask about another client's medical condition or they would try to provide assistance to them through means of communicating with me.

still

in

Soon after

instructor, however I

them, however

savage

, alas

At Encompass Health, I met many clients that expressed their personalities in different ways and some of them had an appreciation for their occupational therapy services, but there were others that could not be bothered no matter how much rapport you attempt to build.

collaborated

spent that day the same as I had always, instead I was about to embark this day

as independently as I could

I had at Encompass Health

as I had previously worked so hard

he catalyst of my mindset

took

had

lacking

and the standard came working under the name of one of Memphis's most prestigious children's hospital. T

had

As a future occupational therapist when I gained the ability to communicate and advocate for the profession of occupational therapy through an inter-professional situation, I felt more prepared to enter the workforce before starting this rotation.

I learned how to gain better

on our behalf

There would always be an opportunity with my physical therapy partner to discuss what functional activities that could better our client's skills and alternating between days on more intensive based treatment session for those client working on walking or standing.

I had the ability to work with my clinical instructor's partnered physical therapist throughout my clinical rotation and would collaborate together when to work with clients or share any information we had gathered related to an evaluation or treatment session.

This in-service overlapped the gaps that we can face in the professional community due to not having the skilled experience to understand more in-depth other disciplines and thus provided ethically based resources to treat clients to the full holistic extent.

as, occupational

discovered throughout my rotation and discussed the effects on these new findings, and while also considering how to incorporate other professions.

to tie

between

our

As a future occupational therapist, it is our

out.

, because if we

advocate

finally are just at an ends

currently were

Unfortunately

Even though as an occupational therapist in an outpatient clinic setting I am tasked to base my therapy services on related goals, however if the client and caregiver do not currently maintain a healthy balance within their own basic needs then they will not be able to perform their daily occupations.

unfortunately

, but also to

ETHICALLY GROUNDED PROFESSIONALWITH A STRONG OT IDENTITY

for.

where a minute or rating

thorough chart review

and f

models.

then complete have them complete

1x/week

at Feltz Therapy Services,

continuously

neglected or underrepresented

giving me

y, however

factor

When placed at an inpatient hospital for a clinical rotation there are many different clients that will come in and out,

higher complexity demanded

In regards to their progress at therapy, it had greatly increased

motivation

roblems, howeve

client and appropriate

task, h

from

this

the long road in

life, as well

they

was unfortunately very upset by this situation due to being unable

nstant

ty, ho

pregnant and right after birth was scheduled

heavily

l, they

This inspiration in confidence

The majority of my role in this setting required for me to provide the confidence

,

had

At Encompass Health Inpatient Hospital,

many ranging

The main

they would apply them better

would

By allowing

participation in their

Though I am on the path to becoming a trained professional with a deal of understanding the biomechanics complexities that they required in order to achieve their goals, I did include the caregiver in the decision making process for what they believed to be of most value to the client's progress.

good efforts to their

promote a balance within their development

balance within our occupations

LeBonheur Outpatient

they

at the time I had scheduled to see them on those particular days.

them

cognition

Encompass Health

​There are many key elements that are derived together for a successful therapy journey with one of the most important ones is effective communication between the therapist and client

to better appreciate these complex influences daily with every patient on my caseload.

out best that the client

up, however

service and this greatly renders

brachial plexus that

Even when these patients are able to attend a session, does not mean they do not have other socio-cultural factors that will influence their engagement as some of them come from a lower education background

speak

This population has to choose some days which are the most important things in their day to day lives and

Bonheur Outpatient Clinic

hope to work in a setting that I can excel myself.

OCCUPATION AND CLIENT-CENTERED ​​PRACTITIONER

is important to be able to modify the information gathered not just during the initial evaluation, but in the following treatment sessions, to continue to implement interventions that are appropriate and challenging to the patient.

create activities

collaborated

might have some

potentially

As I complete my Level II Fieldwork Rotations,

She became extremely nervous when I mentioned standing up and reported that she was unable to do so but I explained to her that we would not let her do anything she could not handle but it is important to begin moving as soon as possible.

ef

During my Level II B rotation at West Florida Hospital

Resume

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I presented to be

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information.

thorough chart review

level II fieldwork A experience at Tennova North Knoxville Medical Center, I

with treating clients have challenges with sensory processing

extremely

with discussing

Since this was the case with pediatrics,

than the client

In my Level II fieldwork A acute care, I

can have an impact on their children significantly

treatment

treatments

Level II fieldwork experience at Blount Memorial pediatric outpatient clinic

gave me