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  1. Apr 2020
    1. Alon, G., Levitt, A. F., & McCarthy, P. A. (2007). Functional Electrical Stimulation Enhancement of Upper Extremity Functional Recovery During Stroke Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 21(3), 207–215. doi:10. 1177/1545968306297871Brouwer, B., Ambury, P. (1994). Upper Extremity Weight- Bearing Effect on Corticospinal Excitability Following Stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 75(8), 861-866. doi: 10.1016/0003999394901104Crosbie, J. H., McDonough, S. M., Gilmore, D. H., & Wiggam, M. I. (2004). The Adjunctive Role of Mental Practice in the Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb after Hemiplegic Stroke: A Pilot Study. Clinical Rehabilitation, 18(1), 60–68. doi: 10.1191/0269215504cr702oaDohle, C., Püllen, J., Nakaten, A., Küst, J., Rietz, C., & Karbe, H. (2009). Mirror Therapy Promotes Recovery from Severe Hemiparesis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 23(3), 209–217. doi: 10.1177/1545968308324786​H. Westerberg, H. Jacobaeus, T. Hirvikoski, P. Clevberger, M.-L. Östensson, A. Bartfai & T. Klingberg. (2007). Computerized Working Memory Training After Stroke: A Pilot Study, Brain Injury, 21(1), 2129. doi: 10.1080/02699050601148726

      Amanda, please follow APA guidelines. The title of the article should not have each word capitalized. The alignment should be a hanging indent--not centered.

    2. on

      Amanda, this image isn't any better! Why don't you simply list them rather than use an image. Please use the correct format following APA guidelines--these are inconsistent and in an unknown format.

    1. Sometimes I have been completely immersed in the shower in order to prevent a patient from falling.

      This sentence needs to be reworked for clarity. It doesn't convey the situation. Here is a suggestion, although you might think of a better one:

      Sometimes I have had to step into the shower while the patient was bathing, to prevent a fall.

    1. but I trusted my supervisors that they understood the need for students to cease direct clinical care at the site far more than I understood

      ...but I trusted that my supervisors at the site understood the need for students to cease direct clinical care far better than I could.

    1. During this time I would identify important aspects of the article to determine the reliability and validity of the article to be able to relate it to my specific setting.

      Please rework this sentence.

    1. There were several instances that I took feedback from my fieldwork educators and was intentional in looking for opportunities to change my treatment techniques or behaviors based on what they told me.

      Please revise the sentence for clarity.

    2. but have time to comfortably ask my fieldwork educator questions away from the families to guide my evaluations.

      Revise word order: "...time to ask...questions to guide my evaluations away from the families".

    1. or

      I would recommend that in parentheses you give a brief explanation of what a GG code is. Alternatively, you can remove this reference altogether and simply state the client's ability.

    1. Almost every session that I had with him during his stay in inpatient rehabilitation, we continued to practice hemi-dressing techniques.

      For clarity, please place the second part of the sentence up front. "We continued.....almost every session during his stay".

    2. he stroke had also caused deficits in his short term memory and attention causing difficulties with learning new techniques for getting dressed independently.

      You said one thing caused another, then that thing caused something else. It's a hard sentence to follow. Consider breaking down this long sentence into two separate short ones.

    3. I learned to communicate with more simple and direct statements along with using very concrete words as I found this to be more effective with my clients that were non-verbal.

      Please rephrase this for clarity.

    4. I got the pleasure of working

      I want to caution you about using the phrase "I got the pleasure". When people come in for therapy, they are seeking help and may be in pain. Your statement could potentially be misconstrued and twisted to imply that you derived pleasure from someone else's pain. It will not detract from your APDE if you remove this clause.

    1. To my delight, both groups demonstrated engagement and enthusiasm when it came to selecting affirmations which they related to and even making up their own.

      Rewrite for clarity.

    2. This can be a “hard sell” to teens who may not have a positive self-concept or self-confidence because it may feel silly to say these things or they may not believe some of the statements to be true (yet).

      Please break down this sentence into shorter ones for clarity.

    3. just

      remove bias. State the facts without including your judgment. You can say, the student and his mother attended the interview. The father, who had 50% custody, was not present.

    4. known as “the president”

      by whom? Was this person indeed known as the President, or just by this client? Is this relevant? Be careful not to sound like you are making fun of the client.

    5. find a man (who we will call Mr. X)

      This does not sound professional. I would suggest rewording as follows: I went to find Mr. Jones in the cafeteria (not his real name to respect his confidentiality) to let him know I was ready....etc. I walked up to him and said, "Hello Mr. Jones", etc...

    6. A specific instance in which I gave constructive and timely feedback was in a conversation in which I felt that expectations of me as a student were unclear and therefore I was letting the other individual down when I had not even realized they had this specific expectation.

      I am having difficulty following this sentence. Can you reword for clarity please?

    1. The picture below is of a technique used as a cue to prevent foot drop practiced on my foot:

      The picture below is of a technique practiced on my foot, of tape used as a cue to prevent food drop.

    2. tape children

      is there a better way to phrase this? Did you tape children? Or did you learn to apply tape to support various anatomical structures? Please be more selective in your word choices.

    3. See question 9 under Leader Change Agent for video presentation of my final project of my second Level II Fieldwork experience, question 11 under Leader Change Agent for presentation on attending the 2019 annual AOTA Conference as the Assembly of Student Delegates Representative, and question 2 under ​Ethically Grounded Professional with Strong OT Identity for information on evidence-based practice research project

      Imagine that a hiring manager was reading this portfolio. Would you want to send that person to different locations in your portfolio? Would you want to go hunting after information on other pages if you were the reader? I recommend you briefly summarize these in this section.

    4. dent

      Since this discussion board post was graded for another course, I can't comment on it in the context of this portfolio. It is okay to use the image of the discussion board as an artifact, but you have to provide a summary and reflection of why this example shows that you met this criterion.

    5. UTHSC

      Some of these are relevant to the criterion and others are courses that you were required for the program. I would recommend that you provide only those for which you went above and beyond, that were not requirements of your didactic curriculum.

    6. AOTA CE's Health Through Horticulture: Gardening as an Occupational Therapy Intervention & Local IS Global: Occupational Therapy in U.S. Refugee Communicates and Abroad

      I can't tell if this is a sentence or a caption.

    1. My favorite part of the project was helping the young girl to pick out fabric and make her own curtains to go around her top bunk bed with the goal of decreasing symptoms of anxiety by providing a space of her own away from her younger siblings

      Please break down this sentence into shorter parts for clarity.

    2. wonderful

      be careful using subjective language. I am certain it felt good to provide a clean and safe space; try to use objective language. Imagine if the person reading this was the client.