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Long term and Short term goals.
Long term and Short term goals.
Before I got accepted to Dominican University, I had a thirst for educations. I wanted to learn how I can help the people that needed help. I wanted to equip myself with a knowledge. Dominican University provided the opportunities to become an OT. I am hoping to gain a lot of experience through the program.
As an OT student, my long term goal is to explore the career path and become an expert in the field. My short term goals are first, find my interest in OT practice areas through fieldwork I & II, second, participate in the school activities to explore my own interests, third, get a good grade by absorbing the knowledge that are taught in the classes, and fourth, learn how to apply OT principles that I learned to real practices.
In the 'Coursework' section, I posted the assignments that I worked with my cohorts. This section shows how my skills have improved over the years by completing the assignments.
Year One - Fall 2017
Year One - Fall 2017
Projects - Fall 2018
Projects - Fall 2018
1. Conditions in OT
2. Neuroanatomy & Physiology
3. Foundations of OT
4. Psychosocial Aspects of Occupation 1
The journey through the three-year OT program at Dominican University of California shaped my identity from a student to a future entry-level OT. The first-year fall semester provided the foundational concept and history of the OT profession and psychosocial dimensions of occupation. I learned about different frames of reference (FOR) and the concept of a client-based, client-centered, and holistic approach. The Conditions in OT and Psychosocial class provided knowledge on common conditions that OT encounters and the proper way to treat clients with psychosocial aspects. Especially, the Psychosocial class helped me to build a mindset of OT and to find my voice as an advocator for clients.
Year One - Spring 2018
Year One - Spring 2018
1. Research in Health Professions
2. Occupations of Children & Adolescents 1
3. Psychosocial Aspects of Occupation 2
4. Human Movement Analysis
Projects -Spring 2018
Projects -Spring 2018
The spring semester provided the first level 1 fieldwork experience, and I was able to experience working with a case manager, non-profit organization, caregivers, and clients. I advocated for the clients and learned how to work with the client’s family members and caregivers cooperatively through applying a client-centered approach. The Research class taught me how to find reliable evidence and evidence-based interventions by using an online academic search engine and prepared me to be a scholar for the Capstone project. I gained knowledge on developmental theories and milestones from the Occupations of Children and Adolescents class (OCA), and the OCA lab helped me to explore occupation-based pediatric assessment tools and procedures. Through the Human movement class, I learned how each muscle and bone structure affect people’s ability to participate in ADL and IADL and how to do activity analysis on functional movements.
Year One - Summer 2018
Year One - Summer 2018
1. Culture and Ethics in OT
Projects -Summer 2018
Projects -Summer 2018
The Culture and Ethics in OT class helped me to be cultural competence and explore ethics and social issues in health professions. I learned to respect diversity and build a relationship with people from different cultural backgrounds in a respected manner.
Year Two - Fall 2018
Year Two - Fall 2018
1. OT Integrative Capstone Experience 1
2. Occupations of Children & Adolescents 2
3. Occupations of Adult and Seniors 1
4. OT Fundamentals
Projects - Fall 2018
Projects - Fall 2018
The Case Study assignment was a group project, and we had to provide home program for the client. Our client had Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, we created home exercises program and kinesio taping technique based on the evidence that we found through literature review. During the Case Study presentation, we provided hand-on activity for the audience to try the kinesio taping technique. The activity helped the audience to engage more into the presentation.
During 8 weeks of Community Practice Lab, I was assigned to Head Start Program. I came up with a home program for the child that I was assigned to based on the client's occupational profile and needs.
Activities - Fall 2019
Activities - Fall 2019
Occupations of Adult and Seniors 1: Lab Activity-Splints
In OAS 1 class, we learned how to create functional hand sprints.
OT Fundamentals: Transfer Practice
During OT Fundamental class, we practiced different types of transfers in the simulation lab. Through the practice, I build my confidence on transferring the clients safely by managing lines and IVs.
Year Two - Spring 2019
Year Two - Spring 2019
1. OT Integrative Capstone Experience 2
2. Occupations of Adult and Seniors 2
3. Educational Principles and Practices in OT
4. Assistive Technology in OT
Projects - Spring 2019
Projects - Spring 2019
Activities - Spring 2019
Activities - Spring 2019
Occupations of Adult and Seniors 2 Lab
Ultrasound Hand-on Activity
I learned different types of modalities in the OAS 2 lab and was able to experience applying ultrasound on a classmate.
Occupations of Adult and Seniors 2 Lab
Putting a sling on a client Activity
Through the activities during OAS 2 lab, I learned how to properly use slings on a client. This hands on experience helped the apply the medical equipment to a client.
Assistive Technology in OT
Field trip on Technology Resource Center
Through the field trip to TRC, I was able to explore different types of AE and augmentative and alternative communication devices.
Community Practice Lab: OAS 2
Occupation and Client-centered Practice with the client
During the CPL, I worked one-on-one with a community-dwelling older adult for eight weeks. I conducted assessments, developed individualized intervention plans, and created client-centered home program that the client could implement in his/her daily life. Through the experience, I learned how to build rapport and client-therapist relationship.
The first-year of the program was focused on exploring basic academic knowledge in the OT field. The second-year of the program was the implementation of the knowledge to clients through case studies, fieldwork, and community practice lab (CPL). My identity as an OT started to shaped by applying previously learned concepts to actual clients and people in the community. I interacted with the children from the Head Start program and assessed the child by using standardized assessments. I interpreted the results and created the client-centered interventions that are appropriate to the child’s culture. I also gained knowledge on older adults through the series of Occupations of Adults and Seniors class (OAS). The assignments from OAS and the CPL provided opportunities to create evidence-based interventions and home program through article research. Through the 8 weeks of the CPL program, I experienced a client-therapy relationship and learned how to build rapport with the client. This hands-on experience helped me to be client-centered and use a holistic approach by creating an occupational profile on the clients through the interview and weekly interactions. The Educational principles class helped me to be an effective educator by using a different teaching method for individuals with different learning styles, and I was able to explore low to high assistive technology through the Assistive technology class and the second level 1 fieldwork. I was placed in Marin Technolgy Resource center that was run by a speech-language pathologist (SLP) for the fieldwork, and the experience working with the SLP taught me the importance of interprofessional collaboration.
Year Three - Fall 2019
Year Three - Fall 2019
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