OTA 1210 OT Prof Issues I

1210: Students will study professional behaviors appropriate for placement in fieldwork sites. Successful work skills, advocating for the Occupational Therapy (OT) profession, creative planning and client-centered practice in the community will be explored. This is a designated community-engaged learning course (more details below).

Action Plan 

School: East High School

Teacher: East High School

Contact info: 801-913-4078

Class: Anatomy

Date of Presentation: February 28th 2024 at 9:45am and 10:30am

Group: Adylee, Amy, Stacy, and Kevin

PowerPoint brief description: What is OT, where we can work, OT vs OTA, video of SLCC OTA program video, (Submitted Powerpoint separately) 

Activity: We will check out adaptive equipment such as goggles, reacher, pants, shirt, sock aides, shoe horn, bring silly putty, pencil adaptations etc. 

We will play a guessing game of what they think the equipment is. Another activity depending on the time we can play a racing game of who can get the pants/shirt on the fastest with adaptive equipment and certain precautions. And give stickers and candy as a treat of participation. 

Powerpoint presentation East High School 

Reflection:

Adylee Ashment 

Professional Issues 1

March 6, 2024

High School Presentation Reflection

My group Stacy, Amy, Kevin and I had the privilege of conducting two presentations for an anatomy class at East High School, 840 S 1300 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 on February 28th, at 9:45 a.m. and 10:20 a.m., as part of the OTA Awareness project. This experience proved to be both enjoyable and enlightening. Initially, I felt anxious and unsure about how we were going to be engaging to the high school students and if they would lack participation. My group and I were pleasantly surprised by their participation as soon as we introduced candy and stickers as a motivator. 

Our powerpoint covered the fundamentals of Occupational Therapy (OT), differences between OT and OTA, and a variety of pathways for students who were interested in the field. We also included an interactive game during our presentation that highlighted the challenges of performing daily tasks with certain disabilities or precautions using Adaptive Equipment (AE), which was both educational and enjoyable for the students.

Our first presentation lasted about 20 minutes. The students were somewhat reserved and quieter but as soon as we introduced candy and stickers as a motivator for anyone who asked questions or attempted to guess what the AE names were. The  participation and interests increased. By the second presentation, our group felt more practiced and at ease. The students were noticeably more interactive and seemed more excited in exploring careers in the healthcare field. The introduction of candy continued as an effective motivator, and prompted most students to ask insightful questions, engage in the guessing AE game and participate in the interactive timed game. This presentation was 35 minutes long, and the students seemed to display more of an interest and understanding in Occupational Therapy. 

Reflecting on the experience, I am proud of our group for how effective we were at introducing the students to the world of OT and OTA. I can see how this experience could be helpful in my future of being an OTA. This helped my ability to explain in an effective manner of what OT and OTA is and what we do. This experience also increased my ability to communicate effectively to the younger generations. 

Looking back at our presentation there are just a couple of things I would do differently prior to the presentation. I would have liked to practice more as a group and made sure that each of us had a clear job and slide to present on. I believe by doing that would have kept our group on track and decrease the number of side tangents we went on. But, I felt that our presentation was not only informative but also engaging to the students, making it a rewarding experience for everyone involved.