In this class we learned all about the effects of dysfunction on occupational habits and occupational roles. We learned to apply the OT process, problem-solve ideas, become introduced to rehabilitation assessment, treatment techniques, and community resources.
Acknowledge and understand the etiology, prevalence, process, and occupational therapy areas of evaluation and treatment regarding various physically disabling conditions experienced by adults.
Utilize occupation for the purpose of assessment.
Identify functional implications of common adult physical dysfunction diagnoses.
Articulate development, remediation, and compensation for varying body functions outlined in the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework.
Articulate the importance of balancing areas of occupation with the achievement of health and wellness for the clients.
Use measures and quantitative standards such as # of repetitions, variation of size and time measurements to support and facilitate evidence-based practice.
Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing presented information to clinically reason and implement treatment of occupational performance deficits using task analysis and frames of reference/models of practice.
Describe the impact of contexts (social, cultural, economic, demographic) on the provision of occupational therapy services.
Demonstrate therapeutic use of self and a knowledge of teaching-learning methodology to effectively complete projects.
The Probono OT clinic provides health care services to patients of all ages and health conditions. In the clinic, we serve the community by improving and maintaining the quality of life of individuals who do not have healthcare insurance benefits or who have exhausted their OT benefits already. As students overseen by various OT professors, we provide interventions such as therapeutic exercise, functional training, manual therapy techniques, electrotherapeutic, and physical agent modalities to improve the health and function of each patient. We also provide therapy in the areas of range of motion, manual muscle testing, as well as deficits in sensation, perception and cognition.
Participating in the clinic helped me fulfill the objectives of articulating development, remediation, and compensation for varying body functions outlined in the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework. In my interactions with the clients, I learned how to demonstrate therapeutic use of self and a knowledge of teaching-learning methodology to effectively complete projects. Finally, I learned to use measures and quantitative standards such as the number of repetitions, variation of size and time measurements to support, and facilitate evidence-based practice.