1) Our voice and documentation are very important. Documentation serves as a legal document, proof for insurance reimbursement, demonstrates our OT skilled services, and helps communicate between interdisciplinary teams. While sitting at a table during "rounds" I quickly realized that the entire medical team valued each others skills and clinical reasoning as to what action should be taken next with each patient. We worked closely to monitor for any sign of improvement and/or decline so the necessary steps could be taken. It gave me a clear picture why we must be mindful of our interventions and documentation as it could potentially change the course of the patients prognosis and road to recovery.

2) Another moment that stood out to me was the vast need for psychosocial needs for almost every patient that I came across. The main objective in an acute hospital setting is to make sure the patient is medically stable, prepare the client for safe discharge, and help determine the best setting for the client to be discharged to. Psychosocial issues rarely get acknowledged in this because it is not life threatening therefore it tends to slip between the cracks as patients progress. However, I observed that often times patients who were experiencing psychosocial needs were less motivated to participate in OT sessions. Therefore, I think that something should be implemented in order to help individuals get the services they need and OTs should be mindful on how they approach each client. This could simply mean building better rapport and working to create a better therapeutic use-of-self. This would help create a meaningful relationship between the therapist and the patient in order to produce meaningful participation and progress in occupations that matter to the patient. In addition, OTs should have proper documentation before the client gets discharged so the next professional could further address those needs.