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Description: OTA 1170 Physical Dysfunction Fieldwork 1 is a one-hour/week and thirty-hour clinical site experience. Lecture prepares for off-site experience and future fieldwork by requiring academic & practical competency-based assignment. The externship will be arranged and take place at clinical facility sites withing the community under the direction of an academic fieldwork coordinator. Emphasis is to expose students to a variety of diagnoses and to develop professional behaviors and clinical observation skills. This is a designated service-learning course.
Community Service-Learning Project
Community Service-Learning Project
For my Fieldwork over this past semester, I was able to learn, grow and help in the community at the Orem Rehabilitation center. During my time there, I saw many different disabilities and got to assist in activities that consisted of function ability to better help the clients get back to doing day to day activities. When working with some of the ladies, I was told to help with fine motor skills. One of the Clients there had told me that she liked to crochet and wished she could get back to doing it. I wanted to help her with this, but came to find out that there were no objects to help do so. Because of that, this is what I decided to do my community service-learning project based off.
For my learning service-learning project, I made 2 threading boards and bought some different types of string (yarn, leather and shoelace). The threading board was made from thick chipboard. When putting the holes in the chipboard, I needed to measure and use a screw to do so. With shopping, organizing, researching and making the project it came to around 10 hours. This project was very cost effective and came to be only about $10.
With this threading board, the clients that want to get back to crocheting or sewing can use it. This will help with their fine motor skills and will increase the effectiveness of doing so. The lady who told me that she would like to get back to crocheting will also benefit from this because it will be a functional activity and meaningful for her.
Throughout the time that I had to think, make and give this project I learned a lot. I was able to effectively use my time towards something that may be little to me but can be a huge blessing for others who enjoy threading, crocheting, sewing and other activities while using their fine motor skills. This will teach them and help them to be able to get back to what they enjoy while still managing other fine motor skills. I hope that the Orem Rehab center and the clients there will benefit from the threading board and other items that I was able to help provide them with.
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