Case Study: Occupational Therapist

Prior to her current role, she worked as an Assistant Director of Nursing for over 5 years at Sun Air Convalescent Hospital and a Sub-Acute coordinator for 1 year. She has been working now at Berkley Valley Convalescent Hospital as Director of Nursing for over 20

Today, Amanda Gordon, an Occupational Therapist can and talked to us today. It was such an honor for her to talk with us. I was especially interested in her lecture because I was thinking of becoming an Occupational Therapist, and she taught me so much more information about OT. Amanda was working at Moss for 5 years. She works with spinal cord injury patients and teaches them skills to accomplish everyday tasks. She teaches and practices them real life activities such as how to dress, cook, tie shoes, and much more. Amanda loves seeing her patients improve and slowly going back to their normal everyday routine. Because of Occupational Therapist Amanda, patients become more independent and be able to do an assignment.

Ronni Denham is a 25 year old college graduate, and even though she doesn’t have a lot of time for hobbies she does makes time for a few. These include watching “Sons of Anarchy” and “The Walking Dead” every week, and spending time with her nieces and nephews whenever she has the chance to do so. She also loves her job, and considers it more of a hobby because helping people is what she has always wanted to do. Ronni has a full time job as an Occupational Therapist working with special needs children. She went to school for four years at University of Central Arkansas and got her degree in Kinesiology, and then spent two years in the Occupational Therapist Program. Working forty or more hours a week in Little Rock makes it hard for her to make time for anything, but even though she has a lot on her plate she makes sure to go to church every

She was on the unit interviewing committee for 2 new nurses hired in March 2016. She provided useful insight to the 5 candidates interviewed.

The current state of work at Mona Heights Rehabilitation Clinic (MHRC) requires improvement through the implementation of

I have worked for the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services (WVDRS) for over three years as a Rehabilitation Service Associate. During that time I have been given the opportunity to work with the clients that we serve on a regular basis. However, the practicum experience provided me with an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the rehabilitation process and what it means to work as a team with individuals to achieve goals. The practicum experience also gave me insight on the processes involved in providing individuals information and assistance in finding solutions to help overcome or work through challenges encountered on a daily basis.

Nurse Manager Alicia Hubbard, RN, MSN, NE-BC, is the Nurse Manager at Texas Health Plano, Neurology/Telemetry unit. She started her nursing career in 2003 as a LPN. She achieved her BSN and MSN from Arkansas State University. She holds a nurse executive certification (NE-BC), which is designed for current BSN or higher degree, currently holds a mid-level or higher for at least 2 years in the last 5 years (ANCC: American Nurses Credentialing Center, n.d.). She has applied to the DNP program at University of Houston to further her education. Alicia has been has a manager for total of 11 years at several different hospitals with the last three and a half at Texas Health Plano.

Lives are changed everyday by occupational therapy assistants. I have the dedication, compassion, and ability to celebrate every miniscule improvement needed to become a successful OTA. This a quickly growing field where I can use the talents I already possess to excel. I can easily recall the differences made in my papaw’s life through occupational therapy and the way every advancement in mobility or independence was as exciting as it would be with a new

Throughout this course, my mind was opened to several healthcare careers which I was unaware of before. For the careers that I did know about, this course still did a great job at informing me of the professions on a deeper level. After reviewing the lectures and careers, I feel strongly about pursuing a career in Occupational Therapy. More specifically, I want to become an Occupational Therapy Assistant. This was a career that I had in mind when I began the course and I have been interested in it for about two years now. Occupational Therapy Assistants need to be sociable, compassionate, flexible, and enjoy problem solving. I believe I will enjoy this profession because my personality matches with all of these things.

Vi would benefit from skilled occupational therapy services for post op rehabilitation of flexor tendon laceration of the wrist to improve overall independence with functional activities of daily living as well as identifying areas of interest in leisure activities to address Vi's underlying depression. Therefore the performance areas that will be addressed in occupational therapy sessions are as follows:

“What if there was a job that allowed someone to have endless flexibility and creativity; a profession that is respected and is in overwhelming demand... Most importantly, wouldn’t it be nice to find a job in which you could make an impact, big or small, on the lives of each individual person you worked with? I found this job and that is why I decided to pursue a degree in occupational therapy" (Springer, J., 2015). This testimonial comes from a practicing occupational therapist who has found value in his life's work. Occupational therapy is not a job where "one size fits all"; there are many different demographics of people who need occupational therapy in different environments. Although, all occupational therapists have the same skills

During my grandmother’s recovery she spent significant time in a nursing home facility. At the nursing home there was a male occupational therapist

S.C. has been a member of HealthSouth for many years. She started as a floor nurse with an associates in nursing and moved up the ranking to becoming the Chief Nursing Officer of HealthSouth in Toms River. S.C. now holds a master’s of science in nursing and is a nurse executive board certified. She’s been the CNO for three years. She was

Laurie Kerns is the program coordinator at the 7-12 House, a rehabilitation clinic in Ames, Iowa, for

I interviewed Emily Doherty on November 23, 2016. She has a Masters degree (MSW) in Social Work with a focus on administration at the University of Chicago. She got her bachelors degree at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. She works at Jane Adams Research Corporation as the director of training services. In her position she supervises five staff, five interns, administers 12 grants and contracts and oversees four job training programs. She has about 30 people in each program per year, so she described it as having 120 clients.