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Comtre Case Study

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1. Your reactions to and perceptions of the site visited; My reactions to the site were it was very nice with a lot of things for the clients to participate in. For a long time, I had perceived that Comtrea would just have people diagnosed with some sort of addictions to drugs or alcohol and they would talk about their problems. But it was people with a variety of mental illnesses and it is a place that they can interact with people and learn skills to help them throughout life.

2. The impact of mental illness on the occupational performance of a client that you interacted with or interviewed; When I was interacting with people who are diagnosed with mental illness, it affects the way they interact with people. Some were non-verbal, which …show more content…

Also deficits in their interpersonal skills and their ability to easily make friends are decreased.

6. The consumer’s experiences and attitudes with the current facility, occupational therapy, or rehabilitation; The consumer’s love the current facility. They like the good food and crafts they are able to make. They participate in current event classes talking about what is going on locally and nationally. The facility offers them many resources and a friendly staff that they might have never gotten elsewhere. They use this place as an outlet to find and make life long friends.

7. Possible occupational therapy intervention that would benefit a client or the clients at the facility. A possible occupational therapy intervention that would benefit a client or clients at the facility is working on their social skills. The intervention could incorporate role-playing about the basics of conversational skills. Since some have difficulty in distinguishing between social cues working on their ability to identify them during conversations can help them emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and

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