Jan 24 2008
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Hello everyone, my name is Silvina Caivano-Alejo, and I welcome you to, “on the OTher hand” blog at: http://myot.edublogs.org/ Society today needs to know more about the function and significance of an occupational therapist (OT) along with the growing need for their intense forms of therapy. OT’s strive to help people of all ages enhance daily living activities, if necessary, with the aid of adaptations for the facilitating the persons needs. OT’s help a large range of patients including premature babies, children diagnosed with autism, adults with disabling diseases, elderly who have taken a harsh fall, or anyone who has endured any form of an accident. Many people end up in the care of an occupational therapist at some point in their lives. This blog will give you insight on the different therapies available and the type of therapy which is most beneficial for each individual person. This blog will enhance my education as I become a registered occupational therapist in the near future. In addition, this blog will inform my readers on options available to the countless infants surviving birth at young gestational ages, the millions of children with disabilities (especially autism), and those individuals whom are faithfully living beyond their 90’s, all of which on a day to day basis struggle with basic living skills. Due to a staggering number of individuals needing assistance, the demand for occupational therapists is substantially growing. An OT’s vision is to help those in need adapt to life with a disability or return to the previous ways of living through adaptations in ones environment. Enjoy my blog, and keep in mind that you may be the one needing an OT in the near future.
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I am an Occupational Therapy major in my first year of the bachelors program at USC; my blogs name is, “on the OTher hand. My blog will be in reference to the wide variety of Occupational Therapy programs available to the diverse population needing or providing services. Occupational Therapists are those who help others improved function with daily living activities; anywhere from bathing and eating to driving and working. Occupational Therapy is one of the fastest growing careers of the future because of the growing population of disabled children and elderly living beyond expectations. I will be discussing the diverse therapies used, depending on the disability, and how OT can benefit a population with various needs.
I have chosen Occupational Therapy as my career after ten years of working in a related line of employment. I think that blogging will significantly expand my knowledge and appreciation for the OT field. I am confident that I will absolutely love working in this profession, especially in the sense that I am highly devoted to the patients I have worked with in the past and expect to do alike in the future. This blog will allow me to communicate with other OT professionals, students, patients and even people who are unrelated to the subject but are curious about what OT’s are and what we do. It will also help expose me to all the Occupational Therapy theories and practices that people experience in the OT community.
I searched different OT blogs for several hours, but they are not easy to come by. Occupational Therapy has been around for many years but its popularity has only recently skyrocketed. Therefore, the lack of blogs dedicated to the field may be due to the lack of knowledge of what Occupational Therapists do. Many of the blogs I found focused on the OT’s student life and different therapy session experiences. I plan on making my blog unique by finding information on the controversial aspects of OT and how these difficult situations can be handled to strive for a field with very little controversies.