My senior year of my undergraduate degree at the University of Alabama I started a job as a therapy aide at a local outpatient clinic. I loved the atmosphere and the fast pace as it was a very busy clinic with often times 10 patients an hour between 3 therapists and 2 PTAs. Often times every client's session started with preparatory exercises such as the arm/leg bike, pulleys, fluidotherapy machines, and more. As I was working there I saw the purpose to these exercises to warm up the muscles before therapy sessions. Now that I have spent three months in OT school, I see there might be better activities to engage the clients in and make their hour sessions more worthwhile and motivating. I wonder if the therapists used these preparatory exercises because they were so busy and could not work the entirety of the hour one-on-one with the clients, forcing them split their time between themselves and prep exercises. I thought the busier the clinic was the better business they were running. However when that is the case, are they keeping the client's needs first and maintaining a client-centered practice? I respect and admire the therapists I worked under for that year, and I always wanted to work at a clinic with the same values and atmosphere myself one day. However, I can now reflect on that experience and hopefully take the knowledge I have learned since then to take with me to my future practice that might be a little different from their practice.
What were the key takeaway points from the guest lecture today? Describe two occupational therapy interventions based on the topic. Each intervention should address a different type of client: individual (1:1), group, or population. Key Takeaways Our society creates myths that older adults are asexual. While it is not often talked about, older adults remain sexually active into their later years. Studies show that organs can relieve pain, reduce stress, improve sleep, boost immune system and cognitive functioning, as well as increase life span. Knowing this, sex has a direct impact on older adult clients. Today we gained an understanding of the fundamental differences between approaches to sexual interactions based on biological gender. Sex is an occupation and therefore is covered in the occupational therapy scope of practice. It is important for us to be educated on this topic in order to educate future clients who are experiencing sexual ...
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