Occupational Therapy Observation Report

Introduction to Occupational Therapy is a very meaning class to me as I have learned a lot in this short time. I like how some of the material overlaps into other classes as I believe it helps reinforce information that is intensely important to know. The first unit gives great information to begin the course.
Before reading the first chapter, I did not know the exact differentiation between occupation, activity, and task. I probably would have used them interchangeably when I was referring to what a person is doing. I like the use of "OAT" as it causes me to think the later letters go within the previous. For example, T (task) is after A (activity) which means that a task is something done in an activity. I found this a great mnemonic device

The discussion question was one of my favorites as I enjoyed the aspect of recollecting activity scenarios that were in my previous observations. It reminded me of how much I enjoyed my observations, and how I will benefit in my future fieldwork placements. The history aspect of the class was particularly fascinating. I, honestly, had no idea how occupational therapy came to be a profession and rehabilitation source. I did like reading the summaries of the founders, and I have made a mental note to look them up further in the future. I feel very proud that the profession I am studying, helped recreate the environment of a psychiatric hospital. In addition, it was exciting to learn that the profession officially came out in 1917, since my class, and I will be graduating in the occupational therapy’s 100th birthday year. The Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics’s seven principles of behavior seem somewhat simple, and the characteristics of a moral person. Additionally, I believe some circumstances would trip people up. For instances, the focus should be on the clients, and the practitioner should report any problems they see with another practitioner. If

They were the AOTA and ACOTE. I had no clue how in depth the organizations could be as they have four divisions and so many people within each one. I, also, did not know that most of the positions in the organizations are a volunteer position. It makes me wonder how much time each person devotes to the appointment. If it required the amount of hours as a full-time job, the professional must be genuinely busy or cannot do both the position and forty-hour work week. I also like the fact that more certified occupational therapy assistants are getting into higher roles as they are vastly important in the profession too. I found the small summary Continuing Education very significant to what I will have to do in the future. I think this is very important to keep practitioners up to date on the recent developments in their professions. I was curious to see how many credits we will be required to have after we graduate, and I went to the site continuingeducation.com. There it had every state law, and a variety of classes that people could perhaps attend. I noticed that Tennessee has it where OT and COTAs has to achieve 24 credits every two years after renewal. On the site, the online classes counted .10 or .20 apiece. It makes me wonder how long each segment takes to complete it as over a hundred would have to be done at that pace. I know that some colleges offered