During my first Level II fieldwork experience, I had the pleasure of running an LSVT Big program with my FWE for individuals living with Parkinson’s Disease. The LSVT Big program aimed to improve the patient’s motor functioning and although over time the exercise program seemed to increase their functional mobility, I believe that many of the patient’s would have benefited from the use of assistive technology to help them perform their activities of daily living. Based on the readings, the model that I believe would have worked best with this population is the Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) model. The HAAT model has three components: human (person), activity (occupation), and assistive technology. These three components occur
within meaningful contexts (environment) and it is recommended that the “AT assessments be performed within common, everyday contexts for more relevant application”(South Carolina Assistive Technology Program Fact Sheet, n.d.). This model allows a person with a disability, such as Parkinson’s, take part in an activity that is meaningful to them via the use of an assistive device taking into account their environment. Since Parkinson’s is a progressive disease, it is important to pay attention to the person’s needs, their current skills and performance abilities, in order to recommend the appropriate AT to facilitate participation in activities of daily living, work, play, and/or leisure. The goal of the LSVT Big program is to improve and maintain function for as long as possible, unfortunately because of the nature of the disease, people with Parkinson’s will eventually experience a decline in function. For this reason, I have chosen the HAAT model because it would assist occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech language pathologists in the selection of AT to maintain maximal functioning based on the patient’s individual needs, their current abilities, the activity desired, and the environment, all of which are important when treating persons with a chronic illness. Reference: South Carolina Assistive Technology Program Fact Sheet. (n.d.). Retrieved September 17, 2015, from http://www.sc.edu/scatp/documents/Assessment Best Practices
Here are several different types of HIE and HIE organization (HIO) currently operating across the United States and its territories:
Another key strength for Planet Fitness is the Judgment Free Zone philosophy. This attracts the average person instead of the body builder type that typically dominates work out centers. By adopting this policy the gym can reach a larger demographic, since majority of the Oshkosh population would be considered average in terms of work out usage. Other key strengths that are associated with the Judgment Free Zone are a free personal training, and easier to use machines so that members feel comfortable in the gym. As a part of the marketing mix we plan to implement a new member orientation to help members feel more comfortable when they come into the gym. This would greatly improve our product and is a key strength to Planet Fitness
In this paper I will discuss two different case studies. The first case study involves a 35-month old girl named Kim who struggles with meal time, potty training, and play time with others. I will discuss four assistive technology devices, that would work for Kim. These devices will assist Kim with balance, mobility and undressing. The second case study involves a school age child name Billy, who struggles with benchmark objectives. Billy is in the fourth grade and use Assistive technology devices reading and math. I will discuss different AT devices that can be used to assist Billy with reading and math.
“The purpose of the Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative (WATI) is to provide a comprehensive and thorough assistive technology assessment process” (Barbara, n.d., para. 14). WATI consists of an Assistive Technology Consideration Guide that is made like a table. Horizontally the table entails tasks that the student might be expected to complete in the classroom. Vertically the table asks if the student completes the tasks with special accommodations or AT devices. It also asks what new assistive technology the student will try (Marino, 2006). The ultimate goal of the WATI is to consider different types of AT, and to ensure that the student receives the best services and accommodations. Which will allow the student to learn the curriculum to his/ her full potential and meet the IEP and IFSP objectives (Barbara,
Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder in the community resulting in significant disability. This global problem has consumed the lives of many. “Approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease each year, and this number does not reflect the thousands of cases that go undetected” (Statistics on Parkinson’s, 2014). Once this unbiased disease has begun to affect the patient it is a lifelong battle. Parkinson’s disease has a tremendous impact on the patient as they battle for their independence and plead for their acceptance into their own community setting. People living with Parkinson’s disease struggle with tremors, bradykinesia and rigidity. It takes a skilled nurse to be able to care for the patient suffering with Parkinson. With education, support and exercise the patient will be able to feel some sense of hope for their future. The purpose of this paper to is educate the community about Parkinson’s disease and the impact on the patient and on the nurse caring for the patient.
Some of the areas that Maria would like to address are marital concerns (the romance, hanging out with people other than her husband’s coworkers, communication, spend more time doing outdoor activities), concerns regarding pleasing her parents even during adulthood (the guilt she feels about her parents making sacrifices to send her to the United States to obtain her college degree), and the pressure of her religious background (being Catholic and feeling that she could not divorce her husband, even if she wanted).
However, the functional model is the main model I will work with because as an Occupational Therapist, I focus on the patients’ ability to perform activities of daily living. This is what my specialty is in, so it makes sense that I would primarily use the functional model. I will reteach individuals how to these daily activities but with modification due to their disability. For example, I would reteach individuals who have had a stroke how button of their shirt. I believe that I will use the environment model when I evaluate patients’ homes to see how well they can navigate through their homes successfully. However, I would mostly use this model when I was working with individuals who have sensory delayed disabilities and working with psychiatric disabilities because the environment can negatively or positively influence their
With the elderly population growing from 45 million to 65 million in the next year according to Jennifer Ortman. “Between 2012 and 2050, the U.S. population is projected to grow from 314 million in 2012 to 400 million in 2050, an increase of 27 percent” (Ortman). Clearly, this many people will need to be kept healthy and happy. One way to ensure this is to make sure that every nursing home institutes physical therapy and movement. This will greatly improve the residents of the futures mental and physical health and keep them strong to prevent future
...own that there were four major barriers that were declared, transportation, cost of program, lack of energy and lack of knowledge regarding the program. Within one of the CDC funded projects they eliminated these barriers in multiple ways, they provided free transport, didn’t charge anything for the program, provided door to door transportation so it reduces the fatigue level that often occurs getting to the site and developing an accessible and individual designed exercise program in a recently built fitness centre. Within the first collection of people for the 12 week program their attendance was over 85% and none of the participants left the program. Within these finding you can see what factors could be eliminated to take down these barriers for the disabled. They will continue this research and hope, in time to implement these changes throughout countries.
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The Question of Hu reconstructs an extraordinary episode of the initial contacts between Europe and China. Jonathan D. Spence tells the story of John Hu, a Cantonese convert to Catholicism, who entered the service of Jean-François Foucquet, a French Jesuit missionary, as translator and servant. Foucquet took him with on his return to Paris in 1722, but Hu's strange behavior abroad motivated his confinement in an asylum for the mentally ill. From French, British and Vatican archives, the author attempts to reconstruct a narrative on the supposed insanity of the Chinese servant from his controversial relationship with the Jesuit father in the context of cultural selection between Europe and Asia, each society with different beliefs of "faith, madness and moral obligation."
The SWOT analysis is a useful tool for identifying our personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to our plans and goals. According to a “Fuel My Motivation” article (2010), this analysis considers internal influences that can positively or negatively affect our ability to achieve our goals. The internal factors are our strengths and weaknesses. Also considered are opportunities and threats, which are external influences that can have a positive or negative impact on the ability to achieve our goals. I will share how the self-assessment instruments and self-exercises in this course have contributed to assessing and understanding my strengths and weaknesses. I will also discuss techniques I will use to leverage my strengths and understand my weaknesses. In addition, I will consider opportunities that I can take advantage of and the threats that can possibly impede my progress.
... CLD info sheets: assistive technology. Council for Learning Disabilities. Retrieved on April 24, 2005, from http://www.cldinternational.org/c/@CS_yKIo7l8ozY/Pages/assistive.html
Change is one of the many concepts in life which is inevitable, this theory applies in not only in everyday life but in the world of business as well. I can recall optimist discussions during my adolescent years about how different things would be in the future. We knew in our hearts that by mid 2000s there would be flying cars and other types of futuristic gadgets that would change our lives. As I type this report I can’t help but to realize just how much has changed since my school days and the rate of change we experience every day. I joined the Army at its point of transition from paper files to computer. I remember an older Supervisor who was on the brink of retirement telling me to get savvy with computer programs because it was the new direction and would soon
To manage helpee issue, we came with DASIE model as a set of guidelines that can help us along the session. Five stage of DASIE model that has been used are as below: