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brittali

The Heart, Mind, and Soul of Professionalism in Occupational Therapy | American Journal... - 3 views

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professionalism

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  • shaemckay on 25 Jul 14
     
    This article focused on the importance of having your heart, mind, and soul behind you and your profession in order to present professionalism within the occupational therapy field. The heart of professionalism in occupational therapy, focuses on doing Good Work and/or ensuring that what we are doing is right for us as well as improving another's life. The mind of professionalism in occupational therapy, this idea is centered around working to broaden the scope of knowledge within occupational therapy as well as providing EVP to your clients because they deserve more than the routine BUE exercises. Lastly, the soul of professionalism within occupational therapy, this involves collaborating with other individuals within the profession, critically evaluating, and brainstorming to ensure that the highest standard of practice is being used within the clinics. These three components are interwoven. Therefore, if one piece, the heart, mind, or soul is missing then the level of professionalism you portray decreases.
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  • stewarts3 on 01 Aug 14
     
    The Heart, Mind, and Soul of Professionalism in Occupational Therapy. This is an AJOT article that discusses the topic of professionalism and how it applies to occupational therapy practice. The article discusses the "heart of professionalism" and how presenting oneself in a professional manner is crucial in today's healthcare market as an occupational therapy practitioner.
  • lannars on 06 Aug 14
     
    This article explores the question of how as OT's we stay convinced that our work is, and can always be, right for ourselves just as it is good for the world. The author proposes the answer lies in how we understand and enact professionalism
  • saracrall on 07 Aug 14
     
    This is a really neat article. It personifies professionalism and puts a whole new meaning to it. It emphasizes the importance of it for our field and how it has evolved over the years. I like how it talks about professionalism can bring occupational therapists together and "nourish our convictions in the rightness of our work for ourselves and its goodness for the world." This article is written more like a novel and I think many people would enjoy the read!!
  • meganthompson on 09 Aug 14
     
    This article provides an interesting perspective concerning professionalism in occupational therapy. In this article the author examines the importance of having your heart, mind, and soul as your driving force in order to demonstrate professionalism. The heart of professionalism involves a belief that what you do to better people's lives and society is so special that no amount of money could measure how important it is to you. The mind of professionalism involves the application of knowledge and expertise that enables a therapist to be empowered and inspired to utilize evidence within their everyday practice to better meet their patients' needs. Lastly, the soul of professionalism includes the special bond therapists have with one another and with their patients, focused on collaboration and creativity, in order to provide the highest quality of care to their patients.
  • arikamarie on 18 Aug 15
     
    This article in The American Journal of Occupational Therapy sets out to describe professionalism and how it relates to the occupational therapy field and career. The author, Wendy Wood (2004), describes professionalism as an "ideal that encompasses widely held expectations of, and objective standards for evaluating, any field that calls itself a profession." She emphasizes how personal professionalism is and relates it to the heart, mind, and soul to illustrate its most crucial elements. She describes the history of the profession and how it along with professionalism has developed as the field has grown. Wood goes on to state that any field, occupational therapy included, which claims professional stature must be equally dedicated to developing it's "mind" and "heart." This just means that the body of knowledge must also continue to grow and develop as the profession grows. We must also grow as professionals who are interacting with one another. Wood (2004) states the importance of interacting with others in ways that are "honest, critically evaluative, and dedicated toward realizing a greater good."
  • mregan1301 on 30 Oct 15
     
    This article provides a guideline on how occupational therapists can understand and carryout professional behavior. The author breaks down professionalism in terms of "the vital elements" the heart, mind, and soul and how to apply these aspects in a professional manner. The author highlights the fact that professionalism is a process and grows over time.
  • karajordan on 17 Oct 16
     
    As we engage our hearts to do Good Work, strive to nourish our minds, and to cultivate the authenticity of our souls we can help make the field of occupational therapy stand out and be a pillar of professionalism. Wendy Wood's article is inspiring and is a good read to give you a little boost.
  • brittali on 09 Dec 16
     
    The author's purpose of this article was to promote professionalism as heart, mind, and soul at all level so that all we do in the name of occupational therapy not only remains right for ourselves and good for the world, but also grows more so over time. He described professionalism as especially important for the well-being of individuals or of society at large, having a value so special that money cannot serve as its sole measure: it is also simply good work. The author was captured by the magic of occupational therapy as a counselor at a summer camp for autistic children, which was a truly inspiring story about how he fell in love with the profession. He emphasized how personal professionalism is; so personal, in fact, that he uses the metaphors of heart, mind, and soul to depict its most vital elements. Any field claiming professional stature must be just as dedicated to cultivating its mind as it is to nourishing its heart, as the two are wonderfully symbiotic. I loved this article, and it truly depicted the meaning of and what it means to be an occupational therapist at a personal level.
erickaleighty

Fieldwork Education: Shaping a Foundation for Clinical Reasoning - 1 views

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  • erickaleighty on 27 Jul 14
     
    This article is a great read and discusses a multitude of strategies to teach technical skills while providing a foundation for clinical reasoning for students on fieldwork.
christenhopkins

Therapeutic Modalities. - 1 views

This is a PDF file that discusses therapeutic modalities, such as their descriptions, indications, administration techniques, treatment considerations, effective documentation practices, critical a...

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christenhopkins

Free-Up - 0 views

In our clinic, at The Center for Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, manual massage is used on every individual who come into their appointment with a pain rating of 1/10+. So that there is no raw...

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harrisn2

Antipsychotic drugs & Dementia - 0 views

When researching Alzheimer's/Dementia I saw there were a lot of sources on what the disease is and its path, behaviors, and tips for caregivers. While researching, I found an article that discusses...

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karajordan

Clinical Reasoning: What is it and why should I care? - 1 views

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  • tracicarpenter on 01 Nov 14
     
    Now that we have had a chance to experience clinical reasoning and understand how important it is. I found this little PDF file that explains how each type of clinical reasoning goes into the OT process. For example, how procedural reasoning guides treatment however, interactive reasoning guides therapy. Its a really neat clean cut explanation of why it is important to touch on each type of reasoning during the OT process with each client.
  • karajordan on 17 Oct 16
     
    This article is by the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy and it is a good refresher over clinical reasoning (especially the different types of clinical reasoning) and why it is so important to develop this skill and apply it in practice. Additionally, it provide some tips for students and for fieldwork educators in this area.
Megan Applegate

First Job: Love It or Leave It? - 0 views

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professionalism; first job

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  • Megan Applegate on 15 Nov 16
     
    This article was interesting to read because it discussed the importance of professionalism and becoming successful within your first job. Several interviews with rehabilitation directors and other experienced healthcare professionals took place to discuss information about landing your first job. One of the individuals stated that it usually takes about six to eight months to learn a new role so it is important to stay in one setting or at one job for at least a year. Also, jumping from job to job does not demonstrate stability when an organization is looking into hiring you. Some of the directors recommend staying at a job for at least two years before you decide that you want to leave. For practitioners looking into going into the acute care setting, make sure you have a good general knowledge of various diagnoses because you will see a variety of diagnoses. It is also important for new graduates to look into jobs at organizations with a mentorship program. In this situation, you are assigned a mentor in which you can ask questions and learn from someone who has been in the game and really understands what is expected of the employees at the organization.
brittali

The Heart, Mind, and Soul of Professionalism in Occupational Therapy - 0 views

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professionalism

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  • brittali on 09 Dec 16
     
    The author's purpose of this article was to promote professionalism as heart, mind, and soul at all level so that all we do in the name of occupational therapy not only remains right for ourselves and good for the world, but also grows more so over time. He described professionalism as especially important for the well-being of individuals or of society at large, having a value so special that money cannot serve as its sole measure: it is also simply good work. The author was captured by the magic of occupational therapy as a counselor at a summer camp for autistic children, which was a truly inspiring story about how he fell in love with the profession. He emphasized how personal professionalism is; so personal, in fact, that he uses the metaphors of heart, mind, and soul to depict its most vital elements. Any field claiming professional stature must be just as dedicated to cultivating its mind as it is to nourishing its heart, as the two are wonderfully symbiotic. I loved this article; it truly depicted the meaning of what it means to be an occupational therapist at the most personal, internal level.
christenhopkins

ADHD - 0 views

ADHD. (2011). http://occupationaltherapyforchildren.over-blog.com/article-adhd-80664822.html Although most health care providers are able to define ADHD and understand what it is, sometimes it is ...

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laurenmbaker

Clinical Reasoning - 2 views

This article discusses different viewpoints and elements to clinical reasoning. The article talks about applying theory and science to clinical reasoning. Then it breaks it down into disciplines....

American Journal of Occupational Therapy November 1991 Vol. 45 979-986. doi:10.5014_ajot.45.11.979

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christenhopkins

Professionalism - 0 views

According to Wood (2004), professionalism can considered as "an ideal that encompasses widely held expectations of, and objective standards for evaluating, any field that calls itself a profession" ...

started by christenhopkins on 12 Aug 15 no follow-up yet
meganthompson

Communicating with Clients, Family Members, and Colleagues About Research Evidence - 0 views

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  • meganthompson on 08 Aug 14
     
    This PDF document is the fourth article in a series concerning the steps of how to conduct evidence-based practice. The first three steps include write a clinical question, gather current evidence that might answer the question, and then evaluate the literature to determine what is the best answer in regards to your clinical question. In this article the author discusses the fourth step of how to conduct evidence-based practice, which is communicating the evidence to patients, family members, and other colleagues in regards to how it may impact intervention decisions. In order to effectively communicate to all parties involved the occupational therapist must first conduct an unbiased, comprehensive search to answer the proposed clinical question. The therapist must then be able to interpret the information and articulate it to their patient, their family, and their colleagues in a way that is easy to understand. The author suggests starting broadly and then narrowing down; in other words present the evidence as a whole and then narrow it down to how it can be applied to the patient's case. Above all, it is important to make sure the patient is able to comprehend the information as it is a collaborative work between the therapist and the patient in order to provide the most beneficial treatment.
harrisn2

"Many Doctors Who Diagnose Alzheimer's Fail to Tell The Patient." - 0 views

The short media clip on npr.org discussed that many families of Alzheimer's patients feel as if they are not being served as well as they should be because these patients are not being told by thei...

started by harrisn2 on 19 Nov 15 no follow-up yet
christenhopkins

Clincal Reasoning - 2 views

This article discusses how 13 experienced OTs utilized head-mounted video cameras to capture their clinical reasoning data in order to collect and analyze it within a focused ethnographic framework...

started by christenhopkins on 01 Aug 15 no follow-up yet
alliejpeugh

Systematic Review of the Effects of Exercise on Activities of Daily Living in People Wi... - 0 views

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alzheimer disease exercise

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  • bethanysp on 09 Aug 14
     
    This is a systematic review that looks at the evidence for the effects of exercise on ADL functioning of people with AD. This review also looked at the effects of exercise on cognition and mood and on physical performance. The initial search for articles for the systematic review began with over 2000 articles, and the reviewers narrowed it down to 6 articles. Overall, they found that exercise can, in fact improve ADL function in people with AD. Exercise can also improve physical performance, and may slow the decline in cognition and boost mood in those with AD.
  • alliejpeugh on 14 Nov 16
     
    This article used 6 other articles to review effects of exercise on ADL performance of those with Alzheimer's Disease. Occupational therapy intervention that includes aerobic and strengthening exercises may help improve independence in ADLs and improve physical performance in people with Alzheimer's. More research needs to done to identify specific components of intervention and optimal dosage to develop clinical guidelines. At my SNF placement, I have worked with many residents with Alzheimer's. We do use strength training with most patients is they are able to do it, and we also work to increase endurance as well. It is good to see evidence to back up treatment
jonathanupholz

Benefits and challenges of supervising occupational therapy fieldwork students: Supervi... - 1 views

http://ot.unm.edu/common/docs/fieldwork/articles/Benefits%20and%20Challenges%20of%20supervising%20FW%20II%20students.pdf I thought this article was really interesting as it comes from the perspect...

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amberaruggles

Clinical Reasoning Workbook - 1 views

www.srs-mcmaster.ca/...cal%20Reasoning%20Workbook.pdf

clinical reasoning

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  • tracicarpenter on 29 Jul 14
     
    This site is a McMaster University workbook that outlines each type of reasoning,. It breaks down what you should do and ask your self in the clinical reasoning process. It may not be totally practically with practice as a clinical but i think as students in our fieldwork sites could make this part of their "homework" each night to develop these clinical reasoning skils.
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  • tracicarpenter on 29 Jul 14
     
    This site is a McMaster University workbook that outlines each type of reasoning,. It breaks down what you should do and ask your self in the clinical reasoning process. It may not be totally practically with practice as a clinical but i think as students in our fieldwork sites could make this part of their "homework" each night to develop these clinical reasoning skils.
  • meganthompson on 07 Aug 14
     
    This document was created as a workbook in order to introduce students to the various concepts/types of clinical reasoning and to facilitate students to make comprehensive clinical decisions regarding patient care. This workbook defines each type of clinical reasoning occupational therapy practitioners may utilize in order to deliver patient-centered care including narrative reasoning, procedural reasoning, interactive reasoning, pragmatic reasoning, and conditional reasoning. Under each type of clinical reasoning various strategies are listed in order to help an occupational therapy practitioner utilize the particular type of clinical reasoning to better understand and relate to the patient and deliver more effective treatment.
  • amberaruggles on 24 Aug 14
     
    It is important to understand and apply throughout evaluation and intervention, clinical reasoning concepts such as narrative, procedural, interactive, pragmatic, and conditional. This article outlines and discusses the clinical reasoning concepts in further detail.
beihlt

How OTs can help educate about visiting loved ones with dementia - 0 views

For this blog post, I want to concentrate on how we, as future OTs, can help educate family and friends on how to plan a successful visit to a loved one living with dementia. When visiting a person...

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started by beihlt on 14 Nov 15 no follow-up yet
christenhopkins

Occupational Therapy interventions for adults with Stroke. - 0 views

This article provides clinical applications of systematic reviews developed in collaboration with AOTA's evidence-based practice project. This article provides OT interventions targeting adults wi...

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christenhopkins

Occupational Therapy: Meeting the needs of families of people with Autism Spectrum Diso... - 0 views

Kuhaneck, H. M., & Watling, R. (2015). Occupational Therapy: Meeting the needs of families of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 69, 6905170010p1-690517...

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