Occupational Therapy Analysis

The first characteristic I received was social, this is the interest of working with people to help them with a variety of needs, such as, educational, physical or mental. This was my highest attribute, and I can see why because I very much enjoy helping individuals with any situation that arises. This trait will be very beneficial in occupational therapy because I will have to be able to interact on a daily basis caring for people’s needs. I will use this characteristic to connect to an individual on different levels and will allow me and my patient to have meaningful connections with each other. In addition, social skills come into play when communicating efficiently with the patient. I am going to have to explain why we are doing a certain …show more content…
Although I am not artistic in the painting or music sense, I am artistic when it comes to solving problems differently. This will allow me to solve problems that arise that do not fit the cookie cutter solution. This will be very helpful for occupational therapy because there will be some patients that will not fit the text book solution, and it will be up to myself to find another method to get the patient to the same outcome. A patient can become frustrated if no solution is able to be provided for their current situation. I will need to dig deeper into a problem, to find a solution, that will provide helpful guidance and recovery for the patient. I also want to make a patient’s experience at therapy positive and fun, so with my artistic abilities I can create a creative and knowledgeable plan that will incorporate fun activities that will still help in recovery. I have heard of occupational therapist playing board games and taking patients out fishing to strengthen certain muscles. These are just a few ways how artistic abilities made therapy a more positive experience. This characteristic will help me be creative when forming a plan for a client, and can incorporate activities they find enjoyable that still aid with …show more content…
I always knew I wanted to have a career in helping individuals, I just never knew what it was. I grew up around a hospital because my mom is a doctor and I would always interact with her patients and got to hear how my mom helped their lives so positively. It was eye-opening to know that just one person could have such a direct impact on so many lives. With that in mind, I decided to start doing research on different healthcare fields. After a couple weeks, I came across occupational therapy. I do not know how to describe the feeling, but I was instantly drawn in to this career, and as I researched, the more intrigued I became. I loved the idea of being able to interact with patients and help aid in their recovery. All the patient stories I read talked about how occupational therapy changed their life and how they have such a positive view of therapy afterwards. I believe this is the right career path for me, because it is going to allow me to positively restore people’s lives. If I can directly help someone heal to the best of their ability after a life-altering situation or complication, I would get such an immense amount of satisfaction. I am a very unselfish person and always find it more rewarding to brighten someone else’s day. With occupational therapy, I hope to