Foundations of Occupational Therapy- Course Take-Aways

I honestly feel like I took a lot away from the Foundations of Occupational Therapy course. The nature of the class was not very stressful and was engaging, which is something a student can really look forward to during a graduate program. Two of my biggest take aways from the course content would be the emphasis on the holistic approach to occupational therapy and the OT process. However there were many other things I will take away such as therapeutic use if self, cultural humility, test taking skills and interprofessional (?) skills, and a general approach to how to treat people you work and interact with.

Foundations really emphasized the holistic approach to OT. Looking at a person as a whole and all aspects of their life. Taking to time to consider nonverbal communications, living situations, and most importantly what is important to the person you are working with. Taking the time to actively listen to clients when they begin telling you about their life and their struggles (and successes!).

The OT process is the evaluation, the intervention, and the outcome. The evaluation being an interview with a client or family member, a standardize test or assessment, or an observation. The intervention being what you decide to do based on the evaluation and the outcome being the progress made by the client. I think a big take away from this is the idea that sometimes an OT will have to go back reevaluate and develop a new intervention, sometimes even multiple times.