Laken's OT Thoughts

          When I read the instructions for this assignment, I thought there was no way I was ready to do something like this. I believed that I wasn’t going to be able to think enough like an occupational therapist to create what I needed to for this project. Therefore, I believe the most significant thing I have learned from this assignment is not to doubt or underestimate myself. I have learned that I have already started developing an OT mind even after just one semester of school. After completing this assignment, I feel more confident in myself than before. I was changed through this assignment because it made me start thinking of myself as more of an occupational therapy student instead of just a student. It gave me a glimpse of the career I am pursuing and of the person I want to be. This assignment will impact the way I think in the future because I won’t have the attitude of I’m not ready for this, but I will be able to have an attitude of I...

          This week I watched The Fundamentals of Caring , a movie about friendship and tragedy with some humor mixed in. Ben takes a course to become a caregiver after he experiences a tragedy no one should ever have to experience, and his first job is taking care of Trevor, a boy with muscular dystrophy. After spending a little time with Trevor, Ben convinces Trevor’s mom to let them take a road trip – the first one Trevor will have ever been on. Friendship unfolds as they head to the deepest pit in the world.             I had a good amount of friends who watched this movie and highly recommended it, so I decided to give it a shot. I also chose to watch this movie because I felt like I didn’t understand a lot about muscular dystrophy, and I wanted to know more. I wanted to learn more about what muscular dystrophy is and how to treat it, and I believe this movie helped me learn some of those ...