Media Project: Clothespin to Paintbrush


          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 can do this. Future assignments may be hard, but I am learning new things every day that I can use to complete them. This assignment will also help me in clinical work because I will have the confidence in myself and I will know that I was prepared well for whatever comes my way.





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