Laken's OT Thoughts

Hello Friends! I have attached my OT 640 debrief video here! I can't wait to hear about everyone's experiences when we get back to campus!!

          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 ...

     Last night, I was able to watch the Memphis Rolling Grizzlies wheelchair basketball practice. It was one of the coolest things I've ever gotten to experience. The Memphis Rolling Grizzlies are a division 1 wheelchair basketball team which means they are one of the best. Their practice lasted for an hour and a half, and after practice they allowed us to try out the wheelchairs they use when they play and try to play basketball in them ourselves.      To be able to qualify to play wheelchair basketball the player has to not be able to play basketball, so when a man walked in last night and got in a wheelchair to play I was amazed. He has a condition where he has a soft spot in his spine and can't jump so he cannot play basketball otherwise. It was amazing to see how well he could maneuver his wheelchair even though he doesn't use a wheelchair daily. I was so impressed with their skills. I don't think I could ever do what they were doing. I have always h...

            I listened to the audiobook, Tuesdays with Morrie , by Mitch Albom. In the book, Mitch Albom meets with his old professor and friend, Morrie Schwartz, after Mitch discovers that Morrie has ALS. Mitch hasn’t seen his old professor in ten years, but finds out that Morrie has ALS while scrolling through TV channels and seeing him in an interview. Mitch starts meeting with Morrie every Tuesday, rekindling their friendship, and Mitch records their conversations which he then uses to write the book.             I chose to listen to Tuesdays with Morrie because I have been wanting to read that book for a while, but I just haven’t had time. I realized that with the amount of time I spend in the car or walking my dog I could listen to the book while doing those activities. I also chose to listen to this book because one of my best friend’s dad was diagnos...