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Hi everyone ! We are nearing the end of 2020. What a wild ride this has been. I hope that everyone is giving it their all till the end. Sadly this will be my last blog post for the year but as a great man once said … … fresh and rejuvenated to tackle myContinue reading “Advice for my future self as a person and as an OT”

Hi everyone! I hope everyone is keeping their spirits up during these tough times! Today’s topic is coming out of your shell and beyond. The first thing that comes to mind when I hear the phrase coming out of your shell is the famous idiom. According to (“come out of your shell”, 2020) coming outContinue reading “In a nutshell – coming out of your shell and beyond”

Hi everyone! I hope everyone is keeping safe and optimistic in these ever changing times. It feels like years since my last blog post. Let me fill you in with all that has happened between my last blog post to now. We have finally moved into the second semester of the year this means aContinue reading “COVID 19 – Trick or treat ?”

Today’s topic is on collaborative practice and the multidisciplinary team. What is a multidisciplinary team ? The multidisciplinary team consists of a variety of health care workers who work together to provide comprehensive treatment. Nurses, doctors, social workers, physiotherapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists are some of the health care workers who form part ofContinue reading “Teamwork !”

Hi everyone, it has been a while. We are finally back in action; assessing, treating and OTing ! I am now placed at a chronic facility which is completely different to the previous acute facility. The pace, atmosphere and time frame of conditions have changed therefore I have realized I also need to change theContinue reading “Getting back into action !”

Communication skills are vital in any work setting however they are even more so in the health discipline where the patient’s health is influenced on how the multi-disciplinary team communicate with each other. Communication skills not only include verbal skills such as talking to other team members but also written skills in note writing. CommunicationContinue reading “Am I a good communicator?”

“ Client-centered occupational therapy is a kind of partnership between the client/patient and the therapist, which allows empowerment of the patient to engage in functional performance to fulfill his/her occupational roles in a variety of environments.(1) Philosophy of client-centered therapy includes empowerment and guiding of patients to achieve a cure by means of a balanceContinue reading “What does client centered mean to me ?”

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. ”— Chinese Proverb The topic for this week is “From theory into practice” but before I start, I would like to give the readers an idea of the setting. I have been placed at a private physical rehabilitation facility forContinue reading “The trails and tribulations of the first week on prac !”