Reflection on Occupation-based Practice

My journey in learning about this practice has really become a full circle to what I have
always envisioned my health care profession to be. In accepting my invitation to be a part of the
Touro University Nevada occupational therapy program, I already knew the population I wanted
to work with. I needed to attain the knowledge and skill on how to perform initial evaluations,
how to be proficient in obtaining an occupational profile while developing therapeutic rapport,
how to implement occupation-based treatments and interventions, and collaborate with the
patient to formulate client-centered goals. Well, I found that in order to perform these
components of occupation-based practice, a number of detailed writing assignments were
inevitable.
The occupational profile, analysis, and intervention plan assignment in my opinion was
quite challenging. I thought by using my spouse it would help make the assignment less stressful
but it was just the opposite. This assignment had me analyzing my spouses juggling skills and
then breaking down the performance skills. With the completion of this assignment, I improved
on critical thinking, identifying barriers to participation, and analyzing skills when a task is
performed. I learn how to grade activities to promote the just right challenge in order to
encourage the clients self-efficacy. The occupational profile assignment I improved on the
second time around. This is the part of occupational therapy that I truly enjoy and is meaningful
to me. From the moment I walk into the clients room, I am prepared to be an active listener to
build the client and therapist relationship while collaborating on goals and developing
appropriate client-centered interventions. During my first level II fieldwork, I was able to put
occupation-based practice in motion. I was under the guidance of an amazing fieldwork educator

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(FE). Through her guidance, I was able to understand and identify specific barriers within the
environment (physical and social) that prevents occupational performance and utilize appropriate
assessments to analyze the client factors of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework
(OTPF) being affected. The next assignment allowed me to use my creativity and knowledge in
occupational therapy to develop an assistive technology device. I was really inspired to invent
something that would make a difference in a clients life. I have a passion to help people and as a
future therapist, I feel as though creating adaptive devices and utilizing occupation-based
interventions will ultimately lead to the enhancement of the clients quality of life. With this
said, this career will fill my professional life with meaning and purpose. I look forward to
completing my second level II fieldwork in an acute hospital setting where I will continue to
learn and grow as an occupation-based practitioner.