We have all heard to phrase, “look on the bright side.” Positivity is the leading factor that drives this vision. After taking the StrengthQuest I was given my top five talents. Laura Peiter, a StrengthQuest advocate, explained more about an individual’s talent in an Introduction to Health Professions class on October 31, 2016. Peiter explained, “talent is how a person naturally thinks, acts, and feels.” Positivity, one of my talents, helps an individual motivate, visualize the best outcome, and adapt to new positions, which are all important factors that will help me pursue occupational therapy as a career.
Tiffany Bolton, MOT, OTR/L, an occupational therapist, spoke about the career during an Introduction to Health Professions class on September 14, 2016. She describes occupational therapy as a way to “assist people of all ages to participate in desired “occupation.”’ Some different types of occupations include driving, cleaning, cooking, dressing, play, and many more activities. According to Bolton, occupational therapists can work with anyone across the lifespan and with any diagnosis. Occupational therapists can work anywhere such as hospitals, schools, pediatrics, and so much more. Examples of different treatment methods include adaptive equipment, splinting, and task modifications. An occupational therapist can specialize in hand therapy, low vision, geriatrics, driving, and many other areas. With all these different specialties and treatment options an occupational would never get board and the job would be very rewarding. The University of Missouri has a great occupational therapy Master’s program. The program’s website includes all the information about the program. A student applying for the occupational therapy program must have had her bachelor’s degree completed before she can become eligible for the program. There are several different pre-requisites for the program including, general biology/lab, human anatomy/lab, human physiology/lab, physics/lab, introduction to sociology, abnormal psychology, human development, introduction to statistics, introduction to research and medical terminology. In all of the pre-requisites an individual must earn a 2.7 GPA or better and a cumulative GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale. An individual must have 40 hours of job shadowing in three different settings and volunteer hours. The occupational therapy course work is six semesters long and start the summer after accepted. Bolton explained the skills such as being a people person, being creative, a problem solver, being flexible, being able thinking on your feet and having a knowledge of basic and social sciences would be really beneficial in this career. Some of theses skills are shown in my top five strengths. Restorative, another one of my Signature Themes, means I am good at figuring out solutions to problems; however, I believe this is not one of my most dominate traits. …show more content…
Bolton suggested problem solving as a need skill and restorative, one of my talents, will help me succeed at this part of the career. The pre-requisites like introduction to sociology and introduction to statistics both use problem solving within their class work. These classes will help nurture my talent of problem solving so it may become a strength. In these classes I can learn from my mistakes and figure out a solution to pass the class by reviewing my past problems. Knowing my talents and building on them with experience can enhance my resume and make me a better candidate for the occupational therapy program. Being good at problem solving will enable me to think quick on my feet, and remind calm in difficult
Tiffany Bolton, MOT, OTR/L, an occupational therapist, spoke about the career during an Introduction to Health Professions class on September 14, 2016. She describes occupational therapy as a way to “assist people of all ages to participate in desired “occupation.”’ Some different types of occupations include driving, cleaning, cooking, dressing, play, and many more activities. According to Bolton, occupational therapists can work with anyone across the lifespan and with any diagnosis. Occupational therapists can work anywhere such as hospitals, schools, pediatrics, and so much more. Examples of different treatment methods include adaptive equipment, splinting, and task modifications. An occupational therapist can specialize in hand therapy, low vision, geriatrics, driving, and many other areas. With all these different specialties and treatment options an occupational would never get board and the job would be very rewarding. The University of Missouri has a great occupational therapy Master’s program. The program’s website includes all the information about the program. A student applying for the occupational therapy program must have had her bachelor’s degree completed before she can become eligible for the program. There are several different pre-requisites for the program including, general biology/lab, human anatomy/lab, human physiology/lab, physics/lab, introduction to sociology, abnormal psychology, human development, introduction to statistics, introduction to research and medical terminology. In all of the pre-requisites an individual must earn a 2.7 GPA or better and a cumulative GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale. An individual must have 40 hours of job shadowing in three different settings and volunteer hours. The occupational therapy course work is six semesters long and start the summer after accepted. Bolton explained the skills such as being a people person, being creative, a problem solver, being flexible, being able thinking on your feet and having a knowledge of basic and social sciences would be really beneficial in this career. Some of theses skills are shown in my top five strengths. Restorative, another one of my Signature Themes, means I am good at figuring out solutions to problems; however, I believe this is not one of my most dominate traits. …show more content…
Bolton suggested problem solving as a need skill and restorative, one of my talents, will help me succeed at this part of the career. The pre-requisites like introduction to sociology and introduction to statistics both use problem solving within their class work. These classes will help nurture my talent of problem solving so it may become a strength. In these classes I can learn from my mistakes and figure out a solution to pass the class by reviewing my past problems. Knowing my talents and building on them with experience can enhance my resume and make me a better candidate for the occupational therapy program. Being good at problem solving will enable me to think quick on my feet, and remind calm in difficult