As Occupational therapy students we are required to take part in a number of "placements". During my first year I was placed in a setting that assessed clients for complex wheelchair seating.
Here is a clip of a young man with Muscular Dystrophy showing us that even though he may not be able to drive a car yet, he can still participate in the popular sport of drifting.
This clip shows the advances in the world of powered wheelchairs.
All terrain wheelchairs have the ability to allow the user the chance of easily accessing areas they may not have been able to before.
Here we see concept wheelchairs utilising all terrain tracks to enable the effortless climbing of stairs.
For the everyday wheelchair user a great deal of the world can be just outside of their reach, these powered chairs allow the user accessibility without making the wheelchair physically any larger than a standard model. Although this technology does come with a substantial pricetag.
Sunday 29 April 2012
Tutorial six: On-line communities
Here are the links to three online communities i have selected that are of relevance to my studies as an Occupational Therapist
http://www.myhandicap.com/community-international.html
http://www.workbridge.co.nz/?page=1331
http://www.disabledonline.com/community/
My handicap is a information and support site for people living with disability. It provides information on health issues, relationships, schooling, travel and mobility as well as sports fixtures. It is a free website and is run not for profit. The site does have a "Donations" tab which helps to cover the cost of maintaining a website. The site has a "login portal" that allows registered users access to a question and answer forum.
Disabled On-line is an on-line shopping and social networking site for people with disability. It host shopping opportunities for a number of assistive devices. Members also have the opportunity to participate in live chats, post in the forums, write blogs, play arcade games, add a classified, share an event, watch videos, upload photos, take polls, and quizzes. The site is non-profit and is supported by sponsorship by 1800Wheelchair.com and Rollator.
Workbridge is an information site designed to create employment opportunities for people with disability. It is not an interactive site as such, but provides employers with a strong argument for employing people with disability. Workbridge is contracted to ACC to provide a range of vocational assessment and vocational rehabilitation services for people throughout New Zealand. Workbridge works in partnership with other providers to supply services like employment maintenance and graduated return to work programs, as well as a range of other work preparation schemes and assessments. The site allows contributions in the form of a "comments" page and also hosts a "jobs vacant" section.
http://www.myhandicap.com/community-international.html
http://www.workbridge.co.nz/?page=1331
http://www.disabledonline.com/community/
My handicap is a information and support site for people living with disability. It provides information on health issues, relationships, schooling, travel and mobility as well as sports fixtures. It is a free website and is run not for profit. The site does have a "Donations" tab which helps to cover the cost of maintaining a website. The site has a "login portal" that allows registered users access to a question and answer forum.
Disabled On-line is an on-line shopping and social networking site for people with disability. It host shopping opportunities for a number of assistive devices. Members also have the opportunity to participate in live chats, post in the forums, write blogs, play arcade games, add a classified, share an event, watch videos, upload photos, take polls, and quizzes. The site is non-profit and is supported by sponsorship by 1800Wheelchair.com and Rollator.
Workbridge is an information site designed to create employment opportunities for people with disability. It is not an interactive site as such, but provides employers with a strong argument for employing people with disability. Workbridge is contracted to ACC to provide a range of vocational assessment and vocational rehabilitation services for people throughout New Zealand. Workbridge works in partnership with other providers to supply services like employment maintenance and graduated return to work programs, as well as a range of other work preparation schemes and assessments. The site allows contributions in the form of a "comments" page and also hosts a "jobs vacant" section.
My handicaps
followers contribute to the site by making their own posts on boards seeking
answers to issues they may be facing. They are able to use the site to stay in
contact with like-minded people and share information. This involves the site
acting as a portal for users worldwide who can relate to the concepts of “occupational
deprivation” and “occupational disruption”. Information and different
perspectives shared by its members go toward helping other members that may experience
issues involving these concepts.
Workbridge has
contribution in the form of a “feedback” page allowing people to post comments
and thoughts about the service itself. Prospective
employers may use the site as a method of contact with the service. The site
provides information on disability issues, compensation schemes as well as
information on possible employees. The site addresses the concept of “occupational
transition” as it enables people living with disability the opportunity to
enter or re-enter the workforce.
Disabled community followers
are able to use the site as a social networking tool as well as being able to
post on in-site blogs. Advertising in the form of classifieds as well as
postings on forum topics mean the information is a “two way street”.
Ethical issues
When dealing with the facelessness that any social
networking site offers, there will be the users that take advantage. Users must
take this on board and realize that the information they choose to disclose is available
to all. The sites themselves have a form of self-regulation, inappropriate blogs
or forum post are removed and unsavory members can be flagged.
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Tutorial four: Occupational Deprivation
Occupational Deprivation Whiteford (2000) states that “Occupational deprivation is a relatively new term which describes a state in which people are precluded from opportunities to engage in occupations of meaning due to factors outside their control. As we face the new millennium, it seems likely that, due to widespread social and economic change as well as increasing civil unrest, occupational deprivation will be experienced by increasing numbers of people globally”.
This short clip was produced to illuminate some of the daily difficulties that a person with disability faces, and that these continuing difficulties can lead to “Occupational deprivation”. The brief planning period involved brainstorming ideas and methods of delivery, as well as storyboarding the scenes. The actors Gareth and Pip under the watchful eye of Brad (cameraman) and myself (in the director’s chair) completed filming in single takes. After a brief but involved editing session (using Windows Live Movie Maker) and the creation and addition of its soundtrack, we were left with this light hearted look at a more serious issue.
Whiteford, G. (2000, May 5). Occupational Deprivation: Global Challenge in the New Millennium. College of Occupational Therapists, 63, 200-204.
Tutorial two Do, Be, Become, Belong
1. Workshop employee [image]. (2009) retrieved from http://photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00SUbB
2. Bedford shoes [image]. (1950) retrieved from http://history.dircsa.org.au/1900-1999/sheltered-workshops/
3. Opportunity centre [image]. (2012) retrieved from http://opcenterok.org/vocational.php
4. Opportunity centre [image]. (2012) retrieved from http://opcenterok.org/vocational.php 5. Front [image]. (2006) retrieved from http://www.shelteredworkshopsinc.org/
6. Southside sheltered workshop faces closure [image]. (2010) retrieved from http://progress-index.com/news/financial-woes-may-force-sheltered-workshop-to-close-after-48-years-1.791081#axzz1okoSqPnL
7. Southside sheltered workshop faces closure [image]. (2010) retrieved from http://progress-index.com/news/financial-woes-may-force-sheltered-workshop-to-close-after-48-years-1.791081#axzz1okoSqPnL
8. Rotary team visits sheltered workshop [image]. (2008) retrieved from http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/GSE-06_Scotland.htm
9. Emerging sheltered workshops [image]. (2010) retrieved from http://serimengasih.org/services/vocational/vocational-training/
10. Room 605 [image]. (n.d) retrieved from http://room605.weebly.com/
11. Kibois [image]. (2012) retrieved from http://www.kibois.org/dd_about.html
12. A clever knife block made by clever people [image]. (2010) retrieved from http://adrianerdedi.com/tag/germany/
13. Stockings by Camemberu [image]. (2011) retrieved from http://www.camemberu.com/2011_11_01_archive.html
14. Learning the way, Ovenden (2012).
15. Disabled people should be treated as part of the mainstream labour force [image]. (2011) retrieved from http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jun/09/axe-sheltered-workshops-says-report
16. Clothes airer [image]. (2010) retrieved from http://www.well-chosen.com/www/Clothes-Airer.htm
17. Tools of the trade, Ovenden (2012).
18. At work, Ovenden (2012)
19. Finished product, Ovenden (2012).
20. More finished product, Ovenden (2012).
My second placement involved immersion in one of the few remaining “supported workshops” still operating. This allowed me to gain first-hand knowledge of the importance that being employed had to its clients (or “employees”). Participation in the occupations this site offered allowed its clients clear structure, and a sense of purpose they may have not been able to achieve in their lives. To “Do” -The concept of doing includes purposeful, goal-oriented activities; doing has been a traditional preoccupation of occupational therapy (Hammell, 1998a).
Slides 1, 4, 7, 19 depict employees getting on with their daily occupations within their respective sites To “Be” -Being has been defined as time taken to reflect, be introspective or meditative, (re)discover the self, savour the moment, appreciate nature, art or music in a contemplative manner and to enjoy being with special people (Hammell, 1998a).
Slides 12, 14, 16, 17, 20, and 21 illustrate some of the initiatives and organisations that allow people to “Be”. To “Become” -“Becoming” describes the idea that people can envision future selves and possible lives, explore new opportunities and harbour ideas about who or what they wish to become over the course of their biographies and how their lives might be experienced as worthwhile (Hammell, 1998a).
Slides 8, 9, 10, 13, 18 depict individuals in situations geared toward allowing them to progress in their daily lives and in the case of slide 18 the possible outcomes of this progression. To “Belong” -Rebeiro et al. (2001) used the term belonging to describe the necessary contribution of social interaction, mutual support and friendship, and the sense of being included, to occupational performance and life satisfaction.
Slides 3, 5, and 11 depict the clients of workshops as “belonging” to the organisation as a valued member whereas slide 6 shows an organisation that gives the supported environment that its clients need.
Ethical considerations The first consideration and possibly the most direct was that of asking the individuals in my own personal images for their consent. Secondly was that the images taken from online sources were from reputable sites and not any social networking sites. Thirdly was the necessity to keep the individauls anonymous.
References
Hammel, K. W. (1998a). From the neck up: Quality in life following high spinal cord injury.Vancouver, BC: The University of British Columbia .
Robeiro, K.L., Day, D., Semeniuk, B., O’Brien, M., & Wilson, B. (2001). Northern initiative for social action: An occupation-based mental health program. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 55, 493-500.
2. Bedford shoes [image]. (1950) retrieved from http://history.dircsa.org.au/1900-1999/sheltered-workshops/
3. Opportunity centre [image]. (2012) retrieved from http://opcenterok.org/vocational.php
4. Opportunity centre [image]. (2012) retrieved from http://opcenterok.org/vocational.php 5. Front [image]. (2006) retrieved from http://www.shelteredworkshopsinc.org/
6. Southside sheltered workshop faces closure [image]. (2010) retrieved from http://progress-index.com/news/financial-woes-may-force-sheltered-workshop-to-close-after-48-years-1.791081#axzz1okoSqPnL
7. Southside sheltered workshop faces closure [image]. (2010) retrieved from http://progress-index.com/news/financial-woes-may-force-sheltered-workshop-to-close-after-48-years-1.791081#axzz1okoSqPnL
8. Rotary team visits sheltered workshop [image]. (2008) retrieved from http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/GSE-06_Scotland.htm
9. Emerging sheltered workshops [image]. (2010) retrieved from http://serimengasih.org/services/vocational/vocational-training/
10. Room 605 [image]. (n.d) retrieved from http://room605.weebly.com/
11. Kibois [image]. (2012) retrieved from http://www.kibois.org/dd_about.html
12. A clever knife block made by clever people [image]. (2010) retrieved from http://adrianerdedi.com/tag/germany/
13. Stockings by Camemberu [image]. (2011) retrieved from http://www.camemberu.com/2011_11_01_archive.html
14. Learning the way, Ovenden (2012).
15. Disabled people should be treated as part of the mainstream labour force [image]. (2011) retrieved from http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jun/09/axe-sheltered-workshops-says-report
16. Clothes airer [image]. (2010) retrieved from http://www.well-chosen.com/www/Clothes-Airer.htm
17. Tools of the trade, Ovenden (2012).
18. At work, Ovenden (2012)
19. Finished product, Ovenden (2012).
20. More finished product, Ovenden (2012).
My second placement involved immersion in one of the few remaining “supported workshops” still operating. This allowed me to gain first-hand knowledge of the importance that being employed had to its clients (or “employees”). Participation in the occupations this site offered allowed its clients clear structure, and a sense of purpose they may have not been able to achieve in their lives. To “Do” -The concept of doing includes purposeful, goal-oriented activities; doing has been a traditional preoccupation of occupational therapy (Hammell, 1998a).
Slides 1, 4, 7, 19 depict employees getting on with their daily occupations within their respective sites To “Be” -Being has been defined as time taken to reflect, be introspective or meditative, (re)discover the self, savour the moment, appreciate nature, art or music in a contemplative manner and to enjoy being with special people (Hammell, 1998a).
Slides 12, 14, 16, 17, 20, and 21 illustrate some of the initiatives and organisations that allow people to “Be”. To “Become” -“Becoming” describes the idea that people can envision future selves and possible lives, explore new opportunities and harbour ideas about who or what they wish to become over the course of their biographies and how their lives might be experienced as worthwhile (Hammell, 1998a).
Slides 8, 9, 10, 13, 18 depict individuals in situations geared toward allowing them to progress in their daily lives and in the case of slide 18 the possible outcomes of this progression. To “Belong” -Rebeiro et al. (2001) used the term belonging to describe the necessary contribution of social interaction, mutual support and friendship, and the sense of being included, to occupational performance and life satisfaction.
Slides 3, 5, and 11 depict the clients of workshops as “belonging” to the organisation as a valued member whereas slide 6 shows an organisation that gives the supported environment that its clients need.
Ethical considerations The first consideration and possibly the most direct was that of asking the individuals in my own personal images for their consent. Secondly was that the images taken from online sources were from reputable sites and not any social networking sites. Thirdly was the necessity to keep the individauls anonymous.
References
Hammel, K. W. (1998a). From the neck up: Quality in life following high spinal cord injury.Vancouver, BC: The University of British Columbia .
Robeiro, K.L., Day, D., Semeniuk, B., O’Brien, M., & Wilson, B. (2001). Northern initiative for social action: An occupation-based mental health program. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 55, 493-500.
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