Classes:
1-3 Perspectives of Adult Dev.
3-4 OCP Adult
4-5 Perspectives of Adult Dev.
Today we had class at 1!! Sweet. So this morning I swam with a friend and played in her pool! Then we got lunch. Classes today talked about psychological disorders, intro to assistance technology, and burns. The burn lecture was difficult to sit through, because the images just made my stomach curl. Pictures of baby's with their face burned off or men with burns down the bone. It made my heart ache for each of those patients. Our guest lecturer on the psych disorder lecture said something that made me giggle two hours after class. See, we have a class in chattanooga that we see via feed on a TV. He goes, " you want me to talk to the tv? that is what my patients do!" hahaha!!
I like Dr. Faulkner's words of advice for us in the closing of his lecture, so I thought I would share them here:
"Question everything: find out why, not just what.
Act like other people: how do they impact their environment?
Modify your capabilities: limit yourself in the environment.
Think strange thoughts: be inventive, ask 'why' and 'why not' "
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008
First day back
Classes:
8-12 Neurological Aspects of Occupational Performance Lab
12:30- 1:30 Class meeting
1:30-2:30 Occupational Centered Practice (OCP)- Adult
2:30-3:30 Perspectives of Adult Development
Balancing my Occupations: 6:30-7:15 weight lifting
3:40- 4:40 swimming
7:00- 9:00 Monday night TV! (CBS IS AWESOME!)
The lab this morning was interesting. We had a lady come in and discuss a computer system that has aids in the rehab process from evaluation to reports. This seemed really neat and handy!
The classes mainly were discussing the syllabus. It is so nice to have the first classes be discussing the syllabus. I hate it when teachers lecture on the first day. It takes a day for my brain to get warmed up. The classes seem interesting! It will be new to learn about adults. I really like that we have alot of guest speakers! That is one of my favorite parts of taking a class. When professionals (not necessarily in academia) take time out of their own schedule to share their expertise with us, it means a great deal. I really appreciate the effort.
I have decided this semester I need to do a better job of balancing my occupations. Thus, I am going to start working out and swimming laps again. An investment in my own personal health is something I need to make. Plus this will help relive stress from class.
8-12 Neurological Aspects of Occupational Performance Lab
12:30- 1:30 Class meeting
1:30-2:30 Occupational Centered Practice (OCP)- Adult
2:30-3:30 Perspectives of Adult Development
Balancing my Occupations: 6:30-7:15 weight lifting
3:40- 4:40 swimming
7:00- 9:00 Monday night TV! (CBS IS AWESOME!)
The lab this morning was interesting. We had a lady come in and discuss a computer system that has aids in the rehab process from evaluation to reports. This seemed really neat and handy!
The classes mainly were discussing the syllabus. It is so nice to have the first classes be discussing the syllabus. I hate it when teachers lecture on the first day. It takes a day for my brain to get warmed up. The classes seem interesting! It will be new to learn about adults. I really like that we have alot of guest speakers! That is one of my favorite parts of taking a class. When professionals (not necessarily in academia) take time out of their own schedule to share their expertise with us, it means a great deal. I really appreciate the effort.
I have decided this semester I need to do a better job of balancing my occupations. Thus, I am going to start working out and swimming laps again. An investment in my own personal health is something I need to make. Plus this will help relive stress from class.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
END OF SUMMER
Today is officially the last day of summer! Classes start tomorrow, 8 am. We were given a little over a month off. That was really great! I did nothing pretty much but relax! I read a little. Tuesdays with Morrie was really touching. I read this in high school. I figured it was a good read into the semester, because it was about this man with ALS and his reaction to the last few months of his life. We begin our Adult classes and then gero next semester.
Well time to get ready for class!
Well time to get ready for class!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Wrapping Up the Semester
Classes: Group Work 10-12
Evidence Based Practice: 1-2:30
Today was listening to article presentations about different OT journal articles. In undergrad, looking at journal articles I thought was like the absolute hardest thing to read. Now, we dissect, read, and discuss them as if we are reading an article in Cosmo Magazine. There really is no perfect research. The gist of what I am getting is to take these articles but really look at them. Good research is still not empty of imperfections.
On a brighter note, I think the air conditioning in the dorm got fixed today! How fabulous. After class, I swam with some class mates and that is such a stress reliever for me. I need to do a better job of balancing work and play. Next semester, I am definitely swimming more!
Evidence Based Practice: 1-2:30
Today was listening to article presentations about different OT journal articles. In undergrad, looking at journal articles I thought was like the absolute hardest thing to read. Now, we dissect, read, and discuss them as if we are reading an article in Cosmo Magazine. There really is no perfect research. The gist of what I am getting is to take these articles but really look at them. Good research is still not empty of imperfections.
On a brighter note, I think the air conditioning in the dorm got fixed today! How fabulous. After class, I swam with some class mates and that is such a stress reliever for me. I need to do a better job of balancing work and play. Next semester, I am definitely swimming more!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Wow, time goes by fast
Brian came into town to visit for a couple of weeks~ so no posts while he was here. But I'm back to writing now...
Class: 8-11 Orthotics
1-3 Evidence-Based Practice
3-6:30 Group Meeting
Group Work is the name of the game here in OT school. It serves a good purpose to help us work in teams. Days like today are harder, though. You think your day ends at 3, but no it just keeps going and going and going. Haha, it is like the energizer bunny has taken over!
There are only two more days left of classes!!!! This is pretty exciting! Yay! We have made it through our first semester of OT school!
Looking back through the semester, there are some memorable moments.
1.) The first time we saw our cadavers ( little awkward)
2.) Rick's "come together" hands
3.) Dr. Shah's "What the hell are you doing??" haha! still makes me giggle
4.) Those LONG anatomy labs.... and the scary weekends in there with only a couple classmates
5.) Visiting Chattanooga ( I think my head still hurts from squinting at the erlanger screen)
6.) Lunches outside and with friends
7.) Conference with Brittney (BLAST!)
8.) Study groups & studying in the park
9.) Nights out having fun, when we should be studying or working on a take-home final (oh...Tugs)
10.) Going to the zoo, playing with my new OT friends, and justifying all of it by saying "well, we are just balancing our occupations!"
11.) Playing video games in the SAC as a study break or going into the hot tub down!
12.) Jay's brown pencil when he is lecturing
13.) Spending my life savings at Los Compradres
14.) Pretending to be an OT during the Peds Labs giving evals
15.) Fieldwork at T.C. Thompson Children's Institute- Learning I have alot to learn!
16.) GROUP PROJECTS & PRESENTATIONS (Disha being in almost every group )
17.) In class all day and studying till 12 at night
18.) Dori's Dance
19.) Habitat for Humanity
20.) Everyone being sick at one point, poor Cody especially!
21.) Engagements, rings ... (congrats kendal, jennifer)
22.) SURVIVING OUR FIRST SEMESTER NOW TO BECOME MOT IIs!
Class: 8-11 Orthotics
1-3 Evidence-Based Practice
3-6:30 Group Meeting
Group Work is the name of the game here in OT school. It serves a good purpose to help us work in teams. Days like today are harder, though. You think your day ends at 3, but no it just keeps going and going and going. Haha, it is like the energizer bunny has taken over!
There are only two more days left of classes!!!! This is pretty exciting! Yay! We have made it through our first semester of OT school!
Looking back through the semester, there are some memorable moments.
1.) The first time we saw our cadavers ( little awkward)
2.) Rick's "come together" hands
3.) Dr. Shah's "What the hell are you doing??" haha! still makes me giggle
4.) Those LONG anatomy labs.... and the scary weekends in there with only a couple classmates
5.) Visiting Chattanooga ( I think my head still hurts from squinting at the erlanger screen)
6.) Lunches outside and with friends
7.) Conference with Brittney (BLAST!)
8.) Study groups & studying in the park
9.) Nights out having fun, when we should be studying or working on a take-home final (oh...Tugs)
10.) Going to the zoo, playing with my new OT friends, and justifying all of it by saying "well, we are just balancing our occupations!"
11.) Playing video games in the SAC as a study break or going into the hot tub down!
12.) Jay's brown pencil when he is lecturing
13.) Spending my life savings at Los Compradres
14.) Pretending to be an OT during the Peds Labs giving evals
15.) Fieldwork at T.C. Thompson Children's Institute- Learning I have alot to learn!
16.) GROUP PROJECTS & PRESENTATIONS (Disha being in almost every group )
17.) In class all day and studying till 12 at night
18.) Dori's Dance
19.) Habitat for Humanity
20.) Everyone being sick at one point, poor Cody especially!
21.) Engagements, rings ... (congrats kendal, jennifer)
22.) SURVIVING OUR FIRST SEMESTER NOW TO BECOME MOT IIs!
Friday, May 9, 2008
Living life to its fullest....
Yay! My first post. I have been meaning to start this blog since January... but .... it got stored in the back of my mind. Karen, an MOT II (soon to be MOT III!!), is the one who inspired me. Well, anywho, we had a speaker come in today who had a very informative and inspirational lecture on AOTA. It reminded me of the blog I was going to start. Which brings me back to blogging...
Classes: Neurobiology 10-12, Leadership 1-3
Right now I am almost finished with my first semester of OT school. ONLY 3 WEEKS TO GO! Gosh, I have learned so much these last 5 months! It is funny how much "OT thinking" just becomes a way of life. For example, I was at lunch with my boyfriend's family and we were talking about eating seafood. I responded, "Yuck, I can't eat fish. The flakiness gets to me- its a tactile issue." They gave me those "yah.... ok.... whatever you say" stares. Hahaha.
Side note: My bf, Brian, got into PT school a here at UTHSC!
Back to OT thinking, even now as I am typing this when I should be working on my take-home Peds final- I tell myself, "I'm just balancing my occupations."
I might do like Karen and have a reflective post, eventually... for now I'll talk about my day.
10-3 is a pretty sweet day! I wish we had more of them. During Anatomy, our days ran 8-5. And yes, I am very much aware that this is a typical working day. But for most jobs, when they go home at 5, they don't have 7 hours of lecture notes to decipher through. Can you tell I got told that alot when i complained of long days? hahaha...
Well our lecturer on AOTA today gave a great definition of OT!
" OT helps address the limitations in skills that are needed in daily living..."
Can anyone give me a good definition of OT vs. PT? (Me and Brian get asked that ALOT).
During our presentation, the speaker played the AOTA Presidential Address from the 2008 conference. This was such an inspiring speech! The link is here if you click on "speech".
I love the new AOTA moto: "Living life to its fullest..." cause that is my own personal moto too! It is always fun to have those little reminders that OT is the right profession for me.
Classes: Neurobiology 10-12, Leadership 1-3
Right now I am almost finished with my first semester of OT school. ONLY 3 WEEKS TO GO! Gosh, I have learned so much these last 5 months! It is funny how much "OT thinking" just becomes a way of life. For example, I was at lunch with my boyfriend's family and we were talking about eating seafood. I responded, "Yuck, I can't eat fish. The flakiness gets to me- its a tactile issue." They gave me those "yah.... ok.... whatever you say" stares. Hahaha.
Side note: My bf, Brian, got into PT school a here at UTHSC!
Back to OT thinking, even now as I am typing this when I should be working on my take-home Peds final- I tell myself, "I'm just balancing my occupations."
I might do like Karen and have a reflective post, eventually... for now I'll talk about my day.
10-3 is a pretty sweet day! I wish we had more of them. During Anatomy, our days ran 8-5. And yes, I am very much aware that this is a typical working day. But for most jobs, when they go home at 5, they don't have 7 hours of lecture notes to decipher through. Can you tell I got told that alot when i complained of long days? hahaha...
Well our lecturer on AOTA today gave a great definition of OT!
" OT helps address the limitations in skills that are needed in daily living..."
Can anyone give me a good definition of OT vs. PT? (Me and Brian get asked that ALOT).
During our presentation, the speaker played the AOTA Presidential Address from the 2008 conference. This was such an inspiring speech! The link is here if you click on "speech".
I love the new AOTA moto: "Living life to its fullest..." cause that is my own personal moto too! It is always fun to have those little reminders that OT is the right profession for me.
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