My Montage 10/15/07
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Halloween, General meeting
I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween!
General Meeting October 31st as 12pm! Room peds lab. Be there or be scared! Boooo.....
General Meeting October 31st as 12pm! Room peds lab. Be there or be scared! Boooo.....
From Jordan's Corner
My FW II Experiences:
Phys Dys- Methodist in the Med Center Supervisor: name available upon request
The hospital was a great learning environment. Somewhat fast, so I thought at the beginning, and seeing a wide variety of diagnosis. Lots of stroke, hip replacements, debility, a few amputations and cognitive/mental disabilities. Great staff (5 previous TWU students) and great real life-like areas to train/practice with your patients. (living room, apartment, two different walk in bathrooms and kitchen area) However, my CI was NOT good!! She was spiteful and belittling! She did not teach well at all and rolled her eyes at many of my questions. She put me on the spot in front of patients and other staff members. I cried on multiple occasions and seriously thought about quitting! Are you excited!! I have reported her to the directors at Methodist (Others actually saw how badly I was being treated and reported her and then I just confirmed it) and have e-mail Sher Harnish about the situation. As far as I know, she will not be getting any more TWU students, but if any of you should get her please e-mail and I will give you a pep talk before during and after your rotation!!
Peds-Helling Children's Center Supervisor-Lynnette Molkentin
I LOVE this place!!! Everyone is sooo kind and helpful and really encourages me! There are 4 SLP, 1 PT and 2 OTs. Everyone is fairly young and works well together. Most of the kids are developmentally delayed, autistic, dyspraxic or have a specific syndrome. We so some SI, Therapeutic Listening, some NDT, general strengthening/increasing endurance/coordination and fine motor skills. It is on the East side so most of the children and parents speak spanish, but I'm getting by not knowing much at all! (Seriously Hola and muy bien are almost all I know.) My CI is super sweet and is always here for me when I need to review something or ask a question. They gave me the day off to go to TOTA and we get off at 3 on Fridays. We have two gyms and then each therapist has an office that you treat the kids in when you are doing handwriting or fine motor/visual motor stuff. I love it here and would recommend it to anyone!! I have been given an offer here and I am seriously considering working here!! Maybe I could be your CI haha!!:)
Hope this is helpful!
Jordan
(MOT5)
Phys Dys- Methodist in the Med Center Supervisor: name available upon request
The hospital was a great learning environment. Somewhat fast, so I thought at the beginning, and seeing a wide variety of diagnosis. Lots of stroke, hip replacements, debility, a few amputations and cognitive/mental disabilities. Great staff (5 previous TWU students) and great real life-like areas to train/practice with your patients. (living room, apartment, two different walk in bathrooms and kitchen area) However, my CI was NOT good!! She was spiteful and belittling! She did not teach well at all and rolled her eyes at many of my questions. She put me on the spot in front of patients and other staff members. I cried on multiple occasions and seriously thought about quitting! Are you excited!! I have reported her to the directors at Methodist (Others actually saw how badly I was being treated and reported her and then I just confirmed it) and have e-mail Sher Harnish about the situation. As far as I know, she will not be getting any more TWU students, but if any of you should get her please e-mail and I will give you a pep talk before during and after your rotation!!
Peds-Helling Children's Center Supervisor-Lynnette Molkentin
I LOVE this place!!! Everyone is sooo kind and helpful and really encourages me! There are 4 SLP, 1 PT and 2 OTs. Everyone is fairly young and works well together. Most of the kids are developmentally delayed, autistic, dyspraxic or have a specific syndrome. We so some SI, Therapeutic Listening, some NDT, general strengthening/increasing endurance/coordination and fine motor skills. It is on the East side so most of the children and parents speak spanish, but I'm getting by not knowing much at all! (Seriously Hola and muy bien are almost all I know.) My CI is super sweet and is always here for me when I need to review something or ask a question. They gave me the day off to go to TOTA and we get off at 3 on Fridays. We have two gyms and then each therapist has an office that you treat the kids in when you are doing handwriting or fine motor/visual motor stuff. I love it here and would recommend it to anyone!! I have been given an offer here and I am seriously considering working here!! Maybe I could be your CI haha!!:)
Hope this is helpful!
Jordan
(MOT5)
5 Year old's visual field Deficit & love for golf
5 year old prodigy, Kyle Lograsso, love for golf and losing his eye sight in one eye.
From SonnyRadio
Saturday, October 27, 2007
From Alvin's Corner
Greetings to all! First of all, I'd like to thank Violeta for keeping this site up and running. I've thoroughly enjoyed all the updates and the informative posts!
My name is Alvin Chung. I'm a TWU MOT student who's currently doing my 2nd internship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. I'm here to share a bit about my fieldwork experience: some basic info that can help you to get ready (though we can never truly be ready for FW; we can at least try!) for fieldwork and some other "factors" that may foster or hinder your experience. I'll get right to them...
1. THY SHALL KNOW YOUR MANUEL MUSCLE TESTING (MMT) THROUGH AND THROUGH
This is one of many basic tools necessary to complete an initial evaluation. You must first know the proper position for testing each upper body (UB) muscle group in gravity and g-eliminated plane as below:
Shoulder - flexion, extension, lateral abduction, internal/external rotation)
Elbow - flexion & extension
Wrist - flexion & extension
Once you know how to test them, you must give each position a grade. Pay attention to gravity vs. gravity-eliminated & full ROM vs. part of the ROM when testing and grading. (The grading system varies from facility to facility. My current affiliation used Trombly (OT for PhysDys)).
Learn the textbook one well and your clinical instructor (CI) may teach to a quick gross test depend on the setting you will be in. This is a crucial weapon to keep in your arsenal! Fire away!
Well, I'll post one at a time. Second Commandment to come tomorrow!
-Alvin
alvinchung2@gmail.com
My name is Alvin Chung. I'm a TWU MOT student who's currently doing my 2nd internship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. I'm here to share a bit about my fieldwork experience: some basic info that can help you to get ready (though we can never truly be ready for FW; we can at least try!) for fieldwork and some other "factors" that may foster or hinder your experience. I'll get right to them...
1. THY SHALL KNOW YOUR MANUEL MUSCLE TESTING (MMT) THROUGH AND THROUGH
This is one of many basic tools necessary to complete an initial evaluation. You must first know the proper position for testing each upper body (UB) muscle group in gravity and g-eliminated plane as below:
Shoulder - flexion, extension, lateral abduction, internal/external rotation)
Elbow - flexion & extension
Wrist - flexion & extension
Once you know how to test them, you must give each position a grade. Pay attention to gravity vs. gravity-eliminated & full ROM vs. part of the ROM when testing and grading. (The grading system varies from facility to facility. My current affiliation used Trombly (OT for PhysDys)).
Learn the textbook one well and your clinical instructor (CI) may teach to a quick gross test depend on the setting you will be in. This is a crucial weapon to keep in your arsenal! Fire away!
Well, I'll post one at a time. Second Commandment to come tomorrow!
-Alvin
alvinchung2@gmail.com
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Upcoming Gulf Coast TOTA Events
November 14: Occupational Therapy Practice in Mental Health Theodora Randle, OTR
December 19: Holiday Celebration
Networking begins at 6:30 pm with the meeting and professional development beginning at 7:00. Members attend at no cost. Non-members $10
Meetings are held at Shriner's Hospital: 5th floor auditorium, free parking in the garage attached to the hospital.
Light dinner provided.
December 19: Holiday Celebration
Networking begins at 6:30 pm with the meeting and professional development beginning at 7:00. Members attend at no cost. Non-members $10
Meetings are held at Shriner's Hospital: 5th floor auditorium, free parking in the garage attached to the hospital.
Light dinner provided.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
TOTA conference
Here's the pics from this past weekend's TOTA Conference
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| TOTA conference |
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sota speaker
Wendy Welch Gillen from AOTA coming to speak with us today(10/16)from 12-1 in room 4314.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Friday, October 5, 2007
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