AngelillOT: A Blog

If you want to be an occupational therapist, it is important to know about the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF).   The OTPF is designed to help all future and current occupational therapists understand their practice of aiding clients with building and/or restoring their most fulfilling lives.  It provides readers with appropriate language, practices, and reasoning behind the smallest to largest aspects of the profession of occupational therapy.  Essentially, it is the Bible of occupational therapy.  The OTPF is not just a supplement to carry around at one's convenience.  It is something that needs to be learned and understood gradually in order to fully understand its contents.  The OTPF breaks down life into categories such as: areas of occupation, client factors, performance skills, performance patterns, context and environment, and activity demands.  Together, all of these pieces make up how one carries out life.  The purpose of ...

After weeks of preparation, my class and I finally presented our Era Presentations today.  We laughed at silly and creative skits, ate candy, and learned about how the profession of occupational therapy has evolved over time.  From 1940 to present, we greeted new professions and said our farewells to others.  An occupation that caught my eyes in the 1950's presentation was the occupation of being a mother and a wife.  In the skit, the mother was shown greeting her husband after a long day of work.  The wife's long day of "work" consisted of cooking and cleaning, the assumed role of a woman in the 1950's.  This encompassed much of her life, which is why I feel it is appropriate to use the term "occupation."  When the wife voices her interest in getting a job outside of the home, the husband responds with confusion and rejection of the idea.  This occupation woman held in the 1950's was one that should not deviate away from the home.  As the de...

In a profession with positivity around every corner, it is difficult to narrow down to one potential concentration of interest.  Personally, I am attracted to a board certification in mental health for several reasons.  When it comes to the field of mental health, it runs in my family.  With my father being a clinical psychologist and my mother being a social worker and an elementary school guidance counselor, I'll admit I am a little biased towards the field.  However, I did not know occupational therapy originated in the concentration of mental health, but my attention towards the subject has only increased.  I look at the occupational therapy with mental health  as I look at the profession of occupational therapy as a whole; there is an infinite amount of knowledge for me to discover and grow on.  With a bachelors degree in psychology, I am grateful for a solid base of knowledge of mental health throughout the lifespan.  Mental health is a emot...