The OTPF is a crucial guide used to provide efficient, accurate
occupational therapy. Occupational therapists can use this as a tool to guide
their decisions and thought process in their evaluations, interventions, and
outcomes. The OTPF is based on a "top-down approach," meaning
that the OT evaluates each client in a holistic way before getting down to
the specific problem that the he or she is facing. OTs use the OTPF to classify their client's occupations into specific domains. This helps the therapists include activities and occupations that are meaningful to their clients in their therapy. I think the OTPF provides a great way
for all occupational therapists to have the same foundation in their practices
and even give them a way of easily communicating with the same lingo.
Pat Summitt is well-known for being an exceptional basketball coach for the Lady Vols at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, as well as being a coach for the women's USA olympic team. In 2010, Pat began showing subtle signs of dementia, but she ignored the signs for another year. In 2011, she was diagnosed at age 59 with early-onset dementia. She went to Mayo Clinic when she began experiencing symptoms including showing up to a game while leaving her car running and calling the wrong terms during the game. She also reported signs such as feeling disoriented when waking up in the morning. She reported that numbers were especially difficult to understand and deal with at this point. After her diagnosis, Pat was determined to continue coaching at UTK; however, after about a year she was encouraged to retire from her position as head coach. She then started the Pat Summitt Foundation to raise money and awareness for research about early-onset dementia. During the middle stages of de...
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