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Intervention Skills
From my current coursework, I have learned the
following intervention skills of assessment:
- Goniometry with AROM and PROM
- Manual Muscle Testing
- Biomechanical Activity Analysis
- Specific Manual Muscle Testing
- Vital Signs Measurments
- Grip and Pinch Strength Testing
- Posture and Gait Screening
- Pain and Sensation Assessments
- Splinting (wrist cock-up splint, resting hand splint)
- Physical Agents/Modalities (paraffin, moist hot packs, cold packs)
Computer Skills
- Microsoft Office Programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- E-mailing
- Efficient Keyboarding Skills
- Use of Research Databases (Ovid, Pubmed, Cochrane)
- SPSS for Windows
Management, Research, and Program Planning Skills
- Currently gathering research data in an Applied Clinical Research course for a pilot
study that is assessing the association of glaucoma with visual function and quality of life
- My current research project focuses on the association between avoidance and cessation
of driving in individuals with glaucoma and quality of life.
- Throughout this course, I will be writing a literature review, method section, data analysis,
results, and discussion of research findings
- Presented research on the "Relationship of Glaucoma Severity and Driving Behavior" based
on results from the Association of Glaucoma with Paricitpation, Function, and Qualtiy of Life Research Study
- OT 5092 Organization and Management
- Involved in a collaborative program development project for the develpment of a skills
training program for community support workers at Barnes-Jewish Care Behavioral Health. Through this project, the group member
and I are were exposed to the basic principles of the business aspect of service delivery.
- Introduced to evidence-based management through exposure to working managers:
- Provided research evidence to Barnes-Jewish Extended Care Rehabiliation manager on how to effectively
facilitate the discharge process
- OT 5264 Community Health and Occupational Therapy:
- Developed a skills training program for case management teams at Barnes-Jewish Care Behavioral
Health
- Experience with performing a needs assessment through meetings with administrative staff and
case management teams at two sites
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