Serves as a role model for honesty, integrity, and morally grounded decision making
In occupational therapy school, my professors warned us that healthcare professionals often refer to a client by his or her medical diagnosis (i.e. "the schizophrenic", "the bilateral amputation", "the stroke", etc.). While that person is receiving treatment for that diagnosis, that is not an apt description of who that person is.
In other words, that person has a life outside the hospital walls. She is a daughter, a mother of three, an avid artist who enjoys sipping coffee outside while basking in nature. When clients are stripped of these tenets of humanity, they simply become a case on a piece of paper and a diagnosis that needs treating. In my observations, I have noticed that these individuals sense when they are only treated as a diagnosis and not a human being. I feel that it is wrong because all people should be treated with honesty and integrity regardless of their diagnoses.
Throughout my fieldwork rotations, I have watched my fieldwork educators interact with their clients and I believe they have demonstrated honesty, integrity and morally grounded decision making when serving their clients. I have seen how they value the therapeutic relationship with each client; how they take into consideration the values, beliefs and cultural differences of each client; and how to provide the proper services based on each client's wants and needs. They have demonstrated what skills are necessary for me to also role model this behavior to my clients. I feel that I have learned and obtained the skills necessary to take on this role as an entry-level OT practitioner.
In addition, I have provided a screenshot of my final evaluation during my first Level 2 rotation demonstrating my competence to "exceed standards" when providing safe and ethical care to my clients. I believe this reflects my morally-grounded decision making skills.
In other words, that person has a life outside the hospital walls. She is a daughter, a mother of three, an avid artist who enjoys sipping coffee outside while basking in nature. When clients are stripped of these tenets of humanity, they simply become a case on a piece of paper and a diagnosis that needs treating. In my observations, I have noticed that these individuals sense when they are only treated as a diagnosis and not a human being. I feel that it is wrong because all people should be treated with honesty and integrity regardless of their diagnoses.
Throughout my fieldwork rotations, I have watched my fieldwork educators interact with their clients and I believe they have demonstrated honesty, integrity and morally grounded decision making when serving their clients. I have seen how they value the therapeutic relationship with each client; how they take into consideration the values, beliefs and cultural differences of each client; and how to provide the proper services based on each client's wants and needs. They have demonstrated what skills are necessary for me to also role model this behavior to my clients. I feel that I have learned and obtained the skills necessary to take on this role as an entry-level OT practitioner.
In addition, I have provided a screenshot of my final evaluation during my first Level 2 rotation demonstrating my competence to "exceed standards" when providing safe and ethical care to my clients. I believe this reflects my morally-grounded decision making skills.