OT Meme's

For the OT meme's I made, I narrowed it down to two. Thus, I couldn't decide on which one to choose, so I decided to post both!

{ Based off of the movie "Bird Box" }

"Nature Based Therapy"

Yellowstone 2012

I got the opportunity to listen to a podcast that focuses on whats called "Nature Based Therapy." As soon as I saw the title, I instantly felt like this was something I could connect too. I have always been drawn to the outdoors, because it is where I find peace and adventure. As an occupational therapy student, I can see me doing a session like this. Amy Seymore, the OT that is behind the nature based therapy, spoke on what her sessions consist of. One of the main diagnosis she sees, are those who have sensory processing disorder. What she tries to focus on, is getting those clients out into nature where their are numerous objects for intervention, such as water, sand, mud, dirt, grass, and even gardens.

"Blissful Ordinariness"

When you hear the term "blissful ordinariness" what do you think of?

In the field of occupational therapy, we focus holistically on our clients occupations and what they hold value and meaning too. As occupational therapists, we want to make sure our client achieves their goals to get back to living in their "blissful ordinariness." I feel that this term focuses on our tasks we do on a day-to-day basis. We don't think about how much those mundane tasks mean to us until we get injured and lose the ability to do some of those ordinary tasks. I have been injured a few times and it may not have been major, but I realized how much I relied on that injured area while doing certain activities.