Character Response Laurie Halse Anderson the writer of the novel “Speak” portrays the struggles of teenage depression. Melinda a Freshman student who has been taking advantage of by an upper-class man at a high school summer party suffers through depression. Her depression builds under pressure after losing her best friends, family problems and the fact that she is an outcast at her school. Melinda’s mother and school teachers perceive Melinda as a quiet, troubled, teenager who refuses to speak, when truly Melinda is traumatized from her experience at the summer party. When being held at a parent conference, for example, Melinda does not speak out loud once.
P.T.A Application Personal Essay “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” This is a quote by Mahatma Gandhi that I hold very close to my heart and my beliefs. I love helping others no matter how small or daunting the task. Seeing others benefit from my help is truly rewarding, and provides me with the ultimate feeling of success and happiness. In addition to my overwhelming passion for helping others, becoming further educated is something I believe to be crucial in living a accomplished life.
College is often regarded as a time of exploration, a time to discover interests and passions that ignite a desire to seek sagacity in a field that will alleviate the burdens of others and fulfill one’s self wholeheartedly. It is essential to me that my college career allows me to strive for educational excellence and moral enrichment simultaneously. Through the Pre-Physical Therapy track it will be my focus to obtain an education to help others as I have been helped in the past. Restoring movement and functionality to someone’s life is deeply connected to SPU’s vision, for the work that physical therapists do is equally as transformative for the therapist as it is to the patient. To ensure someone receives the treatment they need to carry out the life they want is paramount
I desire my future to be successful. I will learn more about myself and what I need by completing these surveys. Looking at the broad view in life makes the most sense because having an outline for the future is the path to triumph. Being capable of inspecting the details in life gives prospects you might never see coming otherwise. I grasp that much of what has sculpted my personality are the things I have experienced and the community I have been entangled with.
Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Centennial Vision “We envision that occupational therapy is powerful, widely recognized, science-driven, and evidence-base profession with globally connected and diverse workforce meeting society’s occupational needs” (AOTA, 2007, p. 613). I have been given the opportunities to serve as an emergent leader by mentoring new therapists as they transition from the hospital and home health to practicing in the school system. And I learned, I do not have to be out front to lead. I am able to facilitate my lead therapists in my department by identifying ways to develop the growth of the therapists in the department.
Growing up, my parents taught me the importance of education, and having the privilege of attending school. They both grew up in poverty, where education was not a priority, where knowing how to write your name is good enough for an education. I am a first-generation student, I want to pursue a career as a Physical Therapist. Continuing an education is a priority of mine, as I believe that the world is filled with endless lessons that create a broad perspective on various topics.
and intrigued by the mind-body connection as well as the importance of human activity and occupation in maintaining mental and physical well-being. At the same time, my desire to work directly with people and be able to make a positive and lasting change to their lives by empowering them and helping discover their strengths and confidence in themselves to achieve their goals, led me to a realization that a career in occupational therapy would be a perfect fit for me. To me occupational therapy is a dynamic, rewarding, challenging, and inspiring field where I can fully realize my skills and knowledge. Having always been a firm believer in the patient-centric approach, I am passionate about providing excellent service to patients by improving their performance, preventing illness and disability and promoting adaptation to life
When I arrived to the United States as a permanent resident, I had to face many challenges. I came to a new high school with students speaking a different language and professors with different teaching styles. In my senior year, I completed the Physical/Occupational Therapy program and received the Student Achievement Award for an Outstanding First-Year Student. In this program, I was introduced to the profession, medical terminology, and anatomy with active hand-on clinical labs. I also participated in a clinical experience.
As a survivor of childhood cancer, I can recall the frustration that I felt having limited independence during treatment. After months of being restricted in everything I do, the pure bliss I felt walking down the hospital hallway to get my own Jell-O is something I will treasure forever. In that moment, I remember feeling confident for the first time that I was going to beat cancer. Six months later my scans came back clear. Now, ten years later, I am ready to help other people achieve their independence through the field of occupational therapy.
Ever since a young age, I’ve always had a desire to work in a profession that dealt with the public’s health. I not only find the subject of health/medicine to be very fascinating to learn about, but as well, growing up in a family filled with health conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes, the topic of health and medicine was very prominent in my childhood. I’ve always loved helping people, I feel a great sense of fulfillment within myself after helping loved ones during their hardships. I truly don’t believe Occupational Therapy gets enough or as much recognition as it should as a health-related profession. I greatly admire all that this profession does for their patients of all age groups, in regard to helping them to improve
Starting college my freshman year, I knew I wanted to work in healthcare and thought my passion was Occupational Therapy, that was until I started working at the local hospital. I started as a nursing aid in 2022 to obtain hands on patient care for graduate school applications, where I got firsthand patient care experience working side by side with registered nurses. I have grown up around nurses, whether it be family or friends, and admire their hard work and dedication to the job. I especially understood the patience, communication, and teamwork it takes to run a unit after working in a hospital setting. It truly takes an army.
When I was applying for college, I was confident in my decision to major in Athletic Training. Science had always been my favorite subject in school and Athletic Training was a way that I could combine my love of science with my love of sports. I thought the profession was very interesting and I knew I wanted to have a career where I could help people. Growing up, sports were always a big part of my life.
Becoming an occupational therapist is my passion and my long-term career goal. Since a young age I have been incredibly inspired and motivated to befriend and help disabled individuals. Having grown up with a disabled mother who benefited from the services of occupational therapy I had the opportunity to see first hand how the experience gave can give individuals like her fulfilling and productive lives. With both parents working as healthcare professionals, including my mother who is now an occupational therapist herself, I see every day how rewarding the field is. Through my life I have had unique personal, professional and educational experiences that have shaped me into a strong candidate for an advanced education in occupational therapy.
Working full time for the past two years, I have had experience being both a physical therapist aide/technician and even an assistant. I have completed observation hours at Gentilly Physical Therapy and Sports Rehabilitation, where I was a technician to a couple physical therapy assistants and physical therapists. At Gentilly rehabilitation center, I understood the nature of the work by assisting patients through weight training, teaching them the proper way to move around and assisted with recording the progress of each treatment. While observing patients under a physical therapist's supervision, I also had the responsibility of supervising lower level technicians during my support duties. Then the following year I observed at PhysioFit; I had a chance to
The key to being a successful leader is to remain objective and easy going. Mr. Sene began his career as a physical therapist in 1999. He served as the Rehabilitation Supervisor for Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Sene’s recent experiences include Co-Owner/Manager of a small-scale physical therapy office, in addition, a supervisory physical therapist at RWJBarnabas Health. Mr. Sene’s responsibilities for both facilities include; day to day operations, scheduling, budgeting, and updating his staff on changes in policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
