#ot student

[green-scrub-chronicles]

The edge is a start of a new mountain to climb...

I have conquered mountain by mountain to reach the edge. I’m not Nirmal Purja, the world's greatest mountaineer, but I have conquered the edge that accompanies professional growth as an OT, evoking a personal shift that gravitates toward the urge to consume more knowledge, skill, and experience. I close my eyes as I feel my legs start to tremble, giving in to the extensity of mental and physical demands of the degree, to the burning chest with little air to breathe, and my sight failing on me as I see the end so near but yet far.

All aboard! OT enthusiasts, the train is in motion; let the journey take you where you long to be, free your thoughts of the world you once knew, and as destiny unfolds, rising above the heavy storms, flooding derails the route to the top of the mountain.

The edge is calling as I jump into the uncertainties of a young and perplexed student the chaos shouts and fights for its existence. When I started in occupational therapy, I was introduced to the framework of being, belonging, and doing. I have seen the wilderness soon become my home, identifying the commonalities and the installation of hope as I mature and learn in the journey of OT. Why did I jump? Well, the darkness engulfed me whole, fear developing into confidence. Still, through the supervision of my lecturers, and academic advisors, they became my lighthouse, guiding me as I found myself in what OT means to me and the first building block of a future practising professional. The link below to read more on the framework:

Raising the white flag was not in my rucksack as I embarked on the hike toward becoming the therapist I envision becoming. Hesitancy and self-doubt took over, which was implicated in how I carried myself in a session and later progressed to a chasm in treatment planning. Therefore, limiting the therapeutic opportunities to learn and teach the client to achieve treatment outcomes. When I encountered a difficult, culturally centred, unwilling, and egocentric client, I saw the anxiety and poor self-esteem protruding through the façade displaying my personal shortfalls became a great wall in achieving therapeutic goals. Moreover, poor cultural humility due to the lack of knowledge of the core principles in Nazareth Baptist Church contributed to the noncompliance and poor initiation, and cooperation.

The demands of OT motivate professional development and highlight the importance of cultural aspects of what we do and how they affect the quality of care, treatment outcomes and planning. We reside in a culturally rich country that enforces continuous learning, ensuring client-centeredness and a stepping stone to achieving cultural humility without our prejudices clouding our decisions, clinical judgment, and duty.

Belonging entails the prospect of self-actualization, which is comprised of three components: becoming, being competent, and becoming a social being. To effectively participate in active occupational roles, positive interpersonal relationships, and sustainability, you must indulge in introspection and reflection on your own performance, advocate for change, or redefine values. My greatest shortfall was the detachment process becoming a bumpy uphill switchback ride permeated by the power imbalances creating seas of high tides engaging at initial contact. When faced with adversity in an attempt to build a positive rapport I began to redefine the core values and detach from my moral compass to comprehend my client’s choices by not only hearing but listening to respect their right of choice to refuse therapy, and not equating it to my inadequacies.

To connect the dots and comprehend what we do, we developed the understanding of being evidence-based practitioners, rooting out what makes us therapeutic through clinical reasoning. It is the blueprint for what makes us person-centred. My take-home message is to allow myself to not be driven by fear of the unknown, as failure opens doors for growth. Growth can be attained through exploring the knowledge of those before us in literature to take a page that will shape the therapist I will soon be. Read more on evidence-based practice:

I believe as students we have evolved and inherited the default accountability syndrome, easily shifting the blame on circumstance rather than ourselves. They say Rome was not built in a day; some fell and gave in to the demand, but Rome still stands to this day, indicating you may fall, but dust yourself off and try again.

How would you see the beauty of this world if you were not fighting to reach the top?

#ot student #the edge #risk to take #youtube #reflection #keep climbing #Youtube

[theridgebeyond]

I passed my OT board exam AND it’s the feast of St. Mary Magdalene?? Truly blessed beyond measure today.

#OT student #PSYCH not anymore haha! #occupational therapy #mary magdalene

[exausta-verytired]

I'm bringing all of you to the capoeira practice

#also wondering how many of you are only siblings because I'm pretty sure the first place I learnt to throw a punch was at home #I also got in a lot of physical fights because I took no shit with homophobic bullying and cat calling #but but. both football and capoeira in my neighbourhood were important to me growing up because it gave me the knowledge that I could in #fact beat up a man because physical strength isn't the only thing at play #and I do think the fact most boys grow up having very physical games while girls don't plays a huge factor in women being conditioning to #not react #genuinely think the most important thing when you're in a real fight. is how many real fights you've been on before #a lot of men are very weak for pain. you can beat them in endurance. like I understand there's disadvantage but I hate the DOOMY way some #women talk about men being larger/stronger as someone who's successfully fought off many situations #but this is also why I hate most self defense. like regularly practicing martial arts does help. but a 10 hours course will not kick in a #desperate situation where you need muscle memory. my best advice is if you don't know how to throw a punch just DON'T you can do more with #your elbows or slapping. just. a lot of fights it's being willing to let the desperation kick in and go for the throat yk #honestly I KNOW how to throw a punch and even I tend to go for elbows because I'm 160cm and not that strong lol #anyways my worst opinion as someone who works with teens is that I think sometimes we should let kids solve some problems with their hands #will always pretend I don't see gay students or women who get harassed throwing punches #some of you truly should've caused more chaos in your school years #also it's really sad that women were banned from capoeira for a long time some 'tradicionalists' still complain #it's all about being nimble and smarter in order to beat an opponent you ASSUME it's stronger than you. it just feels great #gave me a lot of confidence when I really needed ot

[devouringyourson]

i have to write a cover letter to go to cannes (young persons 3 day pass) and my friend who's a proper international film student and has been before can namedrop all these festivals she's volunteered at and I'm just like 'i work in all the films you hate but im really passionate and just wanna go pretty please i love watching all these films i just didn't go to film school er...' what do I even say like??? i would've gone before if I had the means like

#unfortunately they are still so incredibly closed off and elitist like if you can jet off to film fesivals ajd work for free its all good #im sorry but most fancy film students come from money cos they can afford to do such a degree #the rest of us may have the passion but just cnt do that #and maybe i should've tried harder to support indie scenes im ot saying its impossible but damnnn

[weepingdreamersandwich]

I finally bit the bullet and bought a brain model to study neuroscience. Unfortunately, my family thought that I had somehow bought an actual human brain, and it took a lot more convincing than it really should've to get them to believe the thing coming in the mail is hard plastic and not human tissue.

#occupational therapy student #neuroscience #I'm not sure what i should be more offended by #the fact they think I'm involved in the black market #or that i would tell them about my nefarious black market dealings #this is ridiculous #I don't think they know #what OT school is #bc I'm apparently Dr. Frankenstein #or at the very least #a mad scientist #occupational therapy

[indigenous-character-tournament]

WAKING UP IN A COLD SWEAT I FORGOT ABOUT THE BRACKETS OH MY GOD???? give me until thursday omg sorry second semester started this week

#the struggle of a college student #it is 5:12 am im going back ot bed #ict posts

[studentbyprofession]

3:45 am | 04 Dec

It's studying for exams, so giving nights and days, everything.

Sitting all the day long in front of desk and trying to focus hard has its ultimate result too - legs going numb every now and then. I guess every med student is familiar with this 'med numbness'??

PS. I miss surgery & casualty soooo bad (been in & out of the OT the last days of November))) and also I MISS NOVEMBER already:(

#studyblr #studying #study motivation #med #medical student #study inspiration #productivity #med blog #medblr #medical studyblr #medical school #medicine #surgery #OT #casualty #study space #study aesthetics #studentbyprofession #november

[panspy]

hmmmmmm.................vent post under tags...... feel free to give advice or dont¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#i think this is an autism related thing #but i genuinely feel like i wasnt made right for the world we live in #like something is just missing from me that ive never seen ppl talk about #and i know this is going to sound entitled and privileged and i KNOW i know i promise and im so lucky i can even be thinking about this but #it feels weird to have the privilege to be scared #this is specifically in regards to working #like having a job. like going to work #i feel like im missing an extremely important part of my brain or my BEING that is capable ot going through the motions of participating #in society. i never felt that switch of wanting to get a job in high school to make money for myself and get that experience #i feel like there's something i MISSED where everyone took a class on how to apply and go to interviews and write resumes and not be scared #like i NEED to be walked through every SINGLE step because i dont know HOW #and i see my peers and the literal entire world around me participating in this atmosphere and i dont know where to start #im fucking twenty three years old and ive only ever been an intern and an assistant #not even a full year of working #i cant drive and i probably wont ever because thats a whole other can of worms #and that means i have to rely on other people to even get to wherever it was i needed to go #i feel like a fucking child because im missing this knowledge that everyone else seems to have #ive tried i really have but none of it seems simple and its all so much and there arent steps to follow #i mean there ARE but its like 1) look up job 2) apply 3) interview 4) yay you're employed #and im talking about each micro step inbetween #what am i missing #and then theres the fucking demand avoidance that slaps me across the face whenever my mom brings it up to me like i KNOW youre being #supportive and encouraging and its not your fault my brain turns off and decides im full of shame bc i cant CONFRONT ANYTHING #jesus christ #manf i know u can see this maybe dont bring it up to mom i can do that on my own maybe #i WANT to help i just want to help at my own pace but unfortunately the world isnt built around individual paces and nothing revolves #around me. i know this #i want to help my mom i want her to never be stressed about money and to retire and never work or help me pay my student loans but i #genuinely feel like theres a switch that never turned on in my head and im being left behind and i genuinely dont know how to. like be alive

[athalantan]

You know what line, more than any other, is the most compelling evidence for El having taught Gale at some point (although I still don’t think that happened til after Mystra’s return)? “Elminster’s not around so might as well.”

The thing is El is a reckless individual. Always has been. They’ve more than once thought themselves a fool and in the next breath thought that, if they weren’t a fool, they wouldn’t be themself. They’re prone to daring plans and also to experimentation, including with magic. (Mystra loves for those who wield the Art to get creative with it as well, and often tasks the Magister and her Chosen with encouraging that.) They’re far from tight-laced.

But, they are an exacting teacher. They have high standards and set challenges that will push you past your limits every day. They will frustrate you, madden you, damn near torment you. It’s all for a good cause, ultimately. They’re not just teaching apprentices to hurl spells. They’re teaching them to maintain focus and control under harrowing conditions. They’re teaching them to think quickly and creatively in a pinch. They’re teaching them to stay alive in fatal circumstances. They’re also guiding them — hopefully — toward ethical and, well, artful use of the Art. Too many focus on the prideful, power-hungry, destructive aspects of magic. They challenge their apprentices to think philosophically as well as mechanically.

So that line — Elminster’s not around — is 100% about El the teacher and not El the friend or adventurer. El the friend is not so forbidding. El the teacher will fix you with a look that’s brought godlike tyrants to their knees.

#OOC / HOLLY. #MOBILE. #El doesn’t endanger their apprentices’ lives to be clear #they’re a total fckn pain tho #you’ll get such a tongue lashing you’ll wish it was a whipping instead #the thing is tho they’d rather have a plague than an apprentice so #A) they don’t take kids as students if it can be helped #the only kids they’ve taught are the ones they’ve raised #B) they’re students are the exceptional; the brilliant; the naturally gifted #their* #aka the ones most prone to hubris and complacency #also the ones who need to be challenged in a controlled environment or they won’t survive when the world does ot #it* #finally C) their own experience as an apprentice has historically been. difficult. to say the least #I know that colors their approach #anyway their teaching style is definitely not for everyone #students can laugh about it afterward and even rib El over it #but while you’re a student it is so maddening

[strwrs]

I’m doing my capstone project at a local university and hELP my mentor is a professor and wants me to “assist” with his motor learning class today

#I have no idea what he means by assist #I took motor learning in OT school but that was over a year ago and not my best class and I don’t remember much #and there’s no time to look over my PowerPoints #and being in front of undergrad students scares meeeee lmao #so scared of looking a fool 😭😬 #even though I’m about to be a doctor lmao imposter syndrome is fucking real #I’ve just gotta say something intelligent when I speak even if I have no idea what to say skdjskdj #just gotta say something intelligible and it can’t be ‘I don’t know’ 😭 #wish me luck #em talks #also there’s a little robot riding around on the sidewalks here??? idk what that’s about but it’s cute and I like it

[green-scrub-chronicles]

OT STUDENT RACING THOUGHTS turned 1 today!

#tumblr birthday #tumblr milestone #ot student

[happy-mountain-goats]

you know, if my job apparently means risking getting shot i think I can buy myself coffee and hash browns in the morning I think thats reasonable

#im. so. tired. #its magrinally less student loan debt worth it? idek #with the forst active shooter last year it was but now? two ppl drawijg guns on eachother IN the building? #i think if ot happens again before june i have to quit like- #personal #vent post #blehhhhhhhhhh #yeah im getting coffee in the morning and wearing my ring from now on

[collecting--stardust]

Me when pretty girls hold my hand

#or just girls idc i feel loved #this is because that pretty post basic midwifery student holds my wrist to stop me from walking away #so that i can help her push the transfer trolley for the patient who will go to the ot for her caesarean delivery #personal.txt

[an-ambivalent]

Goodness gracious me I wish I could get hit by truck san and isekai into my story Uchiha Therapist. That way I can live out my dreams with yandere Uchiha 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Also i had someone on quotev tell me they are interested in the story because they hope to learn about being a psychologist. Well, one thing that I got wrong is that the MC got accepted into her programme way too easily 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ and not enough existential crisis of whether all the effort is even worth it, ☠️☠️ i outta write it more realistically where she's rejected entry at least twice and gives up and easily finds comfort with her yandere sugar daddy 💀

#Being a post grad psych student sucks ass man #Dont do it #Major in OT instead.... Am easier 💀🤦🏽‍♀️

[hitoshisbf]

What is the problem people have with aging characters up.

Especially if there is physical, mental and emotional growth.

If you're just aging them up and leaving them as they are(mentally, emotionally) , yeah there's a problem. ( isn't this infantilzing? )

But maybe consider people don't want to ship themselves with a child and ( in my case) rather an adult version of the character who has grown and developed as a person.

It ain't just to make it sexual.

I don't know man.

It's fucking irritating.

I'm not trying to be with a 16 year old or a 22 year old who ACTS like a 16 year old. So

Get a fucking grip.

Also maybe don't just age a character up PURELY for NSFW.

That's when it's creepy.

#aev vents #I dont know man maybe im so pissed because im literally not aging him up just to sexualize him either #that aint my jyve #that aint right and im not gonna pretend it is #I cant even look at physical smut or even shirtless pictures of my f/o because I feel BAD and it feels WRONG #There is no real desire for it lmao #Sincerely wishing people would GET that some people ARENT JUST AGING A CHARACTER UP TO FUCK EM #Like im in love with his potential of who he is and who he will grow up to be #so if you want ot be honest #not even canon hitoshi #Anyway this isn't pro-proship by any means #i dont want to see a 26 y/o fucking a 16 y/o #so yeah im not into teacher and student mha either #ANyway im curious on ya'lls thoughts on this #thoughts pls

[baksokon]

WAIT OH MY GOD ITS KAMUROS BIRTHDAY???? I JEED TO DO SOMETHING WAIT UM UH 😓

#mp100 #i forgot abt his bday ots been so long 😭 #kamuro shinji #reminiscing my student council enjoyer era #still love them tho