Geriatrics
Geriatrics
Occupational therapy helps many patients across their lifespan so that they can participate in different things that they want to be involved with. My interest in occupational therapy is distinct from others, as I want to focus with Geriatrics, so as to assist the elderlies and help them achieve the optimum health. I have an interest in the area of Geriatrics in Occupational Therapy due to various reasons. This discussion presents why I have the passion and interest in fulfilling my goals within this area. As a student, I understand that there are still many things that I need to learn to ensure that applying the Occupational Therapy in assisting the elderly population will be successful. Then again, apart from the educational foundation and knowledge that I will gain from being a student, I believe that my personal interest in this field will be supported by my passion, personal skills, and abilities that will help me achieve my goals.
According to Greenwood (n.d.), Geriatrics is a subspecialty in the healthcare field that focuses on providing care to the elderly population. This is in line with my interest and goal in providing optimum care to elderlies so that I can improve their overall well-being and not only a mere improvement on their mobility. I understand that this group of population often has complex and challenging healthcare needs, which requires healthcare providers to have effective approach to care provision in order to ensure the optimum health outcome. Since occupational therapy is one of the most effective strategies to help the elderly population cope with healthcare challenges, I believe that I have what it takes to improve their well-being.
Primarily, my personal skills is driven by my passion to help and provide effective care and needed therapeutic approach in order to reduce both physical and emotional pain that the elderly patients suffer from. Although in the near future, I will gain more knowledge about this area, I believe that positive personal traits cannot be learned overtime or within the span of this course. It must be learned and developed in a passionate manner that one would be able to have it as part of his or her personality throughout his or her life. I have the personal abilities that are suitable in providing optimum therapy towards the elderly population, as I know that Geriatrics is not just a mere provision of care to this group of people. It is an area of healthcare that requires a specialty, which relates to different aspects of improving the health of elderly population.
In addition, I have a good listening and communication skills that I believe would be essential in being an Occupational Therapist in the area of Geriatrics. This will help me in building an effective interpersonal skills, which will be useful in communicating with my patients. This is because a good communicator knows how to be a good listener in order to develop an effective relationship with his or her patient. Also, I have a high level of compassion when it comes to providing care, which is also another important personal anility within this are of healthcare. Specifically, I have the patience that is necessary for an Occupational Therapist, especially in the field of Geriatrics. Since this area deals with older population, one’s patience will be challenged.
In this clinical area, knowledge is not just the important tool in achieving the goals and success. It is also important that one should hold personal skills and abilities that will enable them in providing the needed healthcare for their patients. Thus, one may not be able to provide the required care if he or she lacks personal abilities and skills that will help them improve their performance in the chosen medical field. Therefore, in my interest in Geriatrics in Occupational Therapy is supported by my personal skills that are essential both in achieving my goals and improving the well-being of my patients.
References
Greenwood, B. (n.d.). Geriatric Care & Occupational Therapy | Chron.com. Retrieved from http://work.chron.com/geriatric-care-occupational-therapy-18951.html
