Occupational Therapy Philosophy Essay

My initial exposure to the field of Occupational Therapy was not until my Junior year of college. While sitting in an auditorium for an Intro to Health Professions course, listening to a licensed occupational therapist describe her daily work tasks, I began visualizing myself in her position to see if this career would be fitting for me. Because of my life long interest in science coupled with my natural empathy towards people, I had known for a long time that I wanted to be in the health field but struggled to settle with the career choices I had initially been presented. As I imagined myself being an occupational therapist, my mind began to flood with ideas and aspirations of what I could accomplish in this field using the strengths I had been developing over the past 22 years of my life

My immediate goals after obtaining an Occupational Therapy degree include gaining clinical expertise through a practice of my choice and motivating as many people as I can to achieve their goals. I plan to participate in evidence-based research in order to improve patient outcomes while spreading this knowledge through community education and prevention programs. After establishing myself in the field and gaining the necessary resources, I intend to collaborate with a team of like-minded

The lack of initiative for prevention and education based community intervention within the health field inspired my desire to become involved in outreach programs such as the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Institute’s “Senior Safety and Falls Prevention Day”. Eventually, I will use my field experience to tailor my own programs. Outside of health courses, physics and psychology allowed me to learn the practical side of energy and the human condition while linking this knowledge to my informal studies on the metaphysical aspects of Reiki energy