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A person blinded in an accident begins a community re-entry program for persons with vision loss. The OT collaborates with the individual to develop an intervention plan. What should be included in the plan as the initial focus of intervention?

The OT is working with a client with chronic pain associated with their diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. There are days when the client is unable to get out of bed and is nearly dependent in all self-care tasks because of their pain. The patient’s goal is to utilize appropriate pain management strategies before and after engaging in daily occupations to maximize function. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate intervention to utilize FIRST?

A new mom with a right above-the-elbow amputation is learning how to position her baby for breastfeeding. This occupation is BEST categorized as which of the following? 

Which are considerations of group intervention (choose all that apply)

What streaming service is the best?

What type of pet is the coolest?

The ________ theory of forgetting proposes that memory fades with time and lack of use.

Mary Ainsworth coined this term for the “rules to live by” that guide our feelings, thoughts, and behavior:    

A psychodynamic therapist pays close attention to her own reactions to each client. She uses her reactions to clients as a source of clinical material about the relational patterns of the clients. In one word, please name the concept that best captures the therapist’s approach:    

Please choose ONE of the three questions below and write a short essay (no more than 2-3 paragraphs) in response to this question. 1. Please describe monocultural versus multicultural perspectives. Choose one of these theories: psychodynamic, attachment, Adlerian, person-centered, or existential. If you consider this theory through a multicultural lens, what stands out as TWO strengths and TWO limitations of this approach? If you were to adopt this approach for your clinical practice, how would you modify it to make it more applicable to all people? 2. Please explain the concepts of transference and resistance, and describe how these concepts are used in psychodynamic/psychoanalytic therapy. (You can choose one type of psychodynamic therapy or you can approach it more broadly.) Imagine that you work with Ruth in counseling. Hypothetically, how might transference and resistance manifest during your work with her? How could you apply these concepts in your work with Ruth? 3. Please name and briefly explain four “existential givens” of human condition. If you were to work with Ruth  in counseling, what therapeutic goals would you pursue for each of these givens and why? Be careful to answer all parts of the question you choose to write about. Enter ONE short essay here: