OTA 1270 Pediatric FW Experience
Description:
Prereq: OTA 1170. Students will obtain clinical experience in pediatric specialty area. FW sites will be arranged by OTA faculty and will consist of 30 hours of off-campus observation and participation at a pediatric facility. Designated as a service-learning course.
Prereq: OTA 1170. Students will obtain clinical experience in pediatric specialty area. FW sites will be arranged by OTA faculty and will consist of 30 hours of off-campus observation and participation at a pediatric facility. Designated as a service-learning course.
Provo School District Vanessa Rapier
For my service learning project, I made weighted pillows and bean bags. The reason we did this project is because we have many kids who need sensory feedback, like deep pressure and tactile sensation. Allowing the children to have these items in the class may help them concentrate and require less SI breaks that involve leaving the classroom.
The cost was very minimal - ten dollars at the most - for needles, threads, and other odds and ends. I was able to gather most of the supplies for free. Materials, such as sewing scraps and rice, were donated to me. I spent about fifteen hours on the project. I had my own learning curve to overcome as I have minimal experience in sewing. A lot of time was also put into experimenting with another project that we had. That project was to place weights into jackets and hoodies. The idea behind this was so that children needing deep pressure did not have to wear a “special vest”, but rather wear a “normal looking” jacket so that they won’t draw any negative attention to themselves.
I enjoyed this project very much in fact I kind of went overboard and did more fund what was required this is an easy way to help students in the classroom and since then I have found other ways to use rice filled pillows for clients and hope to expand my collection.
For my service learning project, I made weighted pillows and bean bags. The reason we did this project is because we have many kids who need sensory feedback, like deep pressure and tactile sensation. Allowing the children to have these items in the class may help them concentrate and require less SI breaks that involve leaving the classroom.
The cost was very minimal - ten dollars at the most - for needles, threads, and other odds and ends. I was able to gather most of the supplies for free. Materials, such as sewing scraps and rice, were donated to me. I spent about fifteen hours on the project. I had my own learning curve to overcome as I have minimal experience in sewing. A lot of time was also put into experimenting with another project that we had. That project was to place weights into jackets and hoodies. The idea behind this was so that children needing deep pressure did not have to wear a “special vest”, but rather wear a “normal looking” jacket so that they won’t draw any negative attention to themselves.
I enjoyed this project very much in fact I kind of went overboard and did more fund what was required this is an easy way to help students in the classroom and since then I have found other ways to use rice filled pillows for clients and hope to expand my collection.