Video Production Sessions 2

During my 1^st fieldwork placement I worked at a paediatric community setting where I was involved in participating in a group activity for children with sensory issues. Please view the attached videos to gain an understanding of what this means and how it relates to Occupational Therapy.

This video identifies the 7 different senses (vision, hearing, sight, touch, smell, and two movement senses) and how they affect the individual. I thought this video was very simple and clear to understand and would be good to show children to help them gain an understanding. This related to my experience as it discusses school aged children and their co-ordination which were two things that we looked at. It also speaks briefly about how an Occupational Therapist can help a person with sensory issues.

This clip shows how specific occupational therapy interventions are used with children in a paediatric setting and how Occupational Therapy is beneficial to children with sensory issues. It looks at building self-confidence and patience one step at a time. This clip is relevant to many experience as it considers children with autism and ADHD which was the majority of children in our group.

Although this clip does not look at children it gives a good definition of what Occupational Therapy is, what therapeutic activities are and how different therapeutic activities can influence an individual. It looks at increasing functional performance, using play dough to improve fine motor skills including grasp and grip. Range of movement, hand-eye co-ordination, balance and flexibility are also considered.

This clip is of an Occupational Therapist who explains his role with children and the influence he has in working with them. He explains how his role is diverse in working in the school, community and clinic setting. I thought this was important as my supervisor on this particular placement was involved in all three of these areas. This Occupational Therapist works mostly with children with Downs Syndrome, Cerebral palsy, and Sensory Processing Disorders. He talks about using standardized testing to develop a treatment plan and then uses sensory integration with the children, along with social learning theories. He talks about the important communication between himself and other health professionals.

This short clip looks at Occupational Therapy in school and how important vision and motor skills are for children. It discusses that each child is different, each having their own needs. Social and functional issues are spoken about.