The Life of a BrOT

    One might wonder how occupational therapy and the multitude of different religions and cultures may be relative to one another. As a future occupational therapist, I will come in contact with and treat a wide variety of patients, all of whom will have different backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs. I feel that it is important as future OT's to know some information about these unique cultures so that we can treat our patients with the highest level of culturally sensitive care. For example, in the Buddhist religion, the Dhamma or Dharma is a treatment plan that one must follow in order to be cured of illness. This could hinder or help an individuals prognosis if they are unsure if the treatment plans align with their beliefs. Another example is from the religion Hinduism- i ndividuals who believe in Hinduism believe that Moksha (liberation) is the goal of humanity. This can only be achieved through tuning into the Brahman within oneself. Th...

    What is Imposter syndrome? Imposter syndrome is when an individual experiences thoughts of being incompetent or lacking abilities to perform in the job they are currently or about to be working in. This is something a lot of fresh, entry-level therapists and other healthcare workers might experience when they get ready to start a new job or career. I have definitely experienced this during the first few weeks of OT school and during the first few days of each fieldwork rotation I have had. I felt that I was not going to be able to learn easily and that I would struggle to learn what OT is and how to treat patients during our rotations. These thoughts quickly came to an end as the program progressed and my time at the fieldwork sites when on.      After going through all the materials for this module on imposter syndrome, I took the Clance IP scale assessment to determine whether or not I had IP characteristic...