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OT 640 Debriefing Video

OT 640 Debriefing Video

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  1. Alli HayesJune 18, 2019 at 7:48 AM

    Allison,

    I relate so much to your bud and thorn! It seems that my documentation skills continually improve, but I think that with each setting we enter, we learn more and more about documentation in that particular setting. Also, I thought I was well prepared for MMT grading, but I didn't realize how different it is to try it on clients who are not 5/5 for strength. Since everyone in our class was, we never really got much experience with how the other grades actually feel. I hope you enjoy your summer!

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  2. Amber TruhittJune 18, 2019 at 6:25 PM

    Hey Allison,

    I enjoyed hearing about your experience in outpatient rehab, since I have not been in that setting. I’m glad you had a FWE that was a good balance for you as well. A lot of the clients that were discharged from my inpatient setting were going to outpatient rehab next and we were working on many similar things while they were in inpatient. I agree that I still need some practice with documentation and MMT grades. I realized that it was difficult to know what grade to give a client when my FWE would ask me what I thought during an evaluation. Although I remember the different grades, actually applying them to what you see and feel on a client is new and something I can improve on before my next rotation - which is in acute care as well. Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great summer break!

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