To prepare
for this mock interview, I read through a few common OT-related interview
questions and thought through my answers. I was originally planning to type out
my answers, but I decided instead to only list bullet points to reflect on so
that I did not come across as too scripted/rehearsed. I recently interviewed for a
level II fieldwork rotation at St. Jude, and I went more in depth to prepare
for that than I did for this interview in particular. Because of this, I felt
like I had a good foundation going into this interview. Overall, I felt like
the interview went well. I was able to answer all the questions without too
much hesitation, and I felt like I answered them sufficiently, although I could
have gone more in depth in some answers. Something that went differently than I
expected was that I talked faster than I normally do. I learned that it is okay
to take a pause and think through my answer before speaking in order to provide
a more in-depth and full answer. This is something that I will remember when
going into a real-life interview. Taking a moment to ensure that you answer the question fully is more important than being quick to respond with a vague or short answer. While this might be difficult to remember in the moment, being in the moment it is an important skill to practice and improve upon, not only for interviews but also for everyday life.
The Children's Hand Skills Framework is a conceptual tool used to describe and analyze children's hand skills during assessment and intervention. The CHSF divides hand skills into 6 categories, based on the extent to which their hands are in contact with objects or parts of the body or not. These categories include manual gesture and body contact; these two categories do not involve contact with a specific object. The next categories are object-related hand skills, adaptive skilled hand use, bimanual use. The final category is general quality of hand use skills, such as accuracy or pace of children's hand skills. The population targeted with this theory, as indicated by the title, is children, and involves any diagnosis. Hand skills adequate enough to enable children to participate in daily occupations are considered functional in this framework. Object-related hand skills include actions such as reaching, turning/rotating, throwing, or catching an object. Adaptive skilled ...
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