Blog 14: Independent Component 1

LITERAL
(a) I, Michael Sadrach, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 20.25 hours of work
(b) My mentor and coworkers
(c) Done
(d) I assisted the physical therapist or occupational therapist on handling the patient during each session

INTERPRETIVE
I experienced first hand how the therapists interacted with the patients and how they deal with each one individually. I learned how their attitude may change to fit a child's needs and how they work together with the parents of the patients. The proof of my hours is here.

APPLIED
I saw that it is not just the physical therapist's treatments that will make the patient and their family satisfied. It's how they are treated is what causes them to be satisfied. Sometimes, the kids have tantrums and are just not cooperating. We either keep on going with the session with more awareness or get off the horse completely, depending on what the parents feels is right. There are also factors that are out of the hands of the therapists, which is where I come in. How I act with the child can drastically change the mood of the patient and the family. When I first started there, I was helping this girl and let's call her "Mel". I was having a good time with Mel and she was having fun talking to me. When she came back the next week, her mom told me that she talked about me the whole car ride home since I was new. Even though it was a little thing, They are more happy that way.

January Post

I rid a horse for the first time today. Had to wear a helmet and there was a horse handler, so it was perfectly safe. It was a very different experience for me. I was riding along and after I got used to the feeling of a horse, they told me keep my hands off the horse so that I kept myself at balance at all times. Then, I had to close my eyes. It made you feel as if you were going backwards and it was terrifying. I then proceeded to almost fall off when we were going in a circle. The whole point of the experience was to know how the kids feel when they ride the horse. I now have a better perspective of what they feel and how hard it actually is for them to stay on top of the horse.

Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection

1.What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

• People seemed to have fun with my activity

2. a. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

• AP

b. Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.

• We didn't need a powerpoint so I didn't use one, but it would have helped me compose my thoughts and it would have helped my grade

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

• I presented content that connected and made sense

4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?

• Even though the content connected, I didn't make the connections to the people. I left some stuff out that I wanted to say. I wish I could have remembered to say the stuff and had connected the things I said better

5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?

• Hippotherapy

Blog 12: Mentorship 10 hours check

1. Where are you doing your mentorship?

• I don't have a mentor :/

2. Who is your contact?

• I don't have one

3. How many total hours have you done (total hours should be reflected in your mentorship log located on the right hand side of your blog like your WB)?

• None? Does independent component hours count?

4. Summarize the 10 hours of service you did.

• Undefined

Blog 11: Holiday Project Update

1. It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school. What did you do over the break with your senior project?

• I got more hours for my independent component.

2. What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why? What was the source of what you learned?

• There are a variety of patient cases. I worked with a child who couldn't even stand on his own they they first treated him.

3. If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for your EQ, who would you talk to and why?

• The physical therapist who I work with. She is very knowledgeable and encourages me to ask her any questions that I have.

Blog 10: EQ

1. Review this. Confirm by stating "I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ."

• I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.

2. Review the following EQs and: tell us if each meets the rule of three, tell why they do or don't.

• The first three questions meet the first rule. The first and third question are the one that people can really take a stance. All the questions have good formatting in my opinion,
• The first question is understandable and can have a variation of answers.
• The second question is too straight forward and probably only has one answer
• The third question is very good and leads to multiple answers.
• The fourth question has the same problem as the second one; there is only answer to the question.

3. Based on your review of the rule of 3 and your experience with assessing four EQs, please write another draft EQ for your senior project.

• My original EQ "What is the best way to satisfy a patient as a Physical Therapist?" follows the three rules and I feel that this EQ is just fine as is.

Lesson 1 Reflection

1. What are you most proud of in your Lesson 1 Presentation and why?

• When I was talking about pediatric therapy, I was talking the differences of treating an adult and a child. I explained how adults come in with a problem with their body and I acted how they would do it. They would come in and say, "Ahh, mah leg." or "Ahh, mah back." It was pretty funny.

2. a. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 1 Presentation (self-assessment)?

• AP

    b. Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 1 component contract.

• I forgot to do my hook activity and conclusion.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 1?

• I had a lot of stuff to say that came from studies and articles that I read.

4. If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 1?

• I would do my hook activity and conclusion cause I forgot to do them.