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Mr. Gresham/Ms. Weikert
English 12A
November 19, 2014
Career Choices
Throughout high school, I have realized that I want to go into a career that helps people.
After college I plan on going into a medical field such as occupational, physical, or musical
therapy. Helping people is something that I love to do, all three careers that I have picked revolve
around helping someone. I hope that I will love my job because I am helping someone get back
on their feet or regain full strength.
Occupational therapy is a form of therapy for those recuperating from physical or mental
illness that encourages rehabilitation through the performance of activities required in daily life.
Most occupational therapists help children with disabilities to participate fully in school, also
they help patients regain full strength. My main reason for choosing occupational therapy as a
career choice was because it is based on helping people. Also with this choice comes a long time
in college. Before a student is enrolled into the OT program, they must uphold a bachelors
degree. When the student has completed the bachelors degree they will apply for the OT program
at the college of their choice. (About Occupational Therapy).
Occupational therapist are hired on at certain schools with children that need daily
attention from the occupational therapist. Therapist are needed in hospitals, mental health
facilities, schools, group homes, and also if necessary they will come to your house.
Occupational therapists must have a masters degree for entry-level practice, and occupational
therapy assistants must have an associates degree. Both must pass an initial certification exam.
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Also anyone wanting to become an occupational therapist must have a bachelors degree before
applying for OT (Children and Youth).
As a physical therapist you are more hands on with helping the patient. Helping them
regain strength in a bone or joint that had been injured.Patients may include accident victims and
individuals with disabling conditions such as low back pain, fractures, head injuries, arthritis,
heart disease, and cerebral palsy (Physical Therapist Overview). Physical therapist take
everything into consideration before treating a patient. They look at their balance, coordination,
motor skills, posture, weight, height, and other physical abnormalities. To perform any type of
treatment, the patients have to be willing to endure a little pain to finally regain full mobility in
the injured area (Physical Therapist Overview).
All physical therapist education programs, except for one, have transitioned to the Doctor
of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree (Academic Requirements). PTs tend to work in hospitals,
outpatient clinics, private offices, nursing homes, and also gyms or fitness centers. Physical
therapy is one of my choices for a career because the main focus is helping someone grain full
strength and mobility again. I have had to go to a physical therapist for years, and as I have
gotten older i started asking more questions about the profession. When I would go they would
show me how to work the injured area, and how to wrap it. They always incorporate the patient
in the appointment.
Musical therapy has been a recent contender for my field of study in college. Musical
therapy is an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic
relationship to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals. Meaning
that singing, playing piano, or any type of music can help someone. Music has a way of effecting
someone mentally. This happens because our minds think of music as medicine in some cases.
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When someone is sad, most of the time they will listen to happier music to help them better their
mood. In musical therapy it is used to help children with autism, down syndrome, and also
anyone suffering with Alzheimer's. When helping with Alzheimers, it can sometimes help the
patient remember certain events or people (AFA Music).
Musical therapy is not needed in the average workplace like the other two career choices
of mine. Nursing homes, hospitals, correctional facilities, rehab centers and places like
Evansvilles SMILE on Down Syndrome. Education for music therapy can be in a four year
bachelors degree or studied further for masters degree. Most people think that if they have a
degree only in music therapy that they have to stay in that field, but if someone cannot find a
place to perform music therapy they can become a music teacher. Many elementary schools look
for young new teachers because they can connect with the students easier.
Finding out what you want to study later on in life is a hard choice. Sometime we may be
decided then completely change our minds about things. While finding out more information on
all three of these fields, I learned that I have a lot more thinking to do before I choose a career
path. Helping people is something that I love to do, all three careers that I have picked revolve
around helping someone.
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