Last day at OT Pedi Clinic

Today, was my last day at my favorite place i've been doing my Occupatonal Therapy (OT) observance hours for grad school. It's the Outpatient Pediatrician Clinic of Christus Santa Rosa Hospital (one of the major hospitals here in San Antonio). My new job that i finally got is open during the same time the pedi clinic is open, so not able to continue w/my hours. The pedi clinic was the first place one of the first places that called me back saying that they would love to have me. Because OT's can work w/ infants,children, or adults the job market is very open. I haven't quite decided which ages i want to work with, but just from working here it has caused me to at least really consider it and be open to it.


Above: This is Mrs.Stephanie Snyder, my favorite OT i've gotten to know. She was a great mentor and teacher. She was great at really giving me a great view and experience of how OT w/children is.



Above 2 photos: pics of the pedi gym. OT and PT for children both use this gym area. besides all what you see in the photo, there are puzzles, games, blocks, baby toys, crayons, etc basically just every type of toy a kid would play with. Working w/kids isn't about having gigantic equipment, most of the time it's the most basic children's toys and games.


Above: This is called the swing room as you can tell. This a very popular activity in OT w/children. It's mainly used for autistic children. It's a calming and soothing thing to kids like those, it's more than simply swinging cuz it's fun. Most of those kids i saw we had to let them swing before and during the session a lot as part of their therapy.


Above: this room is used for working w/the kids who don't spend much time in the pedi gym. here the children will work on puzzles, writing, coloring, blocks, lots of dexterity and cognitive thinking activities.