Your Personal Essay should address why you selected occupational therapy as a career and how this degree relates to your immediate and long-term professional goals. Describe how your personal, educational, and professional background help you achieve your goals. This essay is an important part of your application and allows you to clearly and effectively express yourself. Include a short statement of why you wish to pursue occupational therapy as a career and what attracts you to the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.

Provide the background and history for a patient. Include the history of present illness (what brought them to the hospital), past medical history, relevant labs, diagnostic tests and vital signs. (30 points) CHOOSE DIAGNOSIS 1. HYPERTENSION 2. HYPERLIPIDEMIA
What is the pathophysiology of each of the disease processes? (20 points)
Discuss a minimum of five risk factors related to the disease process. (10 points)
What risk factors for each disease process did your patient experience? (10 points)
What assessment findings would you anticipate finding in a patient with each diagnosis? (10 points)
What diagnostic testing and labs would you examine for each diagnosis and why? (10 points)
You have received a call about your patient from a provider covering for the patient you are taking care of. They have no history on your patient. Summarize, using SBAR, the first three components of SBAR (Situation, Background and Assessment) for the patient you have taken care of, including all of the information above. (10 points)

Although targeting selected market segments for advertising and marketing messages would seem to be a sound strategy for any company, there can be difficulties. Some companies have been accused of using segmentation approaches that discriminate against certain groups within society. Complaints have been raised about potential discrimination based on race, culture, age, gender, and sexual lifestyle.

Assume that you have been asked to review segmentation profile practices. Pick one company that you believe avoids discrimination in market targeting and one company that you believe does not. Compare and contrast the two companies with respect to their market target selection process and how the market targets are approached. Comment on any perceived ethical practices that you are aware of. Be sure to check any information on ethics provided by researching the Web sites of your two example companies. Lastly, list the ethical guidelines or best practices you believe organizations should follow when selecting market targets. Be prepared to discuss your thoughts and position.

Sheep Brain Dissection: Systems Identification Activity
Specific aims
The focus of this activity will be for you to work with your group to identify and locate structures in the sheep brain related to specific neural systems.  This process will help you learn, 1)  the anatomical location of specific structures, 2) the connections between related structures, and 3) how this organization relates to function.

Activity Instructions
This activity will be separated into two parts: one focused on the external and mid-sagittal features and the other focused on the features found in the coronal and horizontal sections.  There parts will be conducted during separate lab sessions.  For both of these parts you will work in groups to identify structures related to specific neural systems, such those related to motor function, sensory processing, memory function, emotion and motivation, and higher cognitive reasoning.

Each group will be assigned a system and tasked with finding all structures that play a significant role in that system. You will need to utilize the sheep brain dissection guides provided in the associated modules to help you in your quest. 

Lastly,  each group will present their findings to the whole class and teach us the neuroanatomy of these systems.

Part I – External and Mid-Sagittal Features
Structure search and identification:  Using all resources provided (Scranton’s virtual guide, External features lab guide, & Mid-Sagittal features guide), locate areas that play a significant role in the system assigned to your group.  The assignments will be made during lab time.

You only need to identify structures that appear in the External or Mid-sagittal views. Each member of the group should identify at least one structure during this activity.

Group Presentation:  Upon completion of your search, each group will report their findings to the class. Each member of the group needs to present at least one of the structures found.

Part II – Coronal and Horizontal Features
This part of the activity will be the same as part one with the exception that groups will focus on structures that are visible in the coronal and horizontal sections of the sheep brain. 

This part will be conducted on a different day from Part I and will utilize different groups.

Structure Identification Table
You should use the tables in the link below to both organize your findings and submit them for your lab activity credit (5 points each).  If for some reason these tables don’t work with your device, you can submit another type of file as long as it includes your assigned system and the structures you identified.

Select one of the terms discussed in the Romantic Literature lesson (such as nature, imagination, the sublime, revolution, etc.).  Provide a definition of the term in your own words (you may use quotes and citations as needed), and identify one poem from the reading that exemplifies the term. Explain why you think this poem is a good example.

A good entry is at least 250 words long. Make sure that your entry is well organized, adequately introduced, and well-written. Pay attention to  your writing style and grammar, and do not forget to include in-text citations and a works cited.

For this assignment, I want you to put on your creative thinking hat. Imagine that your are a movie producer or a screenwriter. A major Hollywood studio (or a streaming service like Netflix/Hulu/Amazon Prime) has approached you and given you the green light to write and produce either a historical movie or a historical television series. This isn’t going to be a documentary, but rather a movie or series. The only requirements are that the events in your movie/series or the person your movie/series is about has to have either lived or the event has to have taken place prior to 1990. It can be something from US History or World History.1. What event or person did you choose and why?
2. Will you be making a movie or a television/streaming series? Tell me what format you’ll choose but also tell me why you think it is better than the other format.
3. How will you go about conducting the research to ensure that your movie/series is accurate. You also have to make it entertaining, so how will you decide how much liberty you will take with the facts.
4. Where will you film it? Will it be shot on location or in another place that looks like the actual place where the events happened.

Write a 2-3 page analytic reflection that discusses and critiques key themes from the Testimony – art and practice module.

An analytic reflection should have the following elements:

A clear analytic argument –  Clearly identify the key overall theme or critique that you will discuss.

Citation of evidence from the materials in the modules – Provide evidence, examples or details from all the module materials. Include reference materials all the module materials (the two articles and two testimonies from Chasing the Harvest).

Strong conventions of writing – It should be well organized and be proofread for correct grammar and spelling.

Tips and recommendations:

– Review the groups discussions Collaborations for Weeks 7 and 8 to identify possible reflection questions or themes or to react to the discussions that took place in a different group.

– Write in the third person.

– Include titles and subheadings to organize your piece

– Get creative! Name your own theory, suggest new directions for research, journalism, or film making, or weave in evidence from other sources.

– Write only 2-3 pages. Any writing beyond 3 pages will not be graded.

– You will be graded based on a reflection that Meets expectations (5-7pts), Exceeds expectations (8-10pts), or Below Expectations (0-4pts).

Readings:

Week 7 materials and activities – Testimony – art and practice – Part 1

Scientific Literature:

Bernal et al – Chicana Latina Testimonios.pdfPreview the document

Chasing the Harvest:

The Ayala Family

Week 8 materials and activities – Testimony – art and practice – Part 2

Scientific Literature:

Ethical Ambiguities in Participatory Action Research With Unauthorized Migrants

Chasing the Harvest:

Harold McClarty

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I have wrote my Analytical Reflection, it is called ” Analytic Reflection #3  on Testimony” I have provided a file under  but the problem is that my Professor told me that As she skim through my essay, she see that I broke my reflection between ‘modules’. Instead, I need think about an overall theme.

This is an example she gave me from a previous modules.

Theme/Argument: There is racism towards Latinos in the U.S. in various settings.

Sub-Theme #1: There is racism among healthcare professionals
-Specific example(s) from materials that shows racism among healthcare professionals.

Sub-Theme #2: There is racism in the workplace
-Specific example(s) from materials that shows racism in the workplace.

Sub-Theme #3: There is racism in schools
-Specific example(s) from materials that shows racism in schools.

Conclusion: One paragraph wrapping up your argument.

Classroom Communication Plan

How you communicate with your students and their parents is essential for strong classroom management. Your word choice, tone of voice, body language, and much more impacts how students feel about you.  These also impact how parents will view you. How do you plan to create and maintain positive communication with your students?  With their parents?

You will develop a communication plan for your classroom for this assignment. Specifically, address the following questions in your paper:

1). How do you plan to communicate your behavior plan, your routines and procedures, and your expectations in such a way that students respond positively to you and feel valued and safe being in your classroom?

2). What is your plan for developing positive, productive, and appropriate relationships with your students? With their parents?

3). How will you address negative student behavior while maintaining positive and appropriate student relationships?

4). How do you plan to keep parents informed about your class?

You are required to cite a minimum of two resources to support your communication plan. This one to two page paper should be written in APA format with citations.