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My Capstone/Applied Learning Experience took place at Foundation Hand and Physical Therapy in Richmond, Kentucky. The primary ACOTE focus areas that were used within my study was Education, Research and Clinical Practice. The goal of this research was to investigate any correlations between occupational balance and therapist threshold in the outpatient rehabilitation setting. It was important to be able to investigate both Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists to determine factors that related to a clinician’s personal occupational balance and therapist threshold. These factors were able to be addressed by this study through further researching the ways clinicians view occupational balance and therapist threshold within their personal lives and careers. One specific item that this facility was looking to address was each clinician's opinion on their occupational balance and see if this related to work-place factors, client factors or personal factors. This research addressed this topic through weekly surveys through collecting qualitative and quantitative data within Qualtrics. The main attributes that clinicians stated affected their occupational balance or therapist threshold were patient factors, sleep, outside factors and hosting a student. Another aspect that was not initially anticipated was that many clinicians considered patient factors to limit their balance and threshold, specifically stating that many patients did not recognize that therapy was not forever. There was not any statistically significant data within this study, but it was still beneficial to learn more about the perspectives on this topic through the open-ended questions within the surveys.
Graduation Date
2025
Keywords
Occupational Balance, Therapist Threshold, Outpatient Rehabilitation
Disciplines
Occupational Therapy
Degree Type
Open Access Capstone
Document Type
Poster
Degree Name
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
Department
Occupational Therapy
Site Mentor
Tyler Henson OTR/L, CHT
IRB Number (If applicable)
#6313
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Link to presentation: Caroline Crump Capstone Presentation