My client’s name is Harris. He is a 22-year-old who has a T3-level spinal cord injury (SCI), as a result of an auto accident. One of Harris’s meaningful occupations is social participation with his fiancé, Marsha, and entertaining his friends. Harris does not have active range of motion (AROM) in his lower extremities (LEs), but he does has normal motion in his left upper extremity (UE). Also, his right UE strength can’t be fully accessed because of a cast, but he does have normal motion in his right fingers. With the consideration of cultural contexts, a few of Harris’s goals include graduating on time (in 4 months) and to move on with his life. In addition, Harris also works full-time as a bookkeeper for his brother’s plumbing business, which involves typing on a computer. Harris’s family has been very supportive throughout his rehabilitation process, but Harris just desires to regain his independence, so he can resume his normal obligations.
I created a homemade, rubber band pinball game to address some of Harris’s goals and meaningful occupations. My assigned media materials were rubber bands. I used rubber bands as the boundaries for the game, and for the marble shooter. The pinball game is client-centered because it allows Harris to entertain his friends and engage in the meaningful occupation of social participation. In this way, the game can be used as a modified adaptive equipment device to engage in social participation with friends and his fiancé. Harris can also use the pinball game as a therapeutic activity to increase speed for typing, bookkeeping, and school-related activities on his computer. In this way, the game is used as a restorative therapeutic activity. Additionally, Harris may increase the incline of the pinball board, which would increase the difficulty of the game. Overall, the completion of this assignment has impacted my work in other assignments by teaching me to consider all aspects of the client’s goals. I have learned to focus on what the client finds meaningful first. I have changed as a result from this project by thinking more creatively for client intervention. Now, I feel confident in exploring various, creative options for clients, in order to address what is meaningful to them. After gaining knowledge in the completion of this assignment, I feel better prepared and more confident for future assignments related to client intervention. The most significant thing that I discovered from this assignment was that even simple materials can be used to make a positive difference.
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