CLINICA L P ER S P E CT IV E - CE U AR TI C L E
CLINICAL REASONING & COMPETENCY IN A FAST-PACED WORLD: Can Wheelchair Prescription be Effective and Efficient?
Written by CHERYL HON, B.A., M. OT
INTRODUCTION: MY LENS When I began my practice as an occupational therapist, I knew my dream job would involve the prescription of wheelchair seating and mobility equipment. I came about this decision gradually, but probably early on relative to other colleagues of mine. Growing up, my dad was an electrical engineer and Yeh Yeh (or grandpa) was also mechanically minded and created all sorts of household devices while working in his garage workshop. When I was young, it was never surprising for Yeh Yeh to come up from the shop with a new device like a bread loaf cutting machine or a pulley system to use for upper extremity exercises. My dad taught me about tools early on, and I had my own set of plastic tools in my toy box. I also loved working with people like my mom did. She worked several jobs over the years, including being a payroll clerk, a care-aide and running a day care. When I attended the occupational therapy (OT) program at the University of British Columbia, my classmates were all aware that I was going to work with wheelchairs. Some found it odd that I already knew this was an area of interest and frankly, at times, so did I. I knew that as an occupational therapist I wanted to help people in all aspects of their lives and believed providing them with a wheelchair that met all their needs was how I could best do this.
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