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Dr. Scheffield: what problem areas related to the adult roles and…
Dr. Scheffield: what problem areas related to the adult roles and environments, might you expect during this time of injury transition
area of work
From the video it looked like Dr. S was working at a computer. Typing may prove to be more difficult if that is an activity that takes up most of his time at work.
Because he is 62 years of age, this new surgery may cause him to think about the 4th stage of work, disengagement and may be starting to plan his retirement sooner than he was expecting
may feel like the injury has more control over his life if this is the case. this may be a psychological issue that might need to be addressed
Super's theory says that maintenance will include maintaining the stress that is involved with the current work.
this might be more difficult to do if the work becomes more challenging because of the disability. He might get less done throughout the day because of the injury
work role attachment
He is a Dr. of some sort, and may feel like his work gives him purpose. Having this role of attachment may make it difficult for him to accpept the new injury and situation that he is in.
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which of these areas would you expect to dissolve over time and which might benefit from an external to intervention?
I believe that all of these are could potentially dissolve over time. It just depends on how much time Dr. S is given. For example I believe the problems that could arise in the domain of work could dissolve, but given his age, and the statistics of when individuals typically look to retire, this is the one domain out of the three that does not have as much "time".
however this could be a very important domain for Dr. S, depending the relationship he has with his coworkers. As mentioned work can be a social platform for many middle aged adults. therefore, being around these people could be very beneficial for Dr. S.
Social involvement will dissolve over time. I think that this is the domain that will dissolve more readily. And I would focus a bit of attention on this domain with Dr. S.
If I could show him that he is still able to perform leisure activists I would hope that this would show him that he is in control of injury. For practical reasons, and because independence is very important, I would work on care taking as well.
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As mentioned by Cronin Page 396 leisure is a good way to maintain occupational balance among adults.
External interventions: with a dynamic prothesis I believe that Dr. S will be able to perform most of the activities that he will want to engage in. He may be able to even engage in mountain biking again.
OT will probably work specifically to make sure that care taking problems dissolve as soon as possible, at least with the occupations that can accommodate this particular type of injury. Which I believe should still be most of the ones that were listed above.
External interventions: When Dr. S gets the functional prosthesis he will definitely be able to perform the care taking activities that are important to him.